Can't Ping Local Machine

[shortimer831]

I am trying to set up a home network. I have a desktop
PC and a laptop both running Windows XP Home Edition. I
have a the two computers connected via Cat 5 cables
through a router. I used the Windows Network Wizard to
set up the network. I have been unsuccessful in viewing
network resources. The Desktop PC will successfully ping
itself and the default gateway but cannot ping the
laptop. The laptop will ping successfully using the
loopback routine (127.0.0.0) but will not ping it's own
IP address or name, however, it will ping the IP address
of the Desktop. I would appreciate any ideas about how
to overcome this problem. Thanks!!

 

[Bryn Ford]

Try disabling the firewall of the laptop

 

[shortimer831]

I removed the firewall from both the local area
connection and the internet connection on the laptop and
still am not able to ping the IP of the laptop. Thanks
for the replay; other ideas are welcome.

 

[Doug Sherman [MVP]]

Does your laptop have two network adapters? If so, are they both connected
to something?

Doug Sherman
MCSE Win2k/NT4.0, MCSA, MCP+I, MVP

 

[shortimer831]

How would I determine if I have two network adapters.
The laptop has a PCMCIA network adapter in one of the
slots. It does not have a port for a cat 5 cable with a
RJ-45 connector. I ran the network diagnostics command
in MS-DOS and it showed two network adapters; a D-Link
DE650 Ethernet Card and a D-Link DFE690TXD. However,
when I view the Network Adapters under Device Manager, it
only shows the current card (D-Link DFE690TXD) which is
installed. In the past the laptop did have the 10 MBit
DE650 card installed. What should I do at this point to
remove the D-Link DE650 adapter software.

 

[Doug Sherman [MVP]]

In Device Manager expand the Network Adapters entry. On the Tool bar click
View and select Show Hidden Devices. Right click on the DE650 and select
uninstall.

The reason I asked whether you had 2 adapter is because you said:

"I removed the firewall from both the local area connection and the internet
connection on the laptop."

Doug Sherman
MCSE Win2k/NT4.0, MCSA, MCP+I, MVP