The problem I'm getting (when I try to ping/tracert) is that it cannot resolve the IP address to anything and therefore can't make a connection.
It sounds as though either a) the IP address is wrong, b) your router is still blocking incoming traffic c) I'm not doing it right
I know there are a couple of members here that host their own sites (from the privacy of their own homes) hopefully one of them will be along soon with some more advice, I'm really not sure what's going on. Sorry