Acquisition

[bigboi09]

I have a macbook that is about one and a half years old. It runs on Tiger and I just downloaded Acquisition. I got the new version and tried to search for a song multiple time but it says I am connecting to a network but never gets in. The symbol is a red dot with a white line through it. My brother has successfully used acquisition on an eMac and I'm not sure what the problem might be. Any ideas?

[SGilbert]

You might want to blame your internet provider (IP). There's a "movement" afoot to block peer-to-peer apps due to the great bandwidth it takes. Some do, some don't.

[Madelin]

Or maybe your router. Remember to open the ports needed.

[lena83]

How does one open the ports? I am having a similar problem, only I also am getting totally kicked offline anytime I open acquisition.

[Madelin]

Follow the guide under the 'Port Forwarding' header on the left http://www.portforward.com/guides.htm

@lena83 : i dont think the fact you dont have the ports open would mean you get totally kicked off the net. Or maybe it is..... Ive dunno :-(

[waterloo.bob]

Had this happen to me and came across, (on Acquisition Help I believe), something that solved it for me:

Trashing your ~/Library/Application Support/Acquisition/gnutella.net file may (or may not) have a positive effect.

Hope this works for you.

[nikihoi]

OK, all of the sudden I cannot connect? It says connecting? What's the deal? I have tried contacting Acquisition, but here's a big surprise... with no response!!! Another company that takes your money, but not care about you beyond that!!! Why can I not connect????