Solving Pidgin cannot connect to Yahoo Messenger (YM)
by jimmy on Jun.19, 2009, under English, Linux
Starting June 18 I started having problem connecting to YM with Pidgin.
Somehow it’s random I can connect or not.
I google and several article/forum writing that need to flush dns cache and also about several YM server cannot be accessed from Pidgin.
I try my friend advice to change YM server configuration to IP rather than domain name.
And it’s worked..
You will need to use cn.scs.msg.yahoo.com as Pager server since June 24, or you can update to pidgin 2.5.7 to solve this problem
The steps:
1. Select menu Accounts – Manage Accounts
2. Select your Yahoo Messenger account & click ‘modify’
3. Select advanced tab
4. Change your pager server to : cn.scs.msg.yahoo.com
5. Then disabled & enabled your account. Or restart the pidgin.
And your Pidgin should able connect to YM
*Update*
List IPs can be used (thanks to Med):
66.163.181.179 – 66.163.181.180 – 66.163.181.181 – 66.163.181.182 – 66.163.181.183 – 66.163.181.166 – 66.163.181.167 – 66.163.181.168 – 66.163.181.169
Starting June 24 using IP doesn’t seems to work anymore, try to use : cn.scs.msg.yahoo.com
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August 2nd, 2009 on 10:32 am
Thanks! it worked!!
August 3rd, 2009 on 9:11 pm
Thanks.. It worked.
September 1st, 2009 on 10:23 am
Thanx a lot….It worked!!!
October 13th, 2009 on 3:19 pm
thanks for this posting.. it really works for me
solved for my trouble which is still newbie in linux
thanks
October 27th, 2009 on 3:44 pm
thank you it worked! now, if i can only get it to work with kopete
December 18th, 2009 on 7:11 pm
thanks man.. it worked