Re: Cannot connect to skype

Just as a matter of interest, which version of skype are you running?
Which version of Ubuntu?
6.06, 5.10 or something else?
5.10 (as stated in the original post - below)
The install ran with no errors.

This has nothing to do with logging on.
When I start skype from the command line, there are no errors.

Does this mean that it logs in this case, or it just does not report or
anything, something that skype is very poor at.
Meaning that it doesn't report anything on the commandline. If there is
a place in /var/logs (or somewhere else) that it might record its
actions, I'd like to know - maybe there's a way to config skype to do
this?
When I start skype from either command line or from within gnome, I
cannot login. I'm sure the user and password are correct (I have 2
systems running ubuntu 5.10, and the other system - a laptop - runs
skype fine, although I installed skype without the repo update for that
one).

If this is the case that you can't log in then perhaps the user name and
the password need to be checked. See the instructions below which
demonstrate below how to get this data from one of your other computers
and then you can check it.
I did check on the other system. The user and password I'm using on the
system which cannot login is identical to the ones I'm using on the
working system.
Has anyone else encountered this problem?


Most likely - You will have to request a new password.
The lost password part of their service will look after it.
Regards,

Paul O'Malley

Paul~
Please re-read the original post (above). "I'm sure the user and
password are correct...". Why would I need 2 different skype accounts
for 2 different machines?
"I'm sure" is not definitive, which is why I took that route.
I'm sure - meaning that I made sure of what I was saying before I said
it - I wasn't trying to be sarcastic here. Sorry if you misunderstood
me.

Having it on more than one machine at a time does not appear to impact
its ability to log on, three times may be an issue, however I digress.
True. I tried both with the other machine logged in and without. In both cases I get the same result.
Skype reports "Error Logging In" after entering the user name and password.
The password is not stored by skype in plain text, however all is not lost.
This is based on the assumption that you have the password saved in your
web browser on one of the other boxes:
To find your password for skype, (guessing firefox,) start firefox,
Choose from the menu:
Edit -> Preferences
Choose the password tab.
Click on view passwords.

Or a similar set of instructions for your browser. (you get the idea)
Check that against what you are using on the other machine.

To get the username you can do this.
ls -al .Skype
your user name will be a directory named there in front of you.

If this does not resolve your problems and the computer has no issues
with other connectivity, I suggest you try logging into the skype site
from the laptop. This will tell you if it is just the program or the
user name password combination that is not working.
I am able to log onto the Skype site with the same username and password
that is not working on the second system. I can log onto the Skype site
on both machines using the same username and password (separately and
simultaneously).
All this is bases on the assumption you are not running some firewall
rules that may block your access.
I am running firestarter on both Ubuntu 5.10 machines with identical
setups. I have tried starting Skype with the firewall shut down on the
box that is not logging in, and am getting the same results.

That is the best I can do with the information to hand.

WRT the beta software, it seems to function better on dapper than the
previous release.
If the beta 1.3 Skype runs better on Dapper, then it's probably not a
good idea to try it until I can at least log on using Breezy (5.10)

Regards,
Paul
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