Cannot ping myself

[Guest]

I connect to the internet through a router to a cable modem. I can ping the
router and get to the internet. I can also ping other computers on my router.
but I cannot ping myself. I have change NIC cards and have also set up a
static IP to this computer but still can not ping it. Also the other
computers on the router can not ping this computer but they can ping
themselves.

 

[Chuck]

I connect to the internet through a router to a cable modem. I can ping the
router and get to the internet. I can also ping other computers on my router.
but I cannot ping myself. I have change NIC cards and have also set up a
static IP to this computer but still can not ping it. Also the other
computers on the router can not ping this computer but they can ping
themselves.

Ron,

That's probably a firewall problem.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/troubleshooting-internet-service.html#Security>

What firewalls do you have, or have ever had, on this computer?

 

[Guest]

Your absolutly right. the problem was my Symatic Firewall on my computer.
When I turn the Client firewall off I can ping myself. Do you know if the is
away to set the client firewall up so you can ping yourself. I tried setting
the trusted IP addresses but still not ping myself. So I have just turned it
off for now.

 

[Chuck]

Your absolutly right. the problem was my Symatic Firewall on my computer.
When I turn the Client firewall off I can ping myself. Do you know if the is
away to set the client firewall up so you can ping yourself. I tried setting
the trusted IP addresses but still not ping myself. So I have just turned it
off for now.

Ron,

For the better zone based firewalls, which I think includes NPF, you have to
make two settings:
1) Identify the addresses included in the Local (Trusted) zone.
2) Identify the access rights given to addresses in the Local (Trusted) zone.

I think you will need to retrieve the owners manual for whatever version of NPF
you have, spend some time perusing it, and do step 2. Newsgroup
comp.security.firewalls might be a good place for advice on configuring NPF.
<http://groups-beta.google.com/group/comp.security.firewalls>