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You're quite correct teeds, I didn't make that clear. I used the Nord VPN DNS server (which is freely available and doesn't require the Nord VPN software or account) because I knew it worked.

Alternatives such as Google DNS or OpenDNS may also work, but I have not tested them. Christmas day and all means my time at the PC is quite limited!

Good day gents. I too suffered from these problems, but HAVE NOW FIXED IT.
1. I got connection time-out. After some testing, it became apparent that the mx-bikes.com domain was not registered with my ISP's DNS server. The domain was unknown. This was fixed by using Nord VPN.
2. This then led to infinite syncing. This stumped me for a bit, until I decided to utilise the Nord service DNS, but WITHOUT their VPN. Please follow this guide: https://support.nordvpn.com/Connectivity/Windows/1088041672/Change-your-DNS-servers-on-Windows.htm

I can now connect to servers.