XP - Ping one way but not other?

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chrisdman

Hi,

I have 2 Computers - Laptop (A) and PC (B).

"A" is running XP Pro (SP3) with a belkin wireless adaptor (connected to
router).
"B" is running XP Home (SP3) with a cable connection to a belkin wireless
router.

Right........

PC "B" can ping the router and Laptop "A".
Laptop "A" can ping the router but not PC "B".

Both systems have very little on them and I have tried disabling the
standard windows firewall on both (no other firewalls installed on either
yet).

The file-sharing works fine on PC "B". I can transfer files to and from the
laptop "A" and all is fine (all shared folders from "A"+"B" are visable on PC
"B")

On Laptop "A" I am unable to see any shared folders from PC "B".
When I click on "view network computers" in "my network places" on Laptop
"A" the PC "B" has an icon there but shows an error when I try to connect to
it:

"\\Sarah1 is not accessible. You might not have permission to use this
network resource. Contact the administrator of this server to find out if you
have access permissions.

The network path was not found"


Laptop "A" is called "BOB" and has a static IP address of 192.168.1.8
PC "B" is called "Sarah1" and has a static IP address of 192.168.1.7

Ping shots and ipconfig/all from laptop "A".

C:\Documents and Settings\Chris>ping bob

Pinging bob [192.168.1.7] with 32 bytes of data:

Reply from 192.168.1.7: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128
Reply from 192.168.1.7: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128
Reply from 192.168.1.7: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128

Ping statistics for 192.168.1.7:
Packets: Sent = 3, Received = 3, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 0ms, Maximum = 0ms, Average = 0ms
Control-C
^C
C:\Documents and Settings\Chris>ping 192.168.1.1

Pinging 192.168.1.1 with 32 bytes of data:

Reply from 192.168.1.1: bytes=32 time=1ms TTL=64
Reply from 192.168.1.1: bytes=32 time=1ms TTL=64

Ping statistics for 192.168.1.1:
Packets: Sent = 2, Received = 2, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 1ms, Maximum = 1ms, Average = 1ms
Control-C
^C
C:\Documents and Settings\Chris>ping sarah1

Pinging sarah1 [192.168.1.8] with 32 bytes of data:

Request timed out.
Request timed out.
Request timed out.

Ping statistics for 192.168.1.8:
Packets: Sent = 3, Received = 0, Lost = 3 (100% loss),
Control-C
^C
C:\Documents and Settings\Chris>ipconfig/all

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : bob
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : National Semiconductor
DP83815-Based
PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-40-D0-4B-50-14

Ethernet adapter Wireless Network Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Belkin 54g Wireless USB Network
Adap
ter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-17-3F-13-6A-13
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.7
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 194.168.4.100
194.168.8.100

C:\Documents and Settings\Chris>



Ping shots from PC "B".


C:\Documents and Settings\User>ping bob
Pinging bob [192.168.1.7] with 32 bytes of data:

Reply from 192.168.1.7: bytes=32 time=1ms TTL=128
Reply from 192.168.1.7: bytes=32 time=1ms TTL=128
Reply from 192.168.1.7: bytes=32 time=1ms TTL=128

Ping statistics for 192.168.1.7:
Packets: Sent = 3, Received = 3, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 1ms, Maximum = 1ms, Average = 1ms
Control-C
^C
C:\Documents and Settings\User>ping 192.168.1.1

Pinging 192.168.1.1 with 32 bytes of data:

Reply from 192.168.1.1: bytes=32 time=1ms TTL=64
Reply from 192.168.1.1: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=64

Ping statistics for 192.168.1.1:
Packets: Sent = 2, Received = 2, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 0ms, Maximum = 1ms, Average = 0ms
Control-C
^C
C:\Documents and Settings\User>ping sarah1

Pinging SARAH1 [192.168.1.8] with 32 bytes of data:

Reply from 192.168.1.8: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128
Reply from 192.168.1.8: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128

Ping statistics for 192.168.1.8:
Packets: Sent = 2, Received = 2, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 0ms, Maximum = 0ms, Average = 0ms
Control-C
^C
C:\Documents and Settings\User>

C:\Documents and Settings\User>ipconfig/all

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : SARAH1
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Mixed
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : NVIDIA nForce Networking
Controller
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-01-6C-F1-1A-AD
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.8
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 194.168.4.100
194.168.8.100

C:\Documents and Settings\User>


I hope someone can help me with this as it's driving me mad!
 
A setting on Laptop A is not allowing ICMP packets to enter the OS.
Usually, the problem is a misconfigured firewall (or overlooked). Go no
further until you can get the ping problem resolved.
Jim
chrisdman said:
Hi,

I have 2 Computers - Laptop (A) and PC (B).

"A" is running XP Pro (SP3) with a belkin wireless adaptor (connected to
router).
"B" is running XP Home (SP3) with a cable connection to a belkin wireless
router.

Right........

PC "B" can ping the router and Laptop "A".
Laptop "A" can ping the router but not PC "B".

Both systems have very little on them and I have tried disabling the
standard windows firewall on both (no other firewalls installed on either
yet).

The file-sharing works fine on PC "B". I can transfer files to and from
the
laptop "A" and all is fine (all shared folders from "A"+"B" are visable on
PC
"B")

On Laptop "A" I am unable to see any shared folders from PC "B".
When I click on "view network computers" in "my network places" on Laptop
"A" the PC "B" has an icon there but shows an error when I try to connect
to
it:

"\\Sarah1 is not accessible. You might not have permission to use this
network resource. Contact the administrator of this server to find out if
you
have access permissions.

