IChat timed out?

Hi, I've had my Macbook since mid-December. iChat has worked fine up until about two weeks ago. every time I try to log in I get an error message telling me that my iChat session has timed out, and to try again later. I read the boards and changed the port to 443, but still no results. I've been trying this for a few hours. My internet and everything else is working fine. Help!??!! please and thank you.

Hi Ali Rae,
Welcome to the  Discussions
Go to your Home Folder (Little House icon)/Library/Preferences
Drag the item com.apple.ichat.AIM.plist to the trash and restart iChat
This file will be recreated afresh from defaults stored in iChat and will correct any problems with the old one.
8:41 PM Monday; March 9, 2009

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I hav seen numerous threads about this - all archived.
iChat is timing out for me with an error message 'no activity for 10 minutes.' during a video chat or a text conversation.
I'm quite certain this is not my dsl modem, or Airport Express network, or firewall, but it really seems like an iChat bug.
Tiger, 10..4.6., iMac one year old 512 Ram, etc. Restarting iChat every ten minutes is a bit of a pain.
Any fixes?

Hi Scott,
Is your computer set to sleep at this time ?
There is a 10 sec error meesage that pops up when there is no percieved data coming in.
10:36 PM Monday; April 17, 2006

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does anyone know what is causing this? or has anyone experienced this? i restarted, and the situation has remained the same.

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I am aware that you are posting in serveral threads with an issue you have.
I am unable to gauge what the exact issue is with this fragmented approach.
Could you start your own thread and list what the problem is is as much detial as you have and what you have tried please
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IChat is timed out, can't log in

Whenever I try to load iChat, it takes a while and then comes up with a message that says Could not connect to AIM The connection could not be completed because it timed out. Try again. but i try again but it won't log on. does anyone have a solution?

Delete com.apple.ichat.AIM.plist
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Home Folder/Library/Preferences to find it.
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IChat always timed out

I just brought my brand new MacBook home today, and have been trying to connect with iChat, but no luck. The internet works fine, I'm connected with Linksys. Do I need to download AIM?

I've set my preferences for iChat to AIM and gave it my screenname and password, but still no luck. It told me it "Could not connect to AIM. The connection could not be completed because it timed out. Try again." AIM Express works fine, but iChat will not let me connect to m buddy list

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For the past few days I haven't been able to login to either AIM or iChat. I usually only use AIM. I have been useing AIM on this computer for over a year and this is the first time I've ever had this type of problem. I am wirelessly connected to a cable modem via a wireless router (the connection is shared with a desktop PC).
When I try to sign onto AIM (version 4.7 for mac) it usually stalls at the login process screen saying "looking for service" or "connecting." Next I get an error message ("Your Attention Please" box) that says "The connection could not be completed because it timed out."
I have tried changing the way I connect to the internet, but that didn't work. I then tried to change the port (several times) but that would not work either. I have also tried to uninstall and reinstall AIM, but that also failed.
Like I mentioned before, I have been using this software for over a year. No settings have been changed on my computer, the connections, the router, or the cable modem until after I started to have problems loging on.
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~ Amanda Elizabeth
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AirPort:
Type: AirPort
Hardware: AirPort
BSD Device Name: en1
IPv4 Addresses: 192.168.1.100
IPv4:
Addresses: 192.168.1.100
Configuration Method: DHCP
Interface Name: en1
Router: 192.168.1.1
Subnet Masks: 255.255.255.0
IPv6:
Configuration Method: Automatic
DNS:
Server Addresses: 66.189.0.29, 66.189.0.30, 66.189.0.5
DHCP Server Responses:
Domain Name Servers: 66.189.0.29,66.189.0.30,66.189.0.5
Lease Duration (seconds): 0
DHCP Message Type: 0x05
Routers: 192.168.1.1
Server Identifier: 192.168.1.1
Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
Proxies:
Proxy Configuration Method: Manual
ExcludeSimpleHostnames: 0
FTP Passive Mode: Yes
Auto Discovery Enabled: No
Ethernet:
MAC Address: 00:11:24:8f:10:07
Media Options:
Media Subtype: autoselect
Built-in FireWire:
Type: FireWire
Hardware: FireWire
BSD Device Name: fw0
IPv4:
Configuration Method: DHCP
IPv6:
Configuration Method: Automatic
Proxies:
Proxy Configuration Method: Manual
ExcludeSimpleHostnames: 0
FTP Passive Mode: Yes
Auto Discovery Enabled: No
Ethernet:
MAC Address: 00:11:24:ff:fe:78:52:b0
Media Options: Full Duplex
Media Subtype: autoselect
Location
Location (5/21/06 4:58 PM):
Active Location: Yes
Services:
Internal Modem:
Type: PPP
IPv4:
Configuration Method: PPP
IPv6:
Configuration Method: Automatic
Proxies:
Proxy Configuration Method: 2
ExcludeSimpleHostnames: 0
FTP Passive Mode: 1
Auto Discovery Enabled: 0
PPP:
ACSP Enabled: 0
Display Terminal Window: 0
Redial Count: 1
Redial Enabled: 1
Redial Interval: 5
Use Terminal Script: 0
Dial On Demand: 0
Disconnect On Fast User Switch: 1
Disconnect On Idle: 1
Disconnect On Idle Timer: 600
Disconnect On Logout: 1
Disconnect On Sleep: 1
Idle Reminder: 0
Idle Reminder Time: 1800
IPCP Compression VJ: 1
LCP Echo Enabled: 1
LCP Echo Failure: 4
LCP Echo Interval: 10
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IPv6:
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IChat times out

