For frequent network troubleshooting purposes, do you know a publicly pingable host with an easy to remember IP address (such as 1.2.3.4)?
C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator>ping -a 4.2.2.2
Pinging vnsc-bak.sys.gtei.net [4.2.2.2] with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 4.2.2.2: bytes=32 time=10ms TTL=246
Reply from 4.2.2.2: bytes=32 time=10ms TTL=246
Reply from 4.2.2.2: bytes=32 time=14ms TTL=246
Reply from 4.2.2.2: bytes=32 time=10ms TTL=246
Ping statistics for 4.2.2.2:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 10ms, Maximum = 14ms, Average = 11ms