Server Drops

Hi, couldn't find a thread outlining this specific issue or anything in the FAQ that helped. I'm having a problem where the server immediately drops me after joining the game. It has worked a couple of times, normally after closing programs but there's no pattern to what programs it works after they've been shut down. Sometimes it's xfire, sometimes MSN. But now whatever I do I can't get on the server for more than a second at a time, even with every back ground program shut down.

I've tried all the normal stuff such as reinstalling freelancer+FLMM+Crossfire but it's made no difference. Any help would be appreciated.

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It soon crashes when? You are trying to launch to space or after the intro? Singleplayer or multiplayer?

Multiplayer. The server drops me the moment I enter the game, so what ever I try to do right after, be it goto bar, equipment or space I get the ''This is taking longer than expected'' message. If I'm already in space when it happens, like right now, I log in, get the red lag icon and I'm sent back to the server list a few seconds later.

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Hm firewall settings, general bad connection - could be also ISP related? eventual old savegames from another mod or installation?

No firewall, I have a pretty good connection but if I had a bad connection that wouldn't explain it, because the problem is consistent where-as a bad connection would produce inconsistent side-affects. For example, the few times I've managed to log in successfully I have no lag issues at all and I would disconnect randomly if it was that, rather than precisely at the same time without fail.

I don't think it's ISP related, I've never had any problems before with any other game or service where-as all of the freelancer servers seem to kick me. Would savegames really affect multiplayer issues?

Just to make sure it's not my connection I ran a myspeed test: http://mcs.lushsoft.com/myspeed/db/report?id=36869
As far as I can tell my connection is by far stable enough to handle Freelancer. Also as previously mentioned I've tried a fresh install, it didn't seem to make any difference. I'm out of ideas.

I deleted the savegames folder but it's had no affect. I also forwarded the Freelancer ports but that hasn't helped either.