I found that the similar problem I was having came from Network Manager thinking I wasn't connected -- see, my wifi was set to "roaming," and when i specified the network i usually use, networkmanager didn't think i wasn't connected anymore, and pidgin works now.
-- [feisty] MSN waiting for network connection... but does not connect https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/97591 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
