Originally Posted by Bottlehead

Interesting thread.
I also have problems connecting to some sites recently. These are hosted on 4surehosting on the server http://84.233.151.227
Using a different connection than ntlworld dial up, I can see a login page, but IE reports "server not found" from home. I did manage to connect by setting an external http proxy, but this is slow and does not help with my ftp connection.
Specifying the IP address directly should eliminate any DNS issue.
I finally got a call back from the Gaz in Wales, but the best suggestion was to try an alternative, pay as you go ISP ( go figure!!). My current DHCP address is also in the 217.137.14.*** subnet.