How to Use iChat at Work

Posted on April 24, 2007 by J. Benjamin Stevens

Ichat If you've ever used iChat, you already know what a great messaging program it is.  If your company has blocked your messaging access to the internet, this tip from MacOSXHints might be the solution you've been waiting for:

Many companies block the default port used by most IM clients. However, you can change iChat's port from 5190 to 80, which is the same port your browser uses. Open iChat, then go to Preferences » Accounts » Server Settings, and change the port number from 5190 to 80. You must be offline (iChat: Log out of AIM) before you can make this change. This will allow iChat to connect to the IM servers, and off to text messaging you go. I'm pretty sure this tip will only work for text messaging, since voice and video chat use ports that are not changable in iChat.

Source: "Use iChat Behind a Company Firewall" published at MacOSXHints.com.

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