thanx , i tried that port but top no avail
as regards the router. i am not sure. it is rather expensive for me, but if it is required i will have to think about.
btw i run thro ethernet on my windows xp.

what i cant understand is that it worked for about a week, then the firewall went up.
im not really a good prigrammer, or good on the pc, scared i will make a mess of it.
again thanx.
did u resove the problems for teh others from s africa?