Windows XP peer-to-peer network, can see and share
resources on other machines but cannot ping them using
their static IP addresses. Each machine can ping itself,
firewall and external addresses - just not the local ones.

All machines act as terminals for another processor which
recognises them by IP address. The problem is still there
even if the processor is switched off.

Finally, network is running TCP-IP and NetBEUI (necessary
for terminal function).

Is there a setting I'm missing?

all peer-to-peer networking in NT4.0-win2000-winxp is
handled thru the guest account. Make sure it is turned on
in all XP machines - I recommend no password.
Things should clear up rapidly after that.
regards

>-----Original Message-----
>Windows XP peer-to-peer network, can see and share
>resources on other machines but cannot ping them using
>their static IP addresses. Each machine can ping itself,
>firewall and external addresses - just not the local ones.
>
>All machines act as terminals for another processor which
>recognises them by IP address. The problem is still there
>even if the processor is switched off.
>
>Finally, network is running TCP-IP and NetBEUI (necessary
>for terminal function).
>
>Is there a setting I'm missing?
>
>.
>

Hi Tom:

Windows XP Peer-to-Peer network you are mentioning
is it
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...list/winxppeer.
asp?

or just config a small network less than 10 machines access to internet?
http://support.microsoft.com/default...en-us%3B242592

Thanks.


"Tom" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:058701c340e9$0670a8b0$(E-Mail Removed)...
> Thanks for the suggestion, but it didn't solve the
> problem. Permissions aren't the issue: I know it's
> illogical, but I just don't understand how we can access
> each other's machines for file sharing yet cannot access
> them using their confirmed static IP addresses.
>
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >
> >all peer-to-peer networking in NT4.0-win2000-winxp is
> >handled thru the guest account. Make sure it is turned on
> >in all XP machines - I recommend no password.
> >Things should clear up rapidly after that.
> >regards
> >
> >>-----Original Message-----
> >>Windows XP peer-to-peer network, can see and share
> >>resources on other machines but cannot ping them using
> >>their static IP addresses. Each machine can ping itself,
> >>firewall and external addresses - just not the local
> ones.
> >>
> >>All machines act as terminals for another processor
> which
> >>recognises them by IP address. The problem is still
> there
> >>even if the processor is switched off.
> >>
> >>Finally, network is running TCP-IP and NetBEUI
> (necessary
> >>for terminal function).
> >>
> >>Is there a setting I'm missing?
> >>
> >>.
> >>
> >.
> >

[Guest]

If you have service pack 2 and have McAfee Firewall installed you could probably check the both the windows xp firewall settings and McAfee firewall settings to see that PING is allowed to all machines in local network