Re: Unable to connect to workgroup PC, NOT EVEN PING...

On Wed, 13 Dec 2006 22:19:01 -0800, Robie <Robie@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

"Chuck" wrote:

On Wed, 13 Dec 2006 15:27:01 -0800, Robie <Robie@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

After years of successful networking, I am no longer to access an XP Pro
machine on a 5 computer workgroup. All of the remaining machines function
normally. I am not even able to ping it. It can ping itself and the router.
Other machines can ping themseleves, the router, and each other- just not
this machine.
I have:
turned off all firewalls (XP and Router firewall),
disabled on-access virus scan,
exited Defender,
renamed the workgroup and machines,
renewed all tcp/ip,
restarted computer browser and server services,
enabled NetBui over TCP/IP,
tried a static IP,
re-run the network set-up wizard,
named the accounts the same accross all machines,
enabled the guest acccount....

WHAT ELSE CAN I TRY?

What error do you get for "cannot ping"? Can you ping by neither name nor IP
address? Do all other computers get the identical error? Can the problem
computer ping the others?

Thanks Chuck. I have been scouring your webpage trying to troubleshoot this
thing before I pull my remaining hair out.

I can not ping the problem computer either by IP or name. I get a request
time out from all the other computers when trying to ping the problem one.
I can outbound ping all other computers from the problem computer. I can
actually browse the shared folders of all others from the problem computer.

Hair joke, huh? You didn't click on the MVP logo on the web page, I take it?
;-)

A timeout (and only on inbound traffic) has to be either a firewall, or an LSP /
Winsock corruption problem. You say that you've eliminated the firewall issue,
so go for LSP / Winsock. Be patient and very persistent.
<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

But solve the ping issue (low level IP) before fooling with Windows Networking
(Guest account, computer names, workgroup name, NetBui - and I HOPE that you
meant NetBIOS over TCP??, computer browser,...).
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/08/solving-network-problems-tutorial.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/08/solving-network-problems-tutorial.html

Don't complicate issues with NetBEUI, please. NetBEUI doesn't even support
ping.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/fix-network-problems-but-clean-up.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/fix-network-problems-but-clean-up.html

--
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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