Configure GAIM for GoogleTalk

Posted by justinjohnson on Aug 25th, 2005

If your like me and use GAIM as an IM client, then you might want to follow these instructions for setting up GAIM to use the GoogleTalk servers.

1. Click Accounts->Add (at the login screen)
2. Under the protocol dropdown choose “jabber“
3. Your screenname is everything before @gmail.com
4. Change server from jabber.org to gmail.com
5. Click show more options
6. Make sure “USE TLS if available” is checked.
7. Connect server should be “talk.google.com”

8. Password is the same password that you use for gmail

Rock on…

5 Responses

  1. lalit thakur Says:
    January 10th, 2007 at 1:14 am

    hi
    i tried what u suggest..
    but it is not working…….when i try to loh on it shows the message
    “lalitthakur01@gmail.com/gaim has been disconnected
    could not connect to host”

  2. Lahiru Says:
    March 14th, 2007 at 11:04 am

    make sure connect server is talk.google.com and not talk.gmail.com

  3. Naga Says:
    June 12th, 2007 at 12:18 am

    Hey..It works fine!

  4. Anil Says:
    July 12th, 2007 at 1:17 pm

    It works absolutely fine. Thanks dude!!

  5. Eddie Says:
    July 22nd, 2007 at 3:34 pm

    did all you said above , and checked the server name talk.google.com and still not being able to connect.

    Please any advise ?

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