Cannot ping localhost

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Leif Arvidsson

Original problem: could not access Internet

In the course of troubleshooting I tried
1. to ping the ISP. Ok
2. ping the computers static IP. Did not work (destination
host unreachable)
3. ping localhost. Did not work (request timed out)
The I checked net view with the follong results
4. net view \\localhost
Response: system error 1231 has occured
5. new view \\computer_name
Resonse: normal, completed successfully.

Anyone seen this before? If so how to fix it?

Regards
LA
 
make sure not firewall running.

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"Leif Arvidsson" said:
Original problem: could not access Internet

In the course of troubleshooting I tried
1. to ping the ISP. Ok
2. ping the computers static IP. Did not work (destination
host unreachable)
3. ping localhost. Did not work (request timed out)
The I checked net view with the follong results
4. net view \\localhost
Response: system error 1231 has occured
5. new view \\computer_name
Resonse: normal, completed successfully.

Anyone seen this before? If so how to fix it?

Regards
LA
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Failure of a computer to ping itself is usually caused by a firewall
program that's improperly configured or partially un-installed.

What IP address are you pinging? Are you sure that it's the right
one?

What does the TCP/IP route table show? To see, go to a command prompt
and enter this command to write the route table to a file named
"route.txt":

route print >route.txt

If you reply to this message, please copy and paste the route table
into your reply.
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