IChat constantly logging out/losing connection to host, fix

This worked for me. After trashing every iChat pref file Spotlight would show me and restarting, continually renew my DHCP lease on every quit. sometimes every 5 minutes, posting to this forum and getting some honest help, and Archiving and Installing, the problem persisted. I have never been wireless before so I was frustrated, with this going on for weeks. I have an EH100 (eHome). I went to Network settings>DHCP Server settings. Unchecked Enable DHCP Server. iChat went Offline. I then Rechecked Enable DHCP Server and have been running for 48 hours without an disconnect. I hope this helps someone. I know I have been totally frustrated by this problem, as many here have.

Hi ekryss,
Ahh the simple things.
It can be frustrating trying to find these little things.
Glad you have found a solution and thanks for sharing it with us.
5:47 PM Sunday; April 1, 2007

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IChat constantly logging out

I have trashed my preferences, changed my port (5190>443) as I have found suggested here in the forums, to no results. The app continually logs itself out. help!

Hi,
I was trying to find out how you had set up your LAN.
You have a computer and a box that connects to the internet.
This may be a cable service, DSL over a phone line, Satellite, or even wireless of a cell phone service.
The Mac is set as default to expect to find a IP address form a DHCP server.
A DHCP server is a device that issues out IP automatically to any computer or router that connects to it.
Many modems do this by default, as do routers.
However it is not good practice to have both devices doing it as the computer then technically sits in two subnets (one form each device) as routers do not block this information from another source.
What sort of service do you get from Roadrunner ?
I take it that this is a cable service and that you are ethernetted to this box ?
Now cable modems can be slightly different in that they can pass the IP address that is given to you by the ISP(Roadrunner)
You can check on your Mac.
Go to System Preferences > Network
Use the second drop down and pick out how you connect to the device (Ethernet)
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IChat not logging out

I quit iChat, and AIM is not running anywhere else - not on my iphone or any other computer. My buddies say I am on and my account says I've been on for around 4 days straight when I turn off my computer at night. how do I change this?

