[BioPython] IOError: [Errno socket error] (10060, 'Operation timed out')

[ssalie_lab_staff_health_med_uct at mail.med.uct.ac.za]

Hi Genius,
I have tried to run this on my laptop and works without a glitch. However on 
my work PC I have this error message...Please help!

C:\>C:\Python23\biopython-1.30\examples\query_entrez.py
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "C:\Python23\biopython-1.30\examples\query_entrez.py", line 24, in ?
    doptcmdl = return_format)
  File "C:\Python23\Lib\site-packages\Bio\WWW\NCBI.py", line 51, in query
    return _open(cgi, variables)
  File "C:\Python23\Lib\site-packages\Bio\WWW\NCBI.py", line 191, in _open
    handle = urllib.urlopen(fullcgi)
  File "C:\Python23\lib\urllib.py", line 76, in urlopen
    return opener.open(url)
  File "C:\Python23\lib\urllib.py", line 181, in open
    return getattr(self, name)(url)
  File "C:\Python23\lib\urllib.py", line 297, in open_http
    h.endheaders()
  File "C:\Python23\lib\httplib.py", line 712, in endheaders
    self._send_output()
  File "C:\Python23\lib\httplib.py", line 597, in _send_output
    self.send(msg)
  File "C:\Python23\lib\httplib.py", line 564, in send
    self.connect()
  File "C:\Python23\lib\httplib.py", line 548, in connect
    raise socket.error, msg
IOError: [Errno socket error] (10060, 'Operation timed out')