Re: XP unable to ping.

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From: Mohamed Abdulla (acs_at_kems.net)
Date: 03/01/04 

Date: Mon, 1 Mar 2004 09:12:59 +0300

Allow me here to suggest a "route print" command at the XP Workstation. Here
you are looking for wrong static entries that may mislead the traffic to the
remote Private LAN. If you find an entry that may do so, just delete it. Or
alternatively you may add a static route entry at the XP workstation (with
"route add" command) then trying to access the W2K server. Instead of "PING"
try using the "tracert" command that may give you more useful information on
the path your traffic is taking.

"WBM" <wbm@netwired.ws> wrote in message
news:4b9830a.0402291821.770d4c93@posting.google.com...
> I have no excluded addresses in the class. The weird part is the
> system can ping the Internet DNS server any time. The Internet
> connection works just fine with tunnel active or not. It just refuses
> to route packets to the router for another private LAN. The server lan
> is a class A and the Netgear side is a class C. By viewing traffic
> received by the router, it seems that any reference to the class A lan
> never makes it to the router.
>
> This strongly points to the gateway as the problem but IPCONFIG says
> the gateway is fine and the Internet pages have no problem.
>
> I have set up at least two dozen of these routers and have never had a
> problem with the VPN connection, but this is the first XP workstation
> I have used as a client. I thought this was some new XP bug/feature I
> was not privy to. Short of formating the sucker and reloading 2K I'm
> stumped.
>
>
>
>
> "Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"
<lanwench@heybuddy.donotsendme.unsolicitedmail.atyahoo.com> wrote in message
news:<uzQis8t$DHA.1700@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl>...
> > Hmmm - and I presume you can ping the XP computer's IP from within the
> > NetGear interface as well? Have you checked the NetGear to make sure
that IP
> > address is not being excluded (this is a WAG)? If you temporarily
disable
> > the VPN tunnel, can the computer at least get to the Internet (ping your
DNS
> > server's IP)
> >
> > WBM wrote:
> > > Yes.
> > >
> > > Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"
> > > <lanwench@heybuddy.donotsendme.unsolicitedmail.atyahoo.com> wrote in
> > > message news:<evhjxOo$DHA.2520@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl>...
> > >> From one of the W2k workstations on the Netgear side, can you ping
> > >> the XP home computer by IP address?
> > >>
> > >> WBM wrote:
> > >>> I have a Netgear FVS318 router connecting to a Sonicwall Pro. The
> > >>> sonicwall side is a network with a W2K server. The Netgear side is a
> > >>> lan with 3 workstations. The netgear shows the tunnel is created and
> > >>> working. The Netgear router can also ping the server IP address
> > >>> through the tunnel. Two of the workstations on the Netgear side are
> > >>> W2K pro systems. They can ping the server and map drives to the IP
> > >>> address. One workstation is an XP home system. It cannot ping the
> > >>> server or map anything.
> > >>>
> > >>> The IP address for the XP system issued by the router is correct for
> > >>> the subnet.
> > >>> The default gateway is correct - the router address.
> > >>> The XP workstation can ping the Netgear router OK but nothing beyond
> > >>> over the tunnel.
> > >>> The XP system has Internet access as well through the router.
> > >>> The firewall on the XP box is turned off.
> > >>> File sharing is turned on for the Ethernet connector connecting to
> > >>> the Netgear router.
> > >>>
> > >>> What is different about the XP home OS that prevents it from using
> > >>> the IPSec tunnel??? Anything I missed?

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