Ok furbpilot thanks for that but still haven't managed to crack it. I have downloaded and installed ghostsurfer and it has updated my internet explorer settings. I went and got the IP address and the port from explorer and then went to skype settings and selected HTTPS in the connection options. It then asks me to host and port. I know the port is as the ghostsurfer program told me and what is now in my explorer settings, but the host? And are there any other changes to be made. Thanks for your help.