Hi,
I am a little confused.
I made one suggestion but you refer to having tried two ("I tied both")
The suggestion I made of of setting the option to Go Off Line on Quit is the one I use.
Depending how you already use your iChat > Preferences > Security settings you could set up the Block Specific People list to include everyone and set that before Quitting. (Not very practical if a large list)
You could check or rather Uncheck the option to Automatically Login at iChat Launch (the bottom one of the three top items in Account Info tab in the Accounts section of the Preferences) - the presumption being that if it has to Not login you in on Start you have to be logged out.
However this goes back to the iChatAgent thing that start when the Computer does but does not Quit when iChat Does, ready for Off Line Messaging.
Try Signing in here and turning Off Off Line Messaging
https://settings.aim.com/
Summary.
I have the setting as shown in the picture.
Whilst iChat is open other Buddy List show any AIM Account I log out off as going Off Line.
If I set up my two macs with two different Screen Names then the other computers shows one Screen Name going Off Line when I shut the computer down.
However I do have Off Line Messaging turned Off for my main AIM name. (which I tend to use for Testing on this but have not noticed any different behaviour from my other AIM Logins).
I have also made one impractical suggestion as a workaround.
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I can't find a valid post for this sort of thing, but it ends here & now.
There is no reason that is acceptable to the users of Skype, that should continue to allow it's program "Skype" to forcibly keep us logged in, be it as online, away or otherwise.
No, it is not acceptable to force us to have to go thru endless solutions to try an fix something that used to work correctly before microsoft took over Skype.
THE PROBLEM - Skype will not log us out & keep us logged out when we close the program on ANY platform.
THE SOLUTION - Microsoft/Skype & it's related staff/teams/coders/etc need to return this function to the way it was, & because of the era of smart phones an some users wanting to keep the silly function most of us hate an want gone, accept this idea additionally. Allow THOSE users the option of clicking their status to forever online, give it in the status menu or even somewhere in options but forcing the majority of us users to have to fight this battle is unacceptable!
Other notes:
[Your label system for making posts doesn't allow the proper tags as I know them to be, so I threw in all the ones you forcibly listed as I couldn't make this post any other way. Fix that crap too skype.]
I'm not going to read this post after this point, me the starting person. This is an effort to try an get the people who manage this program to take notice & do something acceptable to OUR demands NOT what they feel is a solution.
Perhaps a flame war will result, hate for my name, god knows such things are common place when someone tries to do something good, not to mention all the idiots who lack reading comprehension skills an cannot understand the posts as they are written vs what they "want to read".
I hope this gets the ball rolling for the intended solution, the users must rally to this cause or it will never happen, we will continue to be forced to "deal with it" an we shouldn't have to as some of us are CASH PAYING CUSTOMERS! an our demands should be taken more seriously otherwise we can/will/an should take our biz somewhere else as that is the only thing that seems to grab a stupid companies attention.
Have at it guys, make e'm work for the money they think they've earned!
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Hi, Waterdust, and welcome to the Community,
THE PROBLEM - Skype will not log us out & keep us logged out when we close the program on ANY platform.
The concept of "closing the program" seems to have changed or evolved with the increasing use of smart phones, combination smartphones and tablets called "phablets," and tablets, which if I recall sales trends correctly, have overtaken laptop and desktop sales. I have been either an observer of or a participant in Skype's on-line Community since approximately 2007-2008, in other words, before the current Community platform was launched in 2011. Over the years, many people have posted about their wish that when they clicked the "X" at the top right of the Skype for Windows software client, or the red dot in the Mac OS environment, that single-click action would a.) close the program, and b.) sign out of Skype.
I prefer the long-standing procedure of the two-step (one more click or tap does not phase me in the least) close and/or quit routine. I appreciated this on my Windows computers and laptops, and now even moreso on my BlackBerry devices (Q10 and Classic), iPhone 6, and iPad. I like the convenience of Skype running in the background while I use the handheld device for other tasks, as well as not having to worry about accidentally signing out of Skype.
Much to so many other posters' chagrin, Skype employed a two-step sign-out and program closure - long before Microsoft or even eBay entered the picture!
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If I understand correctly, what you are referring to is the "presence" or status setting problems: Online - Away - Invisible - Offline. For the sake of clarification only, this is technically not a problem with keep[ing] us logged in. I refer to this blog article and continuing discussion here: http://community.skype.com/t5/News-and-Announcements/UPDATED-Changes-to-your-Skype-online-status/ba-...
I confirm that when I set my status or presence setting to "Invisible" (or, "Offline") on all instances where I have Skype signed on (first click or tap), and then proceed to sign out (second click or tap) and close the software (third click or tap), I am logged out of the Skype service, and my status of Invisible shows this. I appreciate the status settings resolutions are apparently work-in-progress, and that it seems to have been a long time to settle this.
Looking forward to reading a thoughtful dialogue. Flame-throwing is neither necessary nor in the context of providing constructive feedback. Please, let us all keep this on-line community's Community Guidelines in mind as we continue this discussion.
Best regards,
Elaine
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IChat randomly logging out

For soem reason, iChat keeps on logging me out and bringing up a window saying that it has lost its connection with AIM. This happens only when I am idle for over 15 minutes, but not always. I does it if I am Away, or Available, and sometimes doesn't log me out, but works just fine.
Has anyone else been haveing a similar problem?

HI,
It is more likely somethig to do with using two devices.
How are the ports opened in both ?
Port Forwarding in Both can lead to problems.
Which is the DHCP server if you have not set Static Addresses.
Two likely problems here.
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i am using ichat to login my gtalk account. i have been using ichat more the 2 years 6 months. but recently from past 3 months particular gtalk id is logout has soon has i logged in. i have other gtalk id also which is logged in all the time.
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Hi,
Long path
Hard Drive/Users/(Your account)/Library/Preferences
In Cover Flow view with the Name column selected it should look like this
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In iChat > Preferences > Accounts does the name have lightbulb next to it ?
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It is late where I am and I will not pick up new messages for a while.
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It seems I have to keep logging in every time I sue thiese discussions. Is there some way to stay logged in, as with other forums?

Klaus1 wrote:
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Since I upgraded to Messages Beta while on Lion, my iChat account has randomly logged out constantly while in use...
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okay so what is tick and how do i get it?? I need to figure out how to log out of ichat... is there any way to log out of ichat without "tick"??

Hi,
It depends on what extactly you mean by Log Out.
Quitting iChat will Log Out all accounts that you have logged in.
Clicking where it says Available (Or Away and Selecting Off Line from that menu will log that account only Off Line.
Your AIM Accounts (Those that Login to AIM) can also be set to Invisible. You can see your Buddies ON Line but they cannot see you.
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Yet More.
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If in the iChat Menu > Preferences > General Section you set it to Display the Menu Bar Status an Icon appears on the clock side of the Menu Bar and this is a drop Down menu as well.
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Finally.
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Basically you have to use a Third Party app and do a Service Discovery and find out if the Jabber server you are using supports Off Line IMs
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Note
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