Re: Can't ping a Windows XP machine

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On Wed, 23 Aug 2006 16:11:54 +0200, "jones.ian" <jones.ian@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

I have a Windows XP (SP2) machine, two other Windows XP machines and a
Linux box. The first XP box can ping, and connect to all the shares, on
the network. None of the other machines can ping the first XP box, and
although they can see the XP machine, they can't browse it or connect to
the shares. The other machines can ping, browse and access shares
amongst themselves quite happily, but since the printer is attached to
the first machine, this doesn't help.

I have tried most of the obvious things - I have Norton Internet
Security running on the 1st XP box, but I removed it and disabled the XP
firewall, no joy. I removed all the services except TCP/IP from the
network card, no difference. I have run Windows XP network diagnostics,
it says it's fine. I have upgraded the network card driver - a Realtek
RTL8139, no improvement. However, I don't think it's a network card
issue since I plugged in a wireless network card after disabling the
Realtek and exactly the same thing happened.

I believe the incoming ping requests are making it through to the
Realtek network interface because if I look at the status while pinging,
the number of incoming packets goes up by one with each ping, but there
is nothing going out.

I'm out of ideas.

Regards,
Ian.

Ian,

If you don't have a personal firewall problem (and did you look persistently?),
I'd look at the LSP / Winsock next.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/problems-with-lsp-winsock-layer-in.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/problems-with-lsp-winsock-layer-in.html

If that dosn't help, then let's do comprehensive diagnostics. Start by
providing "ipconfig /all" from all 3 Windows computers.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/troubleshooting-internet-service.html#AskingForHelp>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/troubleshooting-internet-service.html#AskingForHelp

--
Cheers,
Chuck, MS-MVP [Windows - Networking]
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/
Paranoia is not a problem, when it's a normal response from experience.
My email is AT DOT
actual address pchuck mvps org.
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