ichat freezes up

[kwinst]

when using ichat, the computer freezes up and I can't force quit, any suggestions?

[UpQuark77]

Welcome!

what kind of machine? what version of OS X?

Do you have an iSight camera or a different camera connected?

Modem or network access to the web? Firewall enabled? Or behind a router?

Do you have two macs on the same network via which you can test iChat using Bonjour?

Sorry, but specific questions and answers yield better results.

[kwinst]

It is an emac running OS X 10.4.?. I do not have an iSight camera or any camera hooked up to it. It is connected via a dsl modem. I have a wireless router, but this computer is hooked up directly. Firewall is not enabled. I do not have two macs to test using Bonjour.

The computer locking up first happened with AIM, I uninstalled and reinstalled AIM and got the same results. I then starting using the iChat and got the same results.

Thanks for any help you can give.

[UpQuark77]

Yikes..

Ok - I would try this:

Using Disk Uitilities, repair your permissions and verify your boot disk.

Does iChat ever work or does it start working..then after a bit time - lock up?

[kwinst]

It starts working, then after a few minutes locks up the computer.

[kwinst]

I did the repair permissions and verified the boot disk. I also downloaded onyx and ran the maintenance and cleaning scripts. I then rebooted and iChat froze up again. I appreciate the help, any more ideas?