Hi seanferd, got there last night and tried this guys' solution. Unfortunately, it didn't seem to make any difference for some reason. I wonder if he is referring to a version of Win 7 above Home Premium? When I got to the stage that he suggested that allows ICMP enabling, all but one was enabled for either v4 or v6. I enabled the disabled option, still no joy. Any more suggestions? They will be gladly received.