XP and SP2

From: ntwrk admn (ntwrkadmn_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 11/08/04 

Date: Mon, 8 Nov 2004 00:34:01 -0800

After installing SP2 on workstations running XP or new computers running XP
that come with SP2 already installed, here’s the problem. I can ping the
server from the workstation but I can’t ping the workstation from the server.
Any ideas? I had a similar problem where I couldn’t install Norton Anti-virus
from the server to the workstation, it wouldn’t connect to the workstation
and gave me the following error, “cannot access admin$, contact system
administrator”. Turned out I turned off the firewall settings in the local
area connection settings on the workstation and it worked. I turned off the
same settings in this case thinking it may help and still can’t ping the
workstation.

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