Re: W2K3 servers can't ping each other

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From: J.C. Hornbeck [MSFT] (jchornbe_at_online.microsoft.com)
Date: 03/19/04 

Date: Fri, 19 Mar 2004 09:28:32 -0600

Are you pinging by host name or IP address? If you trace on the destination
computer does it receive the ICMP packet? Does it respond? If so, does it
respond to the right place? Is NLB installed on either of these computers? 

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"Kendjem" <vdskristof1@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:ffa4a8f3.0403190119.2011fdfc@posting.google.com...
> I have a weird problem. 2 W2K3 servers enterprise ed. on my network
> are able to ping all internet hosts and the other hosts (XP & Linux)
> on my own network, and everyone can ping the W2K3 servers... But the
> W2K3 servers can't ping each other.
> If I try to start an RDP session from W2K3 server 1 to W2K3 server 2
> or if I try to portscan the other W2K3 server, nothing is returned. A
> sniffer on my network doesn't show anything unusual. The Ping requests
> go out on the network but no one replies.
> All machines are connected to a HUB. I have switched cables and tried
> to connect the 2 W2K3 servers with a crosscable. The ICF firewalls on
> both machines are disabled and the machines do not have any software
> installed.
> Does anybody have some more ideas?
>
> Thanks in advance :-)
>
> Kendjem

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