Bonjour protocol doesn't work as expected when firewall is enabled
Bug #298314 reported by
komputes
This bug affects 3 people
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
empathy (Ubuntu) |
Invalid
|
Undecided
|
Unassigned | ||
pidgin (Ubuntu) |
Invalid
|
Undecided
|
Unassigned |
Bug Description
Binary package hint: pidgin
The following are local_xmpp/bonjour issues that happen when a firewall is enabled:
-file transfer not working
-not being able to message
-not being able to see peers even when connected
description: | updated |
Changed in empathy (Ubuntu): | |
status: | Incomplete → Invalid |
Changed in pidgin (Ubuntu): | |
status: | Confirmed → Invalid |
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I'm seeing this bug as well. Restarting pidgin on both computers was not enough, I had to disable and re-enable the bonjour account on both computers for it to work, too. Wonder if it has anything to do with the hostname.