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

Can A be pinged from elsewhere on the network? Does A seem to be responding
normally everywhere except from B? Can you browse from B to A through my
network places -> entire network -> microsoft windows network?

I'm not sure why I'd expect this, but I'm wondering if it can be some
hardware thing - switch port? It seems like there's no physical
connection - B gets A's IP from DNS, but gets no response to the ping from
that IP. Blaming hardware doesn't explain why A can ping B but not the
other way around, but I'd take a second to move some plugs around just in
case of some kind of unexplained weirdness on the switch. Why I'm wondering
about hardware is, if it was a setting on A, or something like a firewall,
it seems like there'd be a password prompt, or something other than just no
response.

I did read the ipconfig results - they're pretty much identical as you
know - nothing jumps out that would explain this.


"Rip Rowan" <RipRowan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:C6EE7FB1-9CED-4723-8EDB-80EB6569F32E@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> 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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