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Sounds like you have a DNS problem, have you tried any of the public DNS servers?

Leave off the http:// part, it's not part of the server address.

oldgrump wrote:Leave off the http:// part, it's not part of the server address.

Oops, I really should read through what I post, Well spotted.

Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7601]
Copyright (c) 2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

C:\Users\Rick>ping www.google.com -f -l 1464

Pinging www.google.com [31.55.163.152] with 1464 bytes of data:
Reply from 31.55.163.152: bytes=1464 time=29ms TTL=56
Reply from 31.55.163.152: bytes=1464 time=28ms TTL=56
Reply from 31.55.163.152: bytes=1464 time=27ms TTL=56
Reply from 31.55.163.152: bytes=1464 time=28ms TTL=56

Ping statistics for 31.55.163.152:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 27ms, Maximum = 29ms, Average = 28ms

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Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7601]
Copyright (c) 2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

C:\Users\Rick>ping www.google.com -f -l 1465

Pinging www.google.com [31.55.163.250] with 1465 bytes of data:
Reply from 192.168.1.254: Packet needs to be fragmented but DF set.
Packet needs to be fragmented but DF set.
Packet needs to be fragmented but DF set.
Packet needs to be fragmented but DF set.

Ping statistics for 31.55.163.250:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 1, Lost = 3 (75% loss),



2 Very different results.

Sorry, forgot about this thread.
Those results show that the MTU setting on your PC and router are set correctly. So the problem must lie elsewhere.
Have you tried temporarily disabling your antivirus and firewall software on the PC. Sometimes these can cause more grief than the nasties they are meant to protect you against.

Evenings are now unusable. Opera, Chrome or IE.

Waiting forever.

New firmware has sorted it (4 months after disconnecting the piece of crap).

Now perfect!