Unable to ping

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I have two windows xp pro computers with static ip addresses and same subnet.
On one computer, i can ping both address and get response
On second computer, i can only ping local address with a response with other
address reporting error.

Both computers configured with SFS disabled and guest account turned on

how can i get computers to talk to each other correctly
 
malcDT said:
I have two windows xp pro computers with static ip addresses and same
subnet.
On one computer, i can ping both address and get response
On second computer, i can only ping local address with a response with
other
address reporting error.

Both computers configured with SFS disabled and guest account turned on

how can i get computers to talk to each other correctly
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One-way pings are usually caused by a misconfigured
firewall on the unpingable machine.

Is the unpingable machine running original XP or SP1 or SP2?

For XP SP2, if you have the Windows Firewall enabled on the machine which
does not reply, then enable the File+Print sharing exception. This will
enable pings too.

For XP Original or SP1, disable the Internet Connection Firewall on the LAN
connection.

If you have 3-rd party firewall then set it to enable ICMP Echo Requests.
 
Ron
Unpingable machine is SP1 and there is no firewall on this machine.

Would upgrade tp SP2 help? This will be done next tuesday.

Regards

malcDT
 
I have two windows xp pro computers with static ip addresses and same
Unpingable machine is SP1 and there is no firewall on this machine.
Would upgrade tp SP2 help? This will be done next tuesday.
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In general, adding more software ( like service packs )
on top of a broken system will not fix the problems.

It is always best to have the system functioning correctly
before adding more software.

I'm still 99% sure there is a firewall problem on the machine
which does not resopnd to the pings.

Double-check the windows built-in Internet Connection Firewall is
not enabled on the LAN connection.

Firewalls are often hidden in other products, VPN software for example.
Do you have any VPN client software on the machine?
If so, go and look for the firewall component of that software.
 
Ron

Thanks for help
Internal firewall was still turned on. Switching off resolved problems
 
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