On the Road. A funny story. No wireless connection - a message to the effect that the "access to the server was blocked - error 500. For explanation (...Cure?) see Microsoft Knowledge base No so and so at microsoft.com" Now that is a worthy new challenge to all the VirtualDr experts: how to get a web page without the internet access.
Since the hotel also has an etherrnet access, they even supplied the cable, no problem connecting to the internet that way. I will follow up the wireless problem, if any when I get to my destination in California where I will stay for a week.
As to the two firewalls jmwills you have a good point, as any communication with the firewall has so far been through Outpost only. Windows firewall does not seem to interfere or really do anything. I am just tired of putting up with warning baloons which I don't want to switch off because most of the warnings are usefull.
Thank you all for your help.