just to let you know that I sorted it out. I reset to factory defaults, and then just put in my broadband details, and it worked first time. I'm not touching any other settings ever again. :)

yes, i updated it all last week

jimasek wrote Do you have latest firmware on the router? Yes, it was updated last week.

Yes, download last week.

Region : UnitedKingdom Model : TD-W8970 Hardware Version : V1 Firmware Version : ISP : BT I have "Private Internet Access" account, which worked well using my BT homehub, but due to port forwarding...