Will try a direct modem connection to my pc later this evening and to my wife's tomorrow morning when she's out ( and not using pc!)
Will respond further tomorrow and once again grateful for your efforts.
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link 1.
General Internet Tools
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Link 2.
General Internet Tools
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Input Query:
www.google.co.uk
Started at: 17:53:36
Stopped at: 17:53:36
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traceroute to
www.google.co.uk (209.85.227.104), 30 hops max, 40 byte packets
1 194.117.133.226 (194.117.133.226) 0.348 ms
2 194.117.136.178 (194.117.136.178) 27.913 ms
3 tele1-know-rab.telewest.net (194.117.136.158) 8.101 ms
4 195.50.113.29 (195.50.113.29) 14.205 ms
5 195.50.118.214 (195.50.118.214) 13.883 ms
6 209.85.255.78 (209.85.255.78) 8.425 ms
7 66.249.95.170 (66.249.95.170) 21.249 ms
8 216.239.49.45 (216.239.49.45) 21.243 ms
9 209.85.243.89 (209.85.243.89) 29.211 ms
10 209.85.227.104 (209.85.227.104) 21.199 ms
Input Query: bbc.co.uk
Started at: 17:52:04
Stopped at: 17:52:08
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PING bbc.co.uk (212.58.224.138) 56(84) bytes of data.
64 bytes from virtual-vip.thdo.bbc.co.uk (212.58.224.138): icmp_seq=1 ttl=122 time=8.23 ms
64 bytes from virtual-vip.thdo.bbc.co.uk (212.58.224.138): icmp_seq=2 ttl=122 time=8.18 ms
64 bytes from virtual-vip.thdo.bbc.co.uk (212.58.224.138): icmp_seq=3 ttl=122 time=8.08 ms
64 bytes from virtual-vip.thdo.bbc.co.uk (212.58.224.138): icmp_seq=4 ttl=122 time=8.07 ms
64 bytes from virtual-vip.thdo.bbc.co.uk (212.58.224.138): icmp_seq=5 ttl=122 time=8.08 ms
--- bbc.co.uk ping statistics ---
5 packets transmitted, 5 received, 0% packet loss, time 4000ms
rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 8.076/8.134/8.239/0.086 ms
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Having to go out now but will reply tomorrow having done the direct connection tests.
Once again, thank you.