Ran a tracert, and seemed to get through ok... at least, the ip address I got to at the end of the trace was the same as the address given me when I used nslookup, to confirm it.

The only hosts files I have on my computer are all in the /windows/system32/drivers/etc folder, as yours were - hosts, hosts.msn, and another sample file. The only ip address named in the hosts file is my localhost ip - there's nothing else. So it does'nt look like it's that, either.

Thanks for your help, by the way, guys - it's not really that major, but it's just a minor pain, since I know xurge does some great stuff, and I'd love to be able to at least view it, if not buy some of it.

JonTheCelt