This is a small help to get you started with the MSN Jabberd transport in Gentoo. Edit /etc/jabber/msnt.xml . This is the main jabber server config file. There change all references to localhost with the FQDN (Fully Qualified Domain Name) for your server. In the msnlinker section enter the IP of your main jabber server (normally 127.0.0.1) and choose a port and secret (secret is the password the MSN transport will use to connect to the main jabber server). Now back to the multiple.xml to tell your main jabber server to listen to connections from the MSN transport. Search for "" and after that, and before the add: jabber:iq:gateway jabber:iq:register Again here change localhost for your FQDN. Scrool down to the bottom of the file, and just before the add: msn.localhost conference.msn.localhost 127.0.0.1 1234 test (By know you know you have to change localhost for you FQDN). One very importante thing: even if it is the same machine the name's for the various services must be diferent, that means that there must be valid aliases for msn.FQDN. and conference.msn.FQDN . If you need help with configuration you can try the Jabber Admin Mailling list: http://mailman.jabber.org/listinfo/jadmin