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C:\Documents and Settings\cgkanchi>ping altavista.com
Pinging altavista.com [66.218.71.198] with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 66.218.71.198: bytes=32 time=317ms TTL=240
Reply from 66.218.71.198: bytes=32 time=317ms TTL=240
Reply from 66.218.71.198: bytes=32 time=316ms TTL=240
Reply from 66.218.71.198: bytes=32 time=315ms TTL=239
Ping statistics for 66.218.71.198:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 3, Lost = 1 (25% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 315ms, Maximum = 317ms, Average = 316ms
Also, could you just post the contents of your C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts file (just open it in notepad and copy/paste it here), that's one possibility that hasn't been checked.