Laptop Network Issue

[Guest]

Good Morning

I have a laptop running on our corporate network. For some unknown reason it
is not possible to ping this laptop. I have started it in safe mode with
networking and suddenly its pingable. I have re-installed the network
drivers, disabled many services & drivers using msconfig but still cant pin
point the problem. I have also tried it on another network port and IP adress
to no avail. Windows firewall is disabled (it was on SP1 when i first looked
at the issue) and I have already re-installed the network card. If i put a
new disk with a basic image into the laptop it works fine which rules out
hardware / xp compatibillity issues, network issues. I am sure a rebuild will
fix it but this laptop is going to be a pain to rebuild....any ideas?? The
way that it works fine under safe mode is really bugging me! arrrrrgh!

Many Thanks

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Good Morning

I have a laptop running on our corporate network. For some unknown reason it
is not possible to ping this laptop. I have started it in safe mode with
networking and suddenly its pingable. I have re-installed the network
drivers, disabled many services & drivers using msconfig but still cant pin
point the problem. I have also tried it on another network port and IP adress
to no avail. Windows firewall is disabled (it was on SP1 when i first looked
at the issue) and I have already re-installed the network card. If i put a
new disk with a basic image into the laptop it works fine which rules out
hardware / xp compatibillity issues, network issues. I am sure a rebuild will
fix it but this laptop is going to be a pain to rebuild....any ideas?? The
way that it works fine under safe mode is really bugging me! arrrrrgh!

Many Thanks

Have a word with your network administrator. He will probably
tell you that it's a firewall issue.