D Doug Sherman [MVP] Feb 3, 2006 #2 Yes, check the firewalls. A common feature of firewalls - both XP and third party - is to block ping response. Doug Sherman MCSE, MCSA, MCP+I, MVP
Yes, check the firewalls. A common feature of firewalls - both XP and third party - is to block ping response. Doug Sherman MCSE, MCSA, MCP+I, MVP
C Chuck Feb 3, 2006 #3 I am having a very similar problem as 1xnyer trying to set up a network at my Click to expand... One of the most common causes of this problem would, indeed, be a misconfigured or overlooked personal firewall There are other possibilities too, so read this article with an open mind. <http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/10/irregularities-in-workgroup-visibility.html> http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/10/irregularities-in-workgroup-visibility.html If no help yet, provide "browstat status" and "ipconfig /all" from at least 3 computers, including ones that can't ping each other, so we can diagnose the problem. Read this article, and linked articles, and follow instructions precisely: <http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/troubleshooting-network-neighborhood.html#AskingForHelp> http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/troubleshooting-network-neighborhood.html#AskingForHelp
I am having a very similar problem as 1xnyer trying to set up a network at my Click to expand... One of the most common causes of this problem would, indeed, be a misconfigured or overlooked personal firewall There are other possibilities too, so read this article with an open mind. <http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/10/irregularities-in-workgroup-visibility.html> http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/10/irregularities-in-workgroup-visibility.html If no help yet, provide "browstat status" and "ipconfig /all" from at least 3 computers, including ones that can't ping each other, so we can diagnose the problem. Read this article, and linked articles, and follow instructions precisely: <http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/troubleshooting-network-neighborhood.html#AskingForHelp> http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/troubleshooting-network-neighborhood.html#AskingForHelp
