Using ichat with a google mail login

I've followed the following procedure to set up my ichat to work with a google log in: http://www.google.com/support/talk/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=24076
I'm told it works. However I keep getting a 'Could not connect to Jabber' error message.
Can anyone help?
Thanks!

Ok,
Go to iChat (the Menu at the top) > Preferences > Accounts
Select the Gmail entry.
Go to Server Settings on the right
Apart from your name what do all the boxes on all the options read.
It's the third and fourth pictures here where it says the Server is GoogleTalk that is normally the problem.
Also check the port says 5223.
Now in the Mac Firewall If ON
System Preferences > Sharing > Firewall tab you should either add the Jabber ports to any iChat setting you have made (TCP 5220, 5222, 5223) or add a separate Jabber entry.
If your Modem or router is doing UPnP then you do not have to worry about that.
If it only has port forwarding then those same ports need to be entered and pointed to the IP your computer has.
On the Firefox front you can use Safari > Preferences to change the default browser.
It will have nothing to do with the Jabber/GoogleTalk part of IChat.
3:28 PM Wednesday; August 29, 2007

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