ichat won't connect

mentaluproar · 04:07 AM

Ichat won't connect to any of my accounts in Lion. It gave me some trouble in snow leo, but nowhere near this. It almost NEVER works. What can I try to fix this?

shantastik · Aug 11, 2011, 03:35 PM

Same problem, WON'T CONNECT! HELP

mentaluproar · Aug 11, 2011, 03:43 PM

Simple fix. Disable and reenable all accounts.

gujamin · Aug 29, 2011, 10:35 AM

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Originally Posted by mentaluproar

Simple fix. Disable and reenable all accounts.

Tried that. Still just says "Offline"

UltraNEO* · Aug 30, 2011, 12:05 AM

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Originally Posted by mentaluproar

Ichat won't connect to any of my accounts in Lion. It gave me some trouble in snow leo, but nowhere near this. It almost NEVER works. What can I try to fix this?

I have a similar problem but with Facetime.

mstrshikadance · Sep 5, 2011, 08:16 PM

anyone figure this out?

i am having the same problem.

iChat wont even try and connect, just stays "offline"

deannnnn · Sep 9, 2011, 08:59 PM

I've had this happen 3 times now since upgrading to Lion. It's really frustrating, and I don't even use iChat all that much.

SOLUTION:
-Open up 'Activity Monitor' (use Spotlight to find it or go to Applications > Utilities).
-In Activity Monitor, find "imagent" and click the red "Quit Process" button. A dialogue will come up asking if you want to Quit, Cancel, or Force Quit. Select Force Quit and iChat will connect.

danakm · Sep 9, 2011, 09:42 PM

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Originally Posted by deannnnn

I've had this happen 3 times now since upgrading to Lion. It's really frustrating, and I don't even use iChat all that much.

SOLUTION:
-Open up 'Activity Monitor' (use Spotlight to find it or go to Applications > Utilities).
-In Activity Monitor, find "imagent" and click the red "Quit Process" button. A dialogue will come up asking if you want to Quit, Cancel, or Force Quit. Select Force Quit and iChat will connect.

Is this a permanent solution or will you have to do it every time you restart your computer and try to open iChat?

deannnnn · Sep 9, 2011, 11:53 PM

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Originally Posted by danakm

Is this a permanent solution or will you have to do it every time you restart your computer and try to open iChat?

It's a "fix it for a while" solution. I don't have to do it every time I open iChat, but I had to do it today for the third time since upgrading to Lion on launch day.

Bahamut Eos · Oct 11, 2011, 06:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by deannnnn

I've had this happen 3 times now since upgrading to Lion. It's really frustrating, and I don't even use iChat all that much.

SOLUTION:
-Open up 'Activity Monitor' (use Spotlight to find it or go to Applications > Utilities).
-In Activity Monitor, find "imagent" and click the red "Quit Process" button. A dialogue will come up asking if you want to Quit, Cancel, or Force Quit. Select Force Quit and iChat will connect.

Hey, I had the same problem and this fixed it. I hope they fix this in a update soon. I have to bookmark this thread so I can remember immanent.

Thanks!

lorax3 · Oct 12, 2011, 05:23 PM

First time I'm having this issue is in 10.7.2. Gchat will connect in iChat, but AIM will not. Ending the process in iChat is not working for me. :-/ hmm

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For those having problems with AIM in 10.7.2 see this thread.

http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=1247833

unchecking SSL will work for now.....

Gemütlichkeit · Oct 12, 2011, 05:41 PM

Yeah AIM isn't connecting for me either. 10.7.2

aah as posted above, uncheck SSL for AIM works. Not happy with that fix but it will do for now.

quickmac · Oct 12, 2011, 11:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Gemütlichkeit

Yeah AIM isn't connecting for me either. 10.7.2

aah as posted above, uncheck SSL for AIM works. Not happy with that fix but it will do for now.

Yep uncheck SSL under server settings in iChat Preferences.

hifoo45 · Oct 12, 2011, 11:34 PM

You can also change the server to slogin.oscar.aol.com and keep SSL checked.

Gemütlichkeit · Oct 13, 2011, 12:06 AM

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Originally Posted by hifoo45

You can also change the server to slogin.oscar.aol.com and keep SSL checked.

high five

southerndoc · Oct 13, 2011, 12:18 AM

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Originally Posted by hifoo45

You can also change the server to slogin.oscar.aol.com and keep SSL checked.

Ah, finally fixed! 10.7.2 must have changed it to api.oscar.aol.com. Everything was working fine up until today when I updated to 10.7.2.

jeejeebu · Oct 13, 2011, 09:14 AM

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Originally Posted by hifoo45

You can also change the server to slogin.oscar.aol.com and keep SSL checked.

Worked for me! Thanks.

Jul 28, 2011, 04:53 PM	#1
mentaluproar macrumors 6502a Join Date: May 2010 Location: Ohio, USA	ichat won't connect Ichat won't connect to any of my accounts in Lion. It gave me some trouble in snow leo, but nowhere near this. It almost NEVER works. What can I try to fix this? __________________ Powered by OSX 10.9 Ocelot Will someone please make a safari extension that gives us back the downvote button? Last edited by mentaluproar; Jul 29, 2011 at 04:07 AM.
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Aug 11, 2011, 03:35 PM	#2
shantastik macrumors newbie Join Date: Feb 2010	Same! Same problem, WON'T CONNECT! HELP
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Aug 11, 2011, 03:43 PM	#3
mentaluproar Thread Starter macrumors 6502a Join Date: May 2010 Location: Ohio, USA	Fixed Simple fix. Disable and reenable all accounts. __________________ Powered by OSX 10.9 Ocelot Will someone please make a safari extension that gives us back the downvote button?
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Sep 5, 2011, 08:16 PM	#6
mstrshikadance macrumors newbie Join Date: Oct 2008	Same Problem anyone figure this out? i am having the same problem. iChat wont even try and connect, just stays "offline"
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Sep 9, 2011, 08:59 PM	#7
deannnnn macrumors 68000 Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: New York City & South Florida	I've had this happen 3 times now since upgrading to Lion. It's really frustrating, and I don't even use iChat all that much. SOLUTION: -Open up 'Activity Monitor' (use Spotlight to find it or go to Applications > Utilities). -In Activity Monitor, find "imagent" and click the red "Quit Process" button. A dialogue will come up asking if you want to Quit, Cancel, or Force Quit. Select Force Quit and iChat will connect. __________________ MacBook Pro (Retina) / iPhone 5 / iPad 1
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Oct 12, 2011, 05:23 PM	#11
lorax3 macrumors regular Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: San Diego	First time I'm having this issue is in 10.7.2. Gchat will connect in iChat, but AIM will not. Ending the process in iChat is not working for me. :-/ hmm ---------- For those having problems with AIM in 10.7.2 see this thread. http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=1247833 unchecking SSL will work for now..... __________________ You think you know, but you have no idea.
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Oct 12, 2011, 05:41 PM	#12
Gemütlichkeit macrumors 65816 Join Date: Nov 2010	Yeah AIM isn't connecting for me either. 10.7.2 aah as posted above, uncheck SSL for AIM works. Not happy with that fix but it will do for now. __________________ "It does me no injury for my neighbor to say there are twenty gods, or no God." -Thomas Jefferson
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Oct 12, 2011, 11:34 PM	#14
hifoo45 macrumors member Join Date: Apr 2010	You can also change the server to slogin.oscar.aol.com and keep SSL checked.
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