[Galena1]

Hi All - Running IE8 with XP
Broadband size L
Speed Test - last night and this morning 5.6Mbps average.
Just general browsing, no massive downloads.

I'm frequently, but not always, showing a small black clock icon bottom left of screen and everything virtually grinds to a halt. What does this clock indicate? If no black clock then something similar to my paragraph in red below.
If I close the browser and reopen it is usually OK, but only for few more pages and then slows right down/stops again.

Not sure if this is relevant (possibly indicating a general problem?) but progress bar? at the bottom (whilst I'm typing this) shows '(1 item remaining)Downloading picture http//cableforum.co.uk/board/images/gradient/gradient_panel.gif... (and has done for 20 minutes)
Edited at 12.23. I am using Zone Alarm firewall and now that it is turned off everything is OK. This would seem to be causing the problems. What could be the fix for this?

Any help appreciated.
Regards
G1