OK, thanks. Server is running quickly and has been doing all this time (I've not had to make a forced rebot in nearly 12 months btw) but I'm not sure what network conditions may be like - although it seems OK on dialup from here.

Your problem though was more likely to be an IP block I'd put on my firewall/router last night. It looks as if I may well have blocked more than I intended! I removed it after making my previous post. Trouble is I usualy access the forum without going through the Internet and can miss some problems.

Sorry about that.