>>> could connect, but did not have enough strength to open anything, it was not sending enough bytes or receiving either. <<<
Thats what I’ve been fighting over here in the east also. everything looks normal but the packets are not constant.
best of luck and keep on watch for worms and etc..
you may want to try this Quickscan from Bitdefender
http://quickscan.bitdefender.com/
It takes a few minutes longer than 30 seconds on dial-up
Thanks for the link, maybe after my nap, I will look at it and run it.
For I sure do not know what is going on, even considered that it could be the modem, but it is working fine now, or so it seems.