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.
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.