diff --git a/ws2012/P2P/uebungen/4/src/node/Ack.java b/ws2012/P2P/uebungen/4/src/node/Ack.java
index 83afb02c..3d2a1c61 100644
--- a/ws2012/P2P/uebungen/4/src/node/Ack.java
+++ b/ws2012/P2P/uebungen/4/src/node/Ack.java
@@ -13,12 +13,6 @@ public class Ack {
     // timeout in seconds
     private final int TIMEOUT = 1000;
 
-    private final int MAX_RETRIES = 5;
-
-    // the number of times we already sent this ack (IRGENDWANN IST AUCH MAL
-    // SCHLUSS!)
-    private int retries = 1;
-
     private int id;
     private SocketAddress address;
     private ByteBuffer buf;
@@ -79,7 +73,6 @@ public class Ack {
 
         @Override
         public void run() {
-            retries++;
             while (notReceived && System.currentTimeMillis() < timeToStop) {
                 try {
                     Thread.sleep(10);
@@ -90,19 +83,14 @@ public class Ack {
 
             // Timeout hit -> re-send
             if (notReceived) {
-                if (retries < MAX_RETRIES) {
-                    try {
-                        LOGGER.log(Level.INFO,
-                                "Absent ack #{0}. Resending to {1}",
-                                new Object[] { id, address.toString() });
-                        channel.send(buf, address);
-                        startThread();
-                    } catch (IOException e) {
-                        e.printStackTrace();
-                    }
-                } else {
-                    LOGGER.log(Level.SEVERE, "Dropping ack #{0}",
-                            new Object[] { id });
+                try {
+                    LOGGER.log(Level.INFO, "Absent ack #{0}. Resending to {1}",
+                            new Object[] { id, address.toString() });
+
+                    channel.send(buf, address);
+                    startThread();
+                } catch (IOException e) {
+                    e.printStackTrace();
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -111,4 +99,8 @@ public class Ack {
             notReceived = false;
         }
     }
+
+    public SocketAddress getAddresse() {
+        return address;
+    }
 }
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