Hes not connected via AOL when hes trying to get the browser to connect. What hes trying to do is get it so that he doesnt have to have the stupid AOL software running on his PC.
If he fires up AOL on the PC, connects, then minimises it, all is fine.
But, if he tries to get the router to login to AOL and bypass having the software on the PC, its not working.
IE works in the first instance, but not the second (can you confirm this please Jim?).
This is exactley what happened.
But i managed to get into my router settings and used the advice of setting up another AOL screen name/password, And it is now working great. didnt need to ring support either)

Again thankyou all very much for your help, You're all stars
