Problems in accesing some websites and pidgin

yahya · 2007-08-24 20:37:47

Hello everyone,
This is my first post here. i have 2 problems,
1)I cannot access neither www.gmail.com nor www.hotmail.com
That is i cannot open gmail at all, however, hotmail i can access the login page but no where beyond that. keeps trying to receive from the server for about 10 minutes then it time out

i have already emptied the hosts.deny file, and added the fllowing to hosts.allow

ALL:ALL:ALLOW

but still no use.
my hosts file is the following: (Leviathan is my computer's name)

#<ip-address>   <hostname.domain.org>   <hostname>
127.0.0.1               Leviathan       Leviathan

i have also googled for 2 days trying to find a solution but none of my search phrases yielded a good result:mad:

My wireless network server (which includes a built-in firewall) is configured to allow [b]all[/all] types of protocols.

2)pidgin cannot connect to neither (also ) gmail (XMPP protocol) nor hotmail (MSN protocol) accounts

i have also googled for this with no positive result. Wireless settings stated above also apply here.

Notes:
-other websites open normally
-i can connect to IRC with no problem
-my wireless router/server is NETGEAR FWG114P

Sorry if i posted this in the wrong section, but i thought i ought to post it here as i am a newbie in LinuxArch

i am still new to this.so please tell me if there is anything else i should post here.

Last edited by yahya (2007-08-24 20:38:47)

Misfit138 · 2007-08-24 21:22:20

I don't know if this is part of your problem, but your /etc/hosts is slightly off.

From the Arch beginner's guide in the wiki:

/etc/hosts:

Add the desired hostname (the one you set in rc.conf before) so that it looks like this:

127.0.0.1 yourhostname.domain.org localhost.localdomain localhost yourhostname

This format, including the 'localhost' entries, is required for program compatibility.

If you use a static IP, add another line using the syntax: <static-ip> hostname.domainname.org hostname, e.g.:

192.168.1.100 yourhostname.domain.org yourhostname

Also double check your /etc/resolv.conf if you are using static IP.

vogets · 2007-08-24 22:40:52

Sounds to me like you are unable to use SSL for some reason ...

You might want to try and re-install gnutls and nss, but I am just guessing, the problem might also be in your router.

For finding the source of your error, you can start (in a terminal)

pidgin -d

and see if there are network time-outs (=router or your local iptables) or missing functions/library stuff in the output.

yahya · 2007-08-25 09:55:20

Thanks for your replies.
I have edited my /etc/hosts to match the given format.
i have also synchronized, updated, and re-installed both gnutls and openssl.
However this has not solved my problem, alas, i now cant access IRC either!! 0_o
any help would be appreciated. thank you very much.:)

This is a part of the outcome of the command "pidgin -d" (sorry for pasting such a large block of text)

 dns: DNS query for 'gateway.messenger.hotmail.com' queued
(13:57:55) msn: C: NS 000: VER 1 MSNP9 MSNP8 CVR0
(13:57:55) autorecon: done calling purple_account_connect
(13:57:55) dns: Created new DNS child 6025, there are now 1 children.
(13:57:55) dns: Successfully sent DNS request to child 6025
(13:57:57) dns: Got response for 'gateway.messenger.hotmail.com'
(13:57:57) dnsquery: IP resolved for gateway.messenger.hotmail.com
(13:57:57) proxy: Attempting connection to 1.0.0.0
(13:57:57) proxy: Connecting to gateway.messenger.hotmail.com:80 with no proxy
(13:57:57) proxy: Connection in progress
(13:57:58) proxy: Connected to gateway.messenger.hotmail.com:80.
No value set for `/system/proxy/mode'
(13:58:01) msn: HTTP: Read error
(13:58:01) msn: Connection error from Notification server (messenger.hotmail.com): Reading error
(13:58:01) msn: C: NS 000: OUT
(13:58:01) msn: Attempted HTTP write before session is established
(13:58:01) msn: Connection error from Notification server (messenger.hotmail.com): Writing error
(13:58:01) g_log: msn_session_disconnect: assertion `session->connected' failed
(13:58:01) msn: HTTP: Read error
(13:58:01) msn: Connection error from Notification server (messenger.hotmail.com): Reading error
(13:58:01) g_log: msn_session_disconnect: assertion `session->connected' failed
(13:58:01) account: Disconnecting account 0x8153cd0
(13:58:01) connection: Disconnecting connection 0x8139040
(13:58:01) msn: destroy httpconn (0x846a600)
(13:58:01) connection: Destroying connection 0x8139040

Last edited by yahya (2007-08-25 10:00:26)

vogets · 2007-08-25 15:20:23

Your problem is quite strange, I have to admit ...

Do you have this problem only with arch ? Have you tried with another Operating System (Live CD) ?

Have you tried to reboot your Router ?

yahya · 2007-08-25 16:33:55

i was using ubuntu before Arch, and everything worked fine.
i still have this micro O2 4-in-1 card reader that i want to work but i will leave this till this problem is solved
i have also rebooted both my router and modem but still no use
i am trying to go on and investigate on this SSL/TLS route, maybe i will find some solution

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Problems in accesing some websites and pidgin

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