Pidgin wont let me log on, authentication error

asm06230 · 05-27-2009, 10:32 AM

Although the icons show that i am available, my buddy list is blank and it says *myscreenname* is disconnected. Could not connect to authentication server:
No route to host

What does this mean, and how can i fix it?

TB0ne · 05-28-2009, 12:01 PM

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Originally Posted by asm06230

Although the icons show that i am available, my buddy list is blank and it says *myscreenname* is disconnected. Could not connect to authentication server:
No route to host

What does this mean, and how can i fix it?

It means that pidgin can't find a route to the authentication server. But since you haven't told us what chat service you're using with pidgin, or anything about your environment, it's hard to help.

If you can get out to the internet from the same machine, then it's probably your user ID/password.

anarchyinc · 05-28-2009, 12:03 PM

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Originally Posted by TB0ne

If you can get out to the internet from the same machine, then it's probably your user ID/password.

Either that or the server is simply down.

asm06230 · 06-01-2009, 09:52 AM

I'm using ubuntu 8.04, Pidgin 2.5.6,using my AIM screenname, I can get to the internet just fine, and i', positive it is not my username/password as i have tried other usernames with the same result. I have a hard time believing that it would be the server for over 2 weeks now...