Steps to Configure Google Talk Account in Pidgin

If you’ve ever tried to setup your Google Talk account for your own domain in the Pidgin multi-protocol instant messenger client. Here’s how to do it.

Open up Pidgin and choose Accounts –> Manage Accounts.

Then click the Add button.

Then you’ll want to enter in your username as the beginning of your email address, and the Domain as the part after the @ symbol. For instance, mine is abc@gmail.com, so I’m using abc as the username and gmail.com as the Domain.

Then flip over to the Advanced tab, and Connection Security : Requires encrypiton and enter talk.google.com as the Connect server. You can pretty much leave the other settings alone if you want.

And flip to Proxy tab and enter proxy details

Proxy Type: HTTP

Host : www-proxy.xyz.com

Port : 80 

Click on Save Button and restart Pidgin. Now all google talk contacts will be visible in pidgin and able to initiate conversation.

How to Configure Pidgin to Connect to Oracle Beehive Messaging Server

How to Configure Pidgin to Connect to Oracle Beehive Messaging Server

1. On the Pidgin menu bar, Select Accounts and then Select either Add/Edit or Manage Accounts, depending on your version. The Accounts window opens.

2. Click Add.

3. On the Basic tab, choose XMPP from the Protocol list.

4. In the Screen Name box, enter your username. For example, if your e-mail address is abc.def@example.com, then would enter abc.def as your username. 

5. In the Domain field, enter your domain name. For example, if your e-mail address is abc.def@example.com, then you would enter example.com as your domain name. 

Resource : Laptop (any name)

Password: Enter pwd for the user

6. Click the Advanced tab.

Connection Security: Use old-style SSL
Connection Port : 5223
Connect Server : beehive.example.com
File Transfer Proxies : beehive.example.com
Check box must be checked for Show Custom Smileys

8) On Third Tab  Proxy -> Proxy Type : No Proxy