Thanks for the reply, below are the results, how do i pin down the cause?
Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.
C:\Documents and Settings\Paul>ping
www.bbc.co.uk
Pinging
www.bbc.net.uk [212.58.251.195] with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 212.58.251.195: bytes=32 time=23ms TTL=118
Reply from 212.58.251.195: bytes=32 time=25ms TTL=118
Request timed out.
Reply from 212.58.251.195: bytes=32 time=23ms TTL=118
Ping statistics for 212.58.251.195:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 3, Lost = 1 (25% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 23ms, Maximum = 25ms, Average = 23ms
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