licq can't connect

[selmi@…]

29.1.2007 licq suddendly stopped working and couldn't connect at all. i had version 1.3.2. i upgraded to svn build from 30.1.2007 but it behaves the same.

when i enable logging then messages are always the same:
20:13:34: [SRV] Requesting logon (#21516)...
20:13:34: [SRV] Connecting to login server.
20:13:34: [SRV] Resolving login.icq.com port 21...
20:13:35: [SRV] ICQ server found at 64.12.161.185:21.
20:13:35: [SRV] Opening socket to server.
20:13:36: [PKT] Packet (SRVv0, 97 bytes) sent:

(10.128.27.195:33424 -> 64.12.161.185:21)

0000: 2A 01 54 0C 00 5B 00 00 00 01 00 01 00 09 31 36 *.T..[........16
0010: 30 31 39 39 31 34 34 00 02 00 08 82 17 F6 F6 5C 0199144......öö\
0020: B5 A9 A6 00 03 00 08 49 43 51 42 61 73 69 63 00 µ©¦....ICQBasic.
0030: 16 00 02 01 0A 00 17 00 02 00 14 00 18 00 02 00 ................
0040: 22 00 19 00 02 00 00 00 1A 00 02 0B B8 00 14 00 "...........¸...
0050: 04 00 00 04 3D 00 0F 00 02 65 6E 00 0E 00 02 75 ....=....en....u
0060: 73 s

20:13:37: [PKT] Packet (SRVv0, 10 bytes) received:

(10.128.27.195:33424 <- 64.12.161.185:21)

0000: 2A 01 B7 E4 00 04 00 00 00 01 *.·ä......

20:13:37: [WRN] error during receiving from server socket :-((

Connection reset by peer

20:13:37: [SRV] Dropping server connection.

maybe another protocol change from AOL? now i try to conect to port 21, before i used default port and tried few other random numbers, result was always the same

version of licq is 1.3.4 svn build 30.1.2007
its compiled by gcc version 3.4.1 (Mandrakelinux 10.1 3.4.1-4mdk)
kernel version is 2.6.11.11

[Crazy_Hopper]

Could you please explain why should you ever change the default port number unless you do not have a direct connection to this port, e.g. you're behind a cruel firewall.

[selmi]

it didn't worked with default port, in fact i still can't connect. but from other computer with winxp where i am using miranda as icq client i can connect without problems. in miranda i have set port 0 which according to description means random number. i also tried 21 (recommended by friend), 80 and 443 which are described in miranda as 'use if you are having problems connecting through http proxys erver - i don't use it, but what if) and some random numbers i don't remember. result is always the same.

from the same computer i can use www, ftp,skype... only icq fails

[Crazy_Hopper]

What does telnet login.icq.com 5190 say? It should be asterisk with two random visible symbols.

[selmi]

[selmi@localhost ~]$ telnet login.icq.com 5190 Trying 64.12.161.185... Connected to login.icq.com (64.12.161.185). Escape character is '^{]'. *w}

strange coincidence, i launched licq to test, it didn't connected, but i left it running. it was offline when i read mail i got from you. as soon as i launched this telnet command licq connected.... probably miracle but i am glad its working again. thanks for help :-)

[emostar]

Sometimes the server gets fussy... I believe it may be that they are upgrading servers or doing work on them. The login.icq.com has a round robin DNS, so you may get unlucky at times.

And for the record, any port is OK.