thx for the input

however, my HOSTS file is as virgin as can be :/
but i think i pinned the problem down now ... techie from choopa tried
tracert to my pcIP and the route dies somewhere in northwest germany

looks like one of my ISPs servers hung up on a port :P ticket submitted
with all the info so lets see if they can fix it in a timely manner 8) thx
again for trying to help

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