iChat in hotel

[applemax]

Hi

For some reason I can get on the net fine in a hotel ,but I cannot log into ichat. there is no firewall or restriciton on the hotel router either. I'm on a powerbook g4 connected via ethernet on a 2mb ADSL connection. Please help

max

 

[munkle]

Hmmm, are you sure there's no firewall in place at the hotel? It's most likely to be an issue with open ports, best bet might be to speak to some tech dude in the hotel.

 

[superbovine]

Hmmm, are you sure there's no firewall in place at the hotel? It's most likely to be an issue with open ports, best bet might be to speak to some tech dude in the hotel.

yep i agree with munkle there is probably a firewall blocking the port.

 

[jon50]

you could always try aim express or something

 

[FocusAndEarnIt]

you could always try aim express or something

as for what I know... AIM Express does not work... yet -- for Mac.

EDIT: This is what it says on: http://aimexpress.aim.com

Note for Mac OS X users: Internet Explorer 5.2 and Safari are not supported. Please use either Netscape 7.1 or Mozilla 1.4 or later.

So... I guess Netsccape or Firefox will work, but I had trouble opening in Firefox though - Not sure about Netscape.

 

[Jopling]

Try changing ichat's port to 25 in the server settings for ichat. There is also another port that worked for me on the Oxford New College network, but I forget it. I'll post it if I remember.

EDIT: 9898 also works, but it isn't the one I am thinking of.

 

[hachan]

Greetings

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