Re: Ping local computer fails
- From: "Steve Winograd [MVP]" <winograd@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 05 Sep 2005 17:56:45 -0600
In article <34DB4FE4-4258-4D15-B78B-5723D0AEE1E1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
"Twh4441" <Twh4441@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>I'm having trouble setting up my home network (file & printer sharing) -- but
>am able to connect to the internet.
>
>Basic configuration -- two computers running XP. Desktop connected to
>Linksys router with ethernet cable. Laptop connected to router through
>wireless adapter. Router connected to cable modem, etc.
>
>Desktop successfully pings the router IP 192.168.1.1 and the loopback IP
>127.0.0.1 but does not successfully ping its own IP (192.168.1.100) or that
>of the laptop. But desktop accesses internet without any problems.
>
>Microsoft support documents seem to indicate perhaps there is a problem with
>my tcp/ip stack -- but the fixes they propose go well beyond my knowledge.
>
>Can anyone help?
>
>Thanks,
>Todd
When a computer can't ping its own IP address, the problem is usually
caused by a firewall program that's improperly configured or
incompletely un-installed.
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