computers can and can't see each other

[Networker]

I have a home network that accesses the interent via a
Linksys wireless router. The two computers I'm concerned
with have wired connections to the router. The IP addresses
are assigned dynamically by the router (which has a dhcp
server).

One computer is an XP Pro system, the other an XP Home
system.

On the XP Pro system, I can ping the XP Home system, but I
can't ping the XP Pro box from the XP Home box.

Both systems can successfully ping the router.

I ran ipconfig /all. The primary difference I noticed was
that the Node Type for the XP Pro system is "Hybrid." For
the XP Home system, it's "Mixed."

Any ideas? Help!!

Networker

 

[Carey]

When you can't ping by IP address this is usually the cause of a firewall.
Uninstall any firewall software and disable the XP built-in firewall and
reboot.

Carey