Please try to connect gmail server with netcat. Seems like you have network-related problem.
In Terminal window, type the following command: nc talk.google.com 5222 -vv If network is ok, you should get: DNS fwd/rev mismatch: talk.l.google.com != kc-in-f125.google.com talk.l.google.com [216.239.51.125] 5222 (xmpp-client) open Copy the following string: <stream:stream xmlns="jabber:client" to="gmail.com" version="1.0" xmlns:stream="http://etherx.jabber.org/streams"; > you should get something like: <stream:stream from="gmail.com" id="61CF9C34A5ACD43F" version="1.0" xmlns:stream="http://etherx.jabber.org/streams"; xmlns="jabber:client"><stream:features><starttls xmlns="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:xmpp-tls"><required/></starttls><mechanisms xmlns="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:xmpp-sasl"><mechanism>X-GOOGLE-TOKEN</mechanism></mechanisms></stream:features> sent 116, rcvd 348 For me, pidgin work OK with google talk. -- pidgin can't connect to gmail account https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/378626 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
