1 <page xmlns="http://projectmallard.org/1.0/"
3 id="prob-conn-neterror">
6 <link type="guide" xref="prob-conn"/>
8 An error message which says "<gui>Network error</gui>" appears in the main window.
10 <revision pkgversion="2.28" version="0.1" date="2009-06-17" status="draft"/>
11 <revision pkgversion="2.28" version="0.2" date="2009-08-14" status="review"/>
12 <credit type="author">
13 <name>Phil Bull</name>
14 <email>philbull@gmail.com</email>
16 <credit type="author">
17 <name>Milo Casagrande</name>
18 <email>milo@ubuntu.com</email>
22 <name>GNOME Documentation Project</name>
24 <include href="legal.xml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" />
27 <title>I get a message that says "Network error"</title>
30 <cite date="2009-08-27">shaunm</cite>
31 <p>Empathy no longer allows you to create an IRC account without a valid
32 nick. I've removed the guide link. Remove the text.</p>
36 This kind of error happens when <app>Empathy</app> cannot communicate
37 with the instant messaging service for some reason.
40 Also, this kind of error happens when you try to use an IRC account without
47 Make sure that you are connected to the Internet, or to a local area network.
52 Click on the <gui>Edit Account</gui> button in the error message.
59 Check in the <gui>Advanced</gui> section that all the details are correct.
60 You should be able to find these details from the website of the messaging service.
65 In the case of an IRC account, type your nickname in the <gui>Nickname</gui>
73 Deselect the <gui>Enabled</gui> check-box next to the name of your account,
74 and then select it again to try to reconnect to the service.