Your winsock may be damaged.
http://www.cexx.org/lspfix.htm (Win 98. ME )
http://www.spychecker.com/program/winsockxpfix.html (for Win2k, XP)
Easy to use Tutorial
http://www.tacktech.com/display.cfm?ttid=257
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Henri Leboeuf
Web page: http://www.colba.net/~hlebo49/index.htm
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