XP Home edition can not ping Host machine

[Guest]

Hello all

This is an attempt to sort out a Ping error that I get when I try to ping my
host machine from the other 2 Machines on my Network M1 being the host.

My problem is that I can not ping to M1 from M2 or M3 ??? but I can Ping M1
from M1 of course -- I can Ping M2 to M3 or vis versa works .. Ping M1 to M2
or M3 works as well


My set up is M1,M2,M3 M= Machine .. each has XP Home edition installed with
Service Pack 2
I cleaned the registry of any left over folder & file locking software that
I previously had & re-booted
I have re made my network wizard for each machine giving the workgroup
a different name each time I try to reslove this ( same name for M1,M2+M3 of
course ) I have no Norton software installed on M1 at all.

I have NET BIOS Enabled to Default ( Advanced TCP/IP etc WINS folder )
as I have static IP Address's for M1,M2 & M3 ... as thay are on my network
and I also login to them remtly from outside my network so they must have
static internal ip addresses

but I still can not ping to M1 from M2 or M3 ??? but I can still Ping M1
from M1 of course
I have used the use the netsh command to reset the TCP/IP protocol stack i,e
for winsock & interface command.resetlog.tx but this hs not worked I am at a
stand still ?? can anybody shed any light on this

node is set to broadcast on all 3 machines .. ipconfig/all
I have made sure the guest accounts have blanks passwords

Windows firewall is disabled, the firewall active is the 2wire HG 1800 ( my
router )

any help on this would be very helpfull .. if anything needs more
explanation please do not hesitate to ask as I am all ears ((

Please find some details below of my machine

Name AMD Athlon XP
Codename Barton
Specification AMD Athlonâ„¢ XP 2800+
Package Socket A (462)
CPUID 6.A.0
Extended CPUID 7.A
Core Stepping
Technology 0.13 um
Core Speed 2074.4 MHz (12.5 x 166.0 MHz)
Rated Bus speed 331.9 MHz
Instructions sets MMX (+), 3DNow! (+), SSE
L1 Data cache 64 KBytes, 2-way set associative, 64-byte line size
L1 Instruction cache 64 KBytes, 2-way set associative, 64-byte line size
L2 cache 512 KBytes, 16-way set associative, 64-byte line size
FID/VID Control no
K7 Thermal sensor yes
=============================================================
BIOS ID: 08/16/2004-MS-6570E-6A61BM4KC
OEM Sign-On: W6570NMS V11.4 081604 13:34:12

Superio: Unknown
OS: WinXP
CPU: AMD Athlonâ„¢ XP 2083 Mhz MAX: 3200 Mhz
BIOS ROM In Socket: Yes
BIOS ROM Size: 512K
Memory Installed: 2048 MB
Memory Maximum: 1536 MB
Memory Slot 01: 1024 MB
Memory Slot 02: 1024 MB
Memory Slot 03: 0 MB

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Use a network sniffer (e.g. Ethereal) so that you can
find out where the ping packets get stuck.

You should also drop the speed of all network adapters
10 MBits/s simplex during your tests.

 

[Guest]

Hi Pegasus

I will try to find this tool ( is it a freeware tool ) I will google it ..

Ps How do I change the speed on my network adapter the current test sends 32
bytes of data x 4 replies for each ... M1 Times out .. i.e no replies???
NVIDA nForce Networking Controller Pack .. M1 & M2 have the same adapter M3
has a Dell Wireless 1350 WLAN Mini PCI Card, all 3 Machines also have a 1394
Net adapter

.... Ahh just noticed M1 ( the one I can not ping to ) under Device Manager
is called 1394 Net Adapter #2 .. M2 + M3 says 1394 Net Adapter without the #2
... what is #2 ???

Thanks for your interest

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

The speed and duplex settings of a network adapter
are accessible in the usual way, i.e. by right-clicking
it and examining its properties.

 

[Guest]

Is 1394 Net Adapter #2 .. on M1 a factor in my problem ??

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Don't know - I'm not familiar with this adapter. If unsure,
replace it with a different adapter.

 

[Guest]

OK the adapter is set to Full autonegotiation .. Iget an option nearest to
your suggestion of Force 10 Half or Full Duplex .. which one should I use ??
should it be changed for the Problem machine only i.e M1 ?? and is this only
for the test i.e should I return it to Full auton once I have done

I started Ethereal .. Wow .. looks like it detects things that might give me
some answers ( have not changed speed yet ) ... cAN YOU GUIDE ME THROUGH A
SIMPLE TEST pINGING FROM m1 to M2 .. the vis versa so that I can try to
establish the packets lost ..

Only if you have the time .. if it is not possible to help me I will
understand

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

See my first reply:
"You should also drop the speed of all network adapters
10 MBits/s simplex during your tests." (=half duplex).

I'm afraid assisting you through an analysis of Ethereal
is beyond the scope of a newsgroup-based exchange
of notes.

 

[Guest]

Thanks all the same .. you have helped me greatly in that I now have a tool
which may well hise the secrets to my non ping problem

Kind regards

 

[Guest]

Pegasus

Can you put my mind to rest and confirm that Ethereal only works inside my
network and can not be used to hack into my machine ??

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Ethereal is a network ***monitoring*** piece of software.
It does not open up your PC to any outsider. If you don't
trust it, perform your tests while your Internet connection
is dead, then uninstall it.

 

[Guest]

I thought it was a network monitor only ... thanks for the confirmation