Cannot ping IPs on local machines

[Tom]

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?

 

[Rick]

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

 

[Kevin Cao [MSFT]]

Hi Tom:

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

or just config a small network less than 10 machines access to internet?
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;242592

Thanks.

 

[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