My imac's mail programme won't send my mail!

The imac has my hotmail linked to it, and has never had any problems but suddenly it won't send mail. It says it timed out when connecting to live.com. I have tried reinstalling the hotmail account but it didn't fix it. Does anyone have any ideas how to fix this? My iphone is working fine with the account and it also works with hotmail over the internet. I am stumped!

I've had exactly the same issue over the past couple of days and this fix has just worked for me (thanks untzy) but I guess it hinges on you being with BT.
1. Login to your BT home hub manager (this can be done using the router address located at: system preferences/network/advanced/TCP/IP)
2. Input your router address into the web browser search bar
3. Once on the access page you will need to input your wireless admin password (found on the back of your router)
4. When you are on the home page, you will need to follow the following steps to change your device name:
5. Select "A-Z" in the top right section of the page
6. Click on "Home Network" from the available list of options
7. Click on the Device in question (it should be showing as connected - I identified mine by the mac address, although it was named as 'unknown')
8. Under Device Information, enter a new name (be sure this is memorable in case you need it again)
9. Ensure Always use this address is set to Yes (it is by default)
10. Click Apply.
You will then need to restart your computer - after this, hopefully the problem will be resolved....

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