Hi, the problem you are experiencing is not related to the LFS update. No changes were made in the code to download mods.
It has happened quite often that someone gets an internet issue around the same time as an update comes out, then they think it's because of the update.
I am sure, if you still have that problem and you revert LFS to the previous version, you will still have the problem, proving that it's not related to the update.
There may be a problem with your ISP or your firewall or something on the internet between your LFS instance and our server, but I'm sorry to say there's nothing we can do about it. If there's any way you can try a different internet connection, that could be a good test.