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If you can't ping the server it doesn't necessarily mean that it won't work. It's very possible that your university has ICMP blocked. ICMP is the protocol that ping uses to verify connectivity to an end device/IP address.
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XBOX uses ICMP in it's protocol.
http://kbserver.netgear.com/kb_web_files/n100981.asp
Hence the problem with some routers.