Hi all,
Thanks for the words on this topic. I checked the manual and added all the ports but still no joy.
Then I found that I was able to connect and get into the game but then after about a lap it kept disconnecting me from the game.
It was only after a huge amount of technical thought and plundering the depths of my computer knowledge that I worked out the problem: I needed to reset my modem. BINGO! Problem solved
But thank you all for your input, much appreciated.
Just for the record I've got 10mb internet over a LAN connection from the router so it wasn't the ISP and also I've recently invested in a Nvidia GTX275 so GT legends is up full on all settings with no probs
Hope to see you all on the 'bude soon,
Mez/jmayna