Gaim and GoogleTalk

Gaim can connect to the GoogleTalk network using the jabber protocol.

Install gaim and the jabber protocol:

# ipkg install qpe-gaim libgaim-protocol-jabber
# ipkg-link add libgaim0 libgaim-plugins qpe-gaim libgaim-protocol-jabber

I had some problems with libgaim-protocol-jabber so I downloaded it manually from the feed.

Next configure the account:
On the Account tab:

• Protocol: Jabber
• Screenname: your user name in google (excluding @gmail.com)
• Server: gmail.com
• Resources: Gaim (I left it as it was by default, i read somewhere that this field has no effect)
• Password: your password, or leave blank
• Alias: leave blank
  

On the Jabber tab:

• Use TLS if available: checked
• Force old SSL: checked
• Allow plaintext auth over unencryoted streams: unchecked
• Port: 443
• Connect server: talk.google.com
  

On the Proxy tab:

• Proxy Type: Use Global Proxy Settings

All this information is saved in ~/.gaim/accounts.xml