Can't ping Vista

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Hi,

I have XP and Vista machines on a domain and all machines come under the
same GPO's (which include firewall settings). These are the same GPO's that
have been in place when only XP workstations were in the environment. i.e.
I didn't make any modifications for Vista.

When I enable certain GPO's and disable others (which the combination shuts
off the workstation firewalls), I can ping all the machines.

When I turn on the firewalls via policy, they all turn back on again, but I
can no longer ping the Vista machines.

"File and Printer Sharing" is opened as part of the policy and it is my
impression that this is the one that allows me to ping the machines.

Any idea why I can't ping the Vista machines when the firewall is turned on?

ALSO: In Vista's firewall.cpl, they all state that the firewall is on, but
the recommended settings are not in place. When I click the link "Update
settings now", the warning goes away. What does "Update settings now" do?
I wouldn't think it could do anything as the firewall is controlled by
domain policy and all the settings are grayed out when the firewall is on.

Thanks!

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Bob


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