so I'm trying to log onto iChat with my AIM address and password and everything. It will log me on for two seconds, enough for me to see the buddy list and then automatically kick me off...has this happened to anybody?? Does anyone know what to do??
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iChat problems
- Thread starter LaurenNEiA
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really confused!!!
Are you logged on somewhere else, which might be auto-reconnecting and giving iChat the boot?
I hardly ever have problems with the AIM service in iChat, especially after I moved from a dial-up to a high speed DSL connection.
I'm so glad to hear I'm not the only one who is still having these problems!!!!!! It's ridiculous! It's the one thing I havent got to work yet...it's driving me insane!!! I've tried everything except installing other software.
Sometimes routers with unknown set ups affect iChat.
Try setting the port with which iChat connects to AIM to 443.
You can do this by going to iChat>Preferences>Accounts
-Choose your AIM account.
-Select the "Server Settings" tab.
-In the box where it says, "5190," insert "443".