Re: Expert needed: strange connectivity between PCs on SBS network

Dave - as I said in the original post, firewalls on both machines are disabled.

No, everything isn't OK - Machine B cannot "see" Machine A at all - can't
map drives or see shares on it.

-- RR

"Dave Nickason [SBS MVP]" wrote:

> Sorry, I didn't read every word of this, but other than the ping thing, is
> everything working as expected? I wonder if the ping is the workstation's
> Windows Firewall. To check, go to control panel -> windows firewall. Click
> Advanced -> ICMP Settings. See if the top box is checked - allow incoming
> echo request. If not, that would explain why the PC would not reply to
> pings.
>
>
> "Rip Rowan" <RipRowan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:2A76BC4D-C70F-47E1-9B44-4584BB6FCD1C@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >I have a small SBS network - 2 machines, server, router, and printer.
> >
> > Machine A (good) can ping everything.
> >
> > Machine B (bad) can everything BUT Machine A.
> >
> > When pinging A by name, it resolves the correct IP, but no response:
> > Pinging radioflyer.WebCulture.local [192.168.1.11] with 32 bytes of data:
> > Request timed out.... <snip>
> >
> > Pinging by IP gives same results.
> >
> > Configuration follows:
> > WinXP SP2 all updates (both machines)
> > Both machines have IP reservations with SBS DHCP server
> > XP Firewalls disabled, no other FW SW installed
> > Logged in as same account on both machines
> > Both machines set up using ConnectComputer
> >
> > IPCONFIG follows:
> >
> > Machine A (Good):
> > Windows IP Configuration
> > Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : radioflyer
> > Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . : WebCulture.local
> > Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
> > IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
> > WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
> > DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : WebCulture.local
> > WebCulture.local
> >
> > Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
> > Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : WebCulture.local
> > Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) PRO/100 VE Network
> > Connection
> > Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-07-E9-5E-79-7A
> > Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
> > Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
> > IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.11
> > Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
> > Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
> > DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.3
> > DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.3
> > Primary WINS Server . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.3
> > Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Thursday, August 11, 2005
> > 12:19:48 PM
> > Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Friday, August 19, 2005
> > 12:19:48
> > PM
> >
> > Machine B (bad)
> > Windows IP Configuration
> >
> > Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : hardcore
> > Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . : WebCulture.local
> > Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
> > IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
> > WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
> > DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : WebCulture.local
> > WebCulture.local
> >
> > Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
> > Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : WebCulture.local
> > Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) PRO/100 VE Network
> > Connection
> > Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-12-3F-71-4F-6B
> > Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
> > Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
> > IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.10
> > Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
> > Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
> > DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.3
> > DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.3
> > Primary WINS Server . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.3
> > Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Thursday, August 11, 2005
> > 12:32:50 PM
> > Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Friday, August 19, 2005
> > 12:32:50
> > PM
> >
> >
>
>
>
.

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