I'm pulling out my hair over this one. iChat has always worked fine since I got my Mac 15 months ago. Suddenly, yesterday, no luck. I am not able to connect to AIM. When I attempt, I get the message: iChat connection alert. Could not connect to AIM. The connection could not be completed because it timed out. Try again.
I've tried to change port setting from 5190 to 443, as suggested in other posts. Tried reinstalling iChat (at the suggestion of Apple tech support). The only other bit of info I have is that yesterday, my ISP (Earthlink) was down for a while. Ever since, iChat doesn't seem to be working. Any advice is appreciated!

If you lost a connection to the Internet whilst logged into iChat then things can get a bit complicated.
The AIM Servers will have set you as Logged out and not On-line.
You iChat settings held in the com.apple.iChat.AIM.plist will have you as Logged in.
When you reconnect to the Internet iChat will try to re-establish the old connection.
Your IP from the ISP may have course changed if you don't have a Static IP from them.
Restarting your computer and then iChat when you are not connected to the Internet then adding the Internet connection back and Logging in again to AIM will normally solve this. (As you indicate in a later post in this thread)
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Connection not completed because it timed out???

I've never had any problems with iChat or AIM for Mac. I just got to college, however, and while the wireless internet works fine, every time I "log on" to iChat, it takes about 30 seconds of nothing, then a message pops up that says...
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Hi,
In a College situation dropping the Login in port to 443 is below the NAT threshold of 1024.
Port below this number are open as standard in most devices.
The other ports iChat uses can not be changed so if a router or modem does have the ports blocked you get limited Text chatting.
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Router Timing Out?

Hello.
I posted a related query few weeks ago about my failure to open the vast majority of web pages.
I’m using a dual processor (Intel) iMac running OS 10.4.9 (updated with the latest combo update, and permissions verified and repaired) and accessing the internet via a Netgear DG632 Router connected through the Ethernet port. The firmware of the Router is updated to the latest version.
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I can access the Router through my browser, check the settings, but despite it telling me I am connected, I cannot view the Netgear home page as confirmation that my connection is OK.
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Hi ActionBaby,
I see from these Pics (Which are for AIM Talk only in this case) that this device has a WAN page that might be similar to the DG834
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Hey
for the past month i have been having problems using Ichat. I seem to be constantly timed out or lose server connections. I'm not very technical so sometimes looking at computer jargon makes my brain fuzzy!
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