Pings aren't a very reliable way to test connectivity to most websites. Most of them will block ICMP.
Make sure that you setup your eqhost.txt file properly and make sure you don't have ANY extra spaces or characters after the end of the host line. The easiest way to tell is opening the file and pressing CTRL+A (select all). If you see any spaces or carriage returns after the host line, you need to remove them.
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