| 1 | This page describes how you can connect to a GENI channel (chat room). |
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| 3 | Currently we are using jabber to communicate. Jabber is a an instant messaging technology that is based on the [http://xmpp.org/ XMPP] open standard. |
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| 5 | In order to connect to a channel you need to follow these steps : |
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| 7 | === 1. Get a jabber account === |
| 8 | Unlike other IM protocols, Jabber is decentralized, meaning that there is no central server. If you have an account to any |
| 9 | server that talks XMPP you should be able to connect to the GENI chat rooms. GTalk is using XMPP and thus you can use |
| 10 | your Google Account to connect. If you don't currently have an account you can get one at [http://www.jabber.org/]. |
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| 13 | === 2. Download a jabber client === |
| 14 | You can find a list of clients that talk the XMPP protocol at the [http://xmpp.org/xmpp-software/clients/ XMPP website]. |
| 15 | Although gtalk is using the XMPP protocol, the gtalk client will not work. Example lients are [http://adium.im/ Adium for |
| 16 | MacOSX] and [http://pidgin.im/ Pidgin for Windows/Linux/MacOSX]. |
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| 18 | === 3. Join the channel === |
| 19 | Start your client and enter your account information. Then in order to join the channel you would need the chat room name |
| 20 | and the server, which is '''conference.j.ir.bbn.com''' |