Try doing Start -> Run -> cmd then type 'ping
www.google.com' (without quotes) in the windows that appears. You should get back something like :
Reply from 66.102.9.99: bytes=32 time=35ms TTL=241
Reply from 66.102.9.99: bytes=32 time=42ms TTL=241
Reply from 66.102.9.99: bytes=32 time=37ms TTL=241
Reply from 66.102.9.99: bytes=32 time=45ms TTL=241
Ping statistics for 66.102.9.99:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 35ms, Maximum = 45ms, Average = 39ms
if you are connected to t'internet