Cannot PING com1 from com2 (request timed out). I use the IP address
returned by IPCONGIG on comp1
Can ping the Router from com2 and com 2 from com1

What is wrong?

Is the PC running any firewall software?

<aa> wrote in message news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Cannot PING com1 from com2 (request timed out). I use the IP address
> returned by IPCONGIG on comp1
> Can ping the Router from com2 and com 2 from com1
>
> What is wrong?
>
>
>

No.
Yet they are connected via Vigour 2600X router which is said to ack as a
firewall

"Rob Elder, MVP" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
> Is the PC running any firewall software?
>
> <aa> wrote in message news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Cannot PING com1 from com2 (request timed out). I use the IP address
> > returned by IPCONGIG on comp1
> > Can ping the Router from com2 and com 2 from com1
> >
> > What is wrong?
> >
> >
> >
>
>

Is that router between you and their computers?

aa wrote:
> No.
> Yet they are connected via Vigour 2600X router which is said to ack
> as a firewall
>
> "Rob Elder, MVP" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Is the PC running any firewall software?
>>
>> <aa> wrote in message news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> Cannot PING com1 from com2 (request timed out). I use the IP address
>>> returned by IPCONGIG on comp1
>>> Can ping the Router from com2 and com 2 from com1
>>>
>>> What is wrong?

Check the IP address of each computer. Make sure they are in the same
subnet.

"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:uoIee$(E-Mail Removed)...
> Is that router between you and their computers?
>
> aa wrote:
> > No.
> > Yet they are connected via Vigour 2600X router which is said to ack
> > as a firewall
> >
> > "Rob Elder, MVP" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
> >> Is the PC running any firewall software?
> >>
> >> <aa> wrote in message news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> >>> Cannot PING com1 from com2 (request timed out). I use the IP address
> >>> returned by IPCONGIG on comp1
> >>> Can ping the Router from com2 and com 2 from com1
> >>>
> >>> What is wrong?
>
>

IPCONFIG shows 255.255.255.0 for both
"Rob Elder, MVP-Networking" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Check the IP address of each computer. Make sure they are in the same
> subnet.
>
> "Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"
> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
message
> news:uoIee$(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Is that router between you and their computers?
> >
> > aa wrote:
> > > No.
> > > Yet they are connected via Vigour 2600X router which is said to ack
> > > as a firewall
> > >
> > > "Rob Elder, MVP" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > > news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
> > >> Is the PC running any firewall software?
> > >>
> > >> <aa> wrote in message news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> > >>> Cannot PING com1 from com2 (request timed out). I use the IP address
> > >>> returned by IPCONGIG on comp1
> > >>> Can ping the Router from com2 and com 2 from com1
> > >>>
> > >>> What is wrong?
> >
> >
>
>

I have no "their". Everything is sitting on my desk. It's just two
computers connected via router. The router is connected to the phone line

"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:uoIee$(E-Mail Removed)...
> Is that router between you and their computers?
>
> aa wrote:
> > No.
> > Yet they are connected via Vigour 2600X router which is said to ack
> > as a firewall

255.255.255.0 is a subnet mask not an IP address. Your addresses need to be
in the same network. Assuming the router is providing your IP, your
addresses should look something like this:
192.168.X.Y where X is the same number on both machines and Y is a
different number. The subnet mask should be the same.


"aa" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> I have no "their". Everything is sitting on my desk. It's just two
> computers connected via router. The router is connected to the phone line
>
> "Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"
> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
message
> news:uoIee$(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Is that router between you and their computers?
> >
> > aa wrote:
> > > No.
> > > Yet they are connected via Vigour 2600X router which is said to ack
> > > as a firewall
>
>

Rob,
Mentioning subnet mask, I was answering your question if the computers are
on the same subnet.
If this is irrelevane, where should I look to see if they are on the same
subnet?
Regarding IP addesses - I mentioned in my original message that for poingin
I was using the IP addresses returned by IPCONFIG. These are indeed
192.168.1.10 and 192.168.1.11


"Rob Elder, MVP-Networking" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> 255.255.255.0 is a subnet mask not an IP address. Your addresses need to
be
> in the same network. Assuming the router is providing your IP, your
> addresses should look something like this:
> 192.168.X.Y where X is the same number on both machines and Y is a
> different number. The subnet mask should be the same.
>
>
> "aa" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> > I have no "their". Everything is sitting on my desk. It's just two
> > computers connected via router. The router is connected to the phone
line
> >
> > "Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"
> > <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
> message
> > news:uoIee$(E-Mail Removed)...
> > > Is that router between you and their computers?
> > >
> > > aa wrote:
> > > > No.
> > > > Yet they are connected via Vigour 2600X router which is said to ack
> > > > as a firewall
> >
> >
>
>

When you say connected via router, that's where I'm curious. Do you mean you
have a firewall/router with a built-in hub or switch?

aa wrote:
> I have no "their". Everything is sitting on my desk. It's just two
> computers connected via router. The router is connected to the phone
> line
>
> "Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"
> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
> message news:uoIee$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Is that router between you and their computers?
>>
>> aa wrote:
>>> No.
>>> Yet they are connected via Vigour 2600X router which is said to ack
>>> as a firewall