Track names won't come up

I can't get track names to show up - i get a CDDB Error - HTTP Processing Error. I'm on a wireless broadband connection from home so i'm not using a LAN or have any proxy settings. I'm running McAfee Security, but i tried disabling my firewall and that didn't help. I've checked security settings and iTunes is listed as Full Access. Is there somewhere to add in Gracenote as having full access even though it's not an application? ANY SUGGESTIONS??
I can get it to work just fine on my other laptop with the same connection!

Howdy Jillsco93,
There may be instances where track information is not available for certain albums. I have located an article that may help you address the issue:
iTunes 12 for Mac: If you don’t see song information
When you insert a CD in your computer’s disc drive , iTunes finds the CD in the Gracenote media database on the Internet and displays the name and other track information for each song. If songs appear as “Track 01,” “Track 02,” and so on, either you aren’t connected to the Internet or iTunes can’t find the CD’s information.
If you’re not connected to the Internet, you can import the songs anyway, and look up the CD information the next time you’re connected.
Look up CD information in the Gracenote media database
Make sure you're connected to the Internet.
Click Options  near the top right of the iTunes window, and choose Get Track Names.
Select the entry for the CD.
If there's more than one entry, select one (a CD can have more than one entry if more than one person submitted information for the same CD to the Gracenote service); if it doesn't include the correct information, choose Get Track Names again, and choose another entry.
Send CD information to Gracenote
If the Gracenote service has no information about a CD, you can enter your own song information and submit it to Gracenote so other people can use the information. Don’t submit information for custom CDs that you created because others won’t be able to use it.
Make sure you're connected to the Internet.
Click the CD button  near the top left of the iTunes window.
Enter the song information.
Click Options  near the top right of the window and choose Submit CD Track Names.
Enter the artist and album information and click OK.
Thank you for contributing to Apple Support Communities.
Best,
BobbyD

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