Instant messengers not connecting

[astonishing]

I've had my Macbook for about a month. The first week or two I had no problems using Adium, but later that month I found that it wouldn't connect to the internet. I tried using iChat, MSN, and Fire, but none of them can connect to the internet either. What could the problem be?

 

[MacDawg]

Do you have a problem with anything else connecting?
Are you accessing the internet from that computer now?

Woof, Woof - Dawg

 

[astonishing]

IM apps are the only things that have trouble connecting.
I'm on my Mac right now.

 

[Lanbrown]

Are you at work, home, school, etc?

 

[astonishing]

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