Umm just found many rootkits on my PC

[Fish In The Water]

Originally Posted by jumpy

I've tried google and opendns before now and logged them in my router.

Probably a silly question, but have you tried bypassing the router to see if the results are any better with a direct connection?

Originally Posted by jumpy

I've had all sorts of diagnostic things to test, and came to the conclusion that the best thing to do would be to get the telephone dropline replaced to reduce noise on the line, but BT charge really stupid money for such things.

I've had similar experiences in the past. Often times 'weathering' or even normal atmospheric conditions can cause temporal interference which effects certain broadband frequencies.

In a case like this the modems will often 'sync' initially but then suffer periodic outages while attempting to 'resync.' From this distance, it sounds as though you may be experiencing something along these lines.

As far as ridiculous charges go, I'm right with you there as I recently tried to switch to ADSL but then quickly reverted due to excessive costs beyond the demarcation point.

Originally Posted by jumpy

The ip range thing is down to the website I'm trying to connect to; my isp forwards the appropriate information, but it's up to the host to apply the list. At least that's the explanation I was given.

I sincerely hope that's the case as opposed to the ISP simply blaming someone else for the lack of service.

With the problematic websites, have you tried bypassing the DNS in favour of the actual IP range instead? If not, you can give it a try by clicking on: Start -> Run -> cmd -> nslookup [WebsiteName.com]

Click the enter key to get the ip range and then type in 'exit' (and hit enter) to close the command prompt.

Once you've got the numerical ip address, try entering it directly into your browser's URL bar. Worth a try, and if you get lucky - it might even make a difference.