LAN: Strange

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Ting

Hello,

Something like a puzzle has been harassing me for quite a period of
time:

We are using a LAN, and there is a server in charge of a domain. The puzzle
is,
I can see a computer on using Windows Explorer (XP Pro), but I can not ping
it, and whenever I click it I got "Can not find network path" error.

When I use Ethereal to monitor network traffic, it seemed I could not find
something
related to that computer, while I am sure the computer must be using the
network.

The computer probably uses XP Home.

What application can achieve this kind of result? (Notron?)

Some kind of hints are greatly appreciated.

Ting
 
Hi!

A few things to check:
both in the same (ip) subnet?
Default gateway set corretly?
Is the cable ok, and connected correctly?
Are there other computers in the ntwork you can('t) reach?

regards, enno
 
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