IChat can't connect to AIM network

My iChat was working fine with my AIM account until this evening -- now, it reports that it can't connect at all.
What could have happened to my Macbook since this morning?
How can I figure out how to fix it?
MacBook Mac OS X (10.4.6)

I'm not sure why your iChat use to work and now it doesn't. Have you made any adjustments to your Mac firewall? Did you make any adjustments to your router?
Or have you made any other system wide changes since the last time you were successful in logging in.
Lastly, you may want to change your port to 443 iChat>Preferences>Accounts>Server Settings
Lastly, it may have just been a problem with the AIM servers. Are you up and running again?

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