[Bug 298314] Re: Regressions in the Bonjour protocol on Pidgin 2.5.2 (Intrepid Ibex)

[komputes]

Hi Micah, this protocols seems to have many issue if you have a firewall
(ufw) enabled. If enabled on both sides, the person can be seen but no
messages can be sent. Turning off the firewall on one client allows
messages to go through (slow/delayed) but files are canceled
automatically the second they are sent (in pidgin) and remains at 0% -
waiting for remote participant (in empathy).

When firewall is disabled, protocol seems to work as expected.

** Changed in: pidgin (Ubuntu)
       Status: Incomplete => Confirmed

** Also affects: empathy (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Undecided
       Status: New

** Summary changed:

- Regressions in the Bonjour protocol on Pidgin 2.5.2 (Intrepid Ibex)
+ Bonjour protocol doesn't work as expected when firewall is enabled

** Description changed:

  Binary package hint: pidgin
  
- Regressions were introduced into the Bonjour protocol. I am currently
- using pidgin 1:2.5.2-0ubuntu1 on Intrepid.
- 
- The following are all erratic issues that happen on a regular basis with
- this version:
+ The following are local_xmpp/bonjour issues that happen when a firewall
+ is enabled:
  
  -file transfer not working
- 
- -not being able to message (just from keeping the client open for a few hours)
- Error message: Unable to send message.
- 
+ -not being able to message
  -not being able to see peers even when connected
- 
- The best I can currently do is restart pidgin on both ends to
- temporarily fix one of these issues

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Bonjour protocol doesn't work as expected when firewall is enabled
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/298314
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