[SOLVED] WebGrab stuck on ''checking internet''

WG++ V5.3.0.0 on Win11

Hi everyone,
last grabbing on 27.03. worked fine, i did not change anything since, but since yesterday WG++ stops at ''checking internet'' and nothing happens afterwards, as shown in the logfile:

[ ]
[ ] WebGrab+Plus/w MDB & REX Postprocess -- version V5.3.0.0
[ ]
[ ] Jan van Straaten
[ ] Francis De Paemeleere
[ ]
[ ] thanks to Paul Weterings, Mat8861, Blackbear199 and all the contributing users
[ ] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
[ ]
[ ] Job started at 02/04/2025 10:13:28
[ Debug ]
[ Debug ] Running on: Microsoft Windows NT 10.0.26100.0
[ Debug ] Environment: 8.0.8
[ Debug ]
[ Debug ] Loading timezone data
[ Debug ] Embedded timezones source: WG.common.timezone.timezonesdata.txt
[ Debug ] Reading config file: C:\Users\...\AppData\Local\WebGrab+Plus\WebGrab++.config.xml
[ Info ] Checking Internet ..

My internet conection works well.
What could be the problem?
Thanks in advance.