sorry i havent replied. not deliberate. i have not been checking back with the thread because i found out that the problem i had was related to my router not my intereference with the ntl equipment
the tech guy asked me 2 disconnect router and try uploading, this worked fine for a 2mb file, i then tried a 15mb file and it worked fine. i have since sent abt 200mb 2 a friend in usa and it all went through fine.
the router has been playing up for a bit. sometimes it fails 2 renew the ip address. its a linksys befsr41.
80.3.229.*