Steam time out on refresh

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This is the only time that this annoys me now after 4 years of using Steam, because I've always played on one server.

but every time i refresh server lists it times out my whole connection. I know its something to do with me being on a network using a router.

but does anyone know why or anyone know how to get rid of this ?
 
Using a speedtouch router?

https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=1452-HCVB-6984

1. Click on "Start", then select "Run", type "cmd" and press Enter or click "Ok". This will bring up a command prompt.
2. Type "telnet speedtouch", or if that doesn't work then type "telnet 192.168.1.254".
3. You will be prompted to login to the modem with a username/password. The default is one of the following:

Username: Administrator
Password: None (leave this field blank)

OR:

Username: admin
Password: admin

If neither of those combinations work, please contact your Internet Service Provider for assistance.
4. Once you have logged in, you will be presented with the command line of your modem. This is where you must enter the following commands:
* Type connection bindlist and press enter. This will list connection bindings.
* Look for a line that contains "GAME" and some port numbers. For example: GAME(UDP) udp 27010-27011
* Enter the command: connection unbind application=GAME(UDP) port=27***-27*** and press enter. The port numbers in this command must match the numbers that are listed in your GAME port listing, similar to the example above.
5. When finished, close the command line and launch Steam. Try joining the game server and see if it works correctly. If it does not, please contact your router manufacturer or Internet Service Provider for assistance.
 
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