IChat login problems

Hi, I just got a brand new macbook and my iChat has stopped working.
I used it for 2 days and now it says that my username/password is incorrect, even though I know it is the right one.
I'm using a google talk or gmail account.
I have tried everything, is there anything I can do to fix this?

Hi,
So this is Lion rather than the OS 10.6 shown in your Specs ?
Have you checked System Preferences > Security > Firewall > Advanced Button (If ON)
Is Allow Signed Apps Enabled ?
Is iChat in the List ? (Of allowed Apps)
In System Preferences > Network > (Connection Method) > Advanced Button > DNS tab do any DNS servers Appear ?
How is or was iChat allowed through your router ?
Were/Are you using Port Forwarding ?
If so, does the Computer have the same IP showing in the System Preferences > Network as has been set up for the Port Forwarding ?
Have you tried deleting the Account in iChat then Re-adding It ?
9:16 PM Tuesday; August 23, 2011
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I am having problems logging in to iChat AV 3.1
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HI Jimmy,
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AIM only allows upto 16 - whereas .mac allows more than 20.
Ralph

Ichat login problem

hey,
i just got a macbook too and i have a problem logging into ichat, it wont let me log on to AIM, well only when it feels like it, a message comes up that says "lost connection with aim. the connection to the host was unexpectedly lost". It makes it seem like it just randomly quit but really I wasnt on yet. is there something im doing wrong?
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Hi Alissay,
Ok This is a fairly recent error message that some people have reported.
Login errors are normally caused by the .Mac account Passwrod being too long.
A second computer running Tiger without the "Allow Mulitple Logins for This Account" active on both iChats.
Sometimes it is caused by corruption of the login.plist (com.apple.ichat.AIM.plist) which then needs deleting and iChat restarting.
It can also be caused be the login port clashing with TCP and UDP settigns in the Modem when using Port Forwarding on a device that specifies Protocols as well.
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I changed my server setting to 443 instead of the 5190 setting. My iChat keeps logging me on and off over and over again throughout the whole day.
Somebody please tell me what is wrong with my iChat. Thanks.

Hi,
WifI ?
Ethernet ?
If WiFi then check the DNS settings in the System Preferences > Network (Advanced Button) for the AIrport Card.
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I am having two problems with my ichat. My buddies dont sign online and I also experience the login problem where it opens and collapses many times and says that I have tried to logon too many times. Please help. I have searched this message board and thus far nothing that I have found has worked

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Hi
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SamNS wrote:
the desktop appears and the finder menu is at the top but the date and network status etc - everything from the top right of the menu bar is missing.
Do things behave better if you boot into "safe mode" by holding down a shift key while your Mac is booting?
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1455

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Hi
I am having simultaneous login problems. In the past I have been able to sign into my skype account on both my Mac Book Pro and my Windows 7 desktop PC. However since I had to change my password I can only login into one machine at a time now. Also when I change my password on the desktop PC I can only sign into that skype / computer. Whenever I type the same account name and same exact password on my Mac Book Pro, it says it doesn't recognize my sign-in details but I am 100% sure that I typed it in exactly the same way as I did on my desktop. Another is that when I reset my password on my Mac Book those details won't work on the Desktop PC and vice-versa.
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I Would like to know how.
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I recently switched from Tiger to Leopard (installed by the repairers) and have encountered some power-up and login problems. Basically, my set up is that the computer automatically logs into a non-admin account, launches a Safari page, and then that's it - after checking the webpage, I logout of that account, into my main account, and work from there.
In Tiger :
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christopher rigby1 wrote:
2. I don't know what Apple app(s) you refer to? As I said I've upgraded all the free ones, and iLife '06 is working (and I have the disks).
Look in your Applications folder: Any Apple app there, except for the ones you've mentioned. And all the built-in parts of OSX.
3. They told me that I CAN do a full restore from a Time Machine backup (via Disk Utility apparently).
That should tell you something about the quality of their advice.
See: [Mac OS X 10.6 Help Recovering your entire system|http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=Mac/10.6/en/15638.html].
Or the *Restoring your entire system from a backup* section, towards the bottom of [Mac 101: Time Machine|http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1427].
Or look up +*Time Machine+* in Mac Help.
Or #14 in [Time Machine - Frequently Asked Questions|http://web.me.com/pondini/Time_Machine/FAQ.html] (or use the link in *User Tips* at the top of this forum).
And if there's a problem with your installation of OSX (which seems likely), or the Apple apps, you can't reinstall them, either.
4. Having spent hours and hours getting the machine to work properly (upgrading Mail and sorting out Mail problems, upgrading Safari, re-upgrading iTunes and sorting out problems), I'm not prepared to spend hours and hours doing the whole thing in reverse to restore Tiger, including learning HOW to do that.
Correct; unless you have backups of the Tiger system, that's impractical at best.
So unless anyone has a reasonably simple, straightforward answer as to what this problem might be, it looks like I must live with it.
You have some sort of problem with your Mac and it's not going to get better on it's own. Most likely, it will get worse.
If you haven't, try the things recommended by Dale.
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