The network path was not found"


Laptop "A" is called "BOB" and has a static IP address of 192.168.1.8
PC "B" is called "Sarah1" and has a static IP address of 192.168.1.7

Ping shots and ipconfig/all from laptop "A".

C:\Documents and Settings\Chris>ping bob

Pinging bob [192.168.1.7] with 32 bytes of data:

Reply from 192.168.1.7: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128
Reply from 192.168.1.7: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128
Reply from 192.168.1.7: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128

Ping statistics for 192.168.1.7:
Packets: Sent = 3, Received = 3, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 0ms, Maximum = 0ms, Average = 0ms
Control-C
^C
C:\Documents and Settings\Chris>ping 192.168.1.1

Pinging 192.168.1.1 with 32 bytes of data:

Reply from 192.168.1.1: bytes=32 time=1ms TTL=64
Reply from 192.168.1.1: bytes=32 time=1ms TTL=64

Ping statistics for 192.168.1.1:
Packets: Sent = 2, Received = 2, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 1ms, Maximum = 1ms, Average = 1ms
Control-C
^C
C:\Documents and Settings\Chris>ping sarah1

Pinging sarah1 [192.168.1.8] with 32 bytes of data:

Request timed out.
Request timed out.
Request timed out.

Ping statistics for 192.168.1.8:
Packets: Sent = 3, Received = 0, Lost = 3 (100% loss),
Control-C
^C
C:\Documents and Settings\Chris>ipconfig/all

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : bob
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : National Semiconductor
DP83815-Based
PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-40-D0-4B-50-14

Ethernet adapter Wireless Network Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Belkin 54g Wireless USB Network
Adap
ter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-17-3F-13-6A-13
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.7
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 194.168.4.100
194.168.8.100

C:\Documents and Settings\Chris>



Ping shots from PC "B".


C:\Documents and Settings\User>ping bob
Pinging bob [192.168.1.7] with 32 bytes of data:

Reply from 192.168.1.7: bytes=32 time=1ms TTL=128
Reply from 192.168.1.7: bytes=32 time=1ms TTL=128
Reply from 192.168.1.7: bytes=32 time=1ms TTL=128

Ping statistics for 192.168.1.7:
Packets: Sent = 3, Received = 3, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 1ms, Maximum = 1ms, Average = 1ms
Control-C
^C
C:\Documents and Settings\User>ping 192.168.1.1

Pinging 192.168.1.1 with 32 bytes of data:

Reply from 192.168.1.1: bytes=32 time=1ms TTL=64
Reply from 192.168.1.1: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=64

Ping statistics for 192.168.1.1:
Packets: Sent = 2, Received = 2, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 0ms, Maximum = 1ms, Average = 0ms
Control-C
^C
C:\Documents and Settings\User>ping sarah1

Pinging SARAH1 [192.168.1.8] with 32 bytes of data:

Reply from 192.168.1.8: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128
Reply from 192.168.1.8: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128

Ping statistics for 192.168.1.8:
Packets: Sent = 2, Received = 2, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 0ms, Maximum = 0ms, Average = 0ms
Control-C
^C
C:\Documents and Settings\User>

C:\Documents and Settings\User>ipconfig/all

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : SARAH1
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Mixed
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : NVIDIA nForce Networking
Controller
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-01-6C-F1-1A-AD
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.8
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 194.168.4.100
194.168.8.100

C:\Documents and Settings\User>


I hope someone can help me with this as it's driving me mad!
Click to expand...
 
I have 2 Computers - Laptop (A) and PC (B).

"A" is running XP Pro (SP3) with a belkin wireless adaptor
(connected to router).
"B" is running XP Home (SP3) with a cable connection to a belkin
wireless router.

Right........

PC "B" can ping the router and Laptop "A".
Laptop "A" can ping the router but not PC "B".

Both systems have very little on them and I have tried disabling
the standard windows firewall on both (no other firewalls
installed on either yet).

The file-sharing works fine on PC "B". I can transfer files to and
from the laptop "A" and all is fine (all shared folders from
"A"+"B" are visable on PC "B")

On Laptop "A" I am unable to see any shared folders from PC "B".
When I click on "view network computers" in "my network places" on
Laptop "A" the PC "B" has an icon there but shows an error when I
try to connect to it:

"\\Sarah1 is not accessible. You might not have permission to use
this network resource. Contact the administrator of this server to
find out if you have access permissions.

The network path was not found"


Laptop "A" is called "BOB" and has a static IP address of
192.168.1.8 PC "B" is called "Sarah1" and has a static IP address
of 192.168.1.7
Click to expand...

This sure smells like a firewall problem on Camputer B. Make sure
computer B does not have a firewall running on it. Look for hidden
ones too --- for example if you use the Cisco VPN Client, it includes a
firewall that is active even when the client isn't (unless you disable
it).

HTH,
John
 
chrisdman said:
Hi,

I have 2 Computers - Laptop (A) and PC (B).

"A" is running XP Pro (SP3) with a belkin wireless adaptor (connected to
router).
"B" is running XP Home (SP3) with a cable connection to a belkin wireless
router.

Right........

PC "B" can ping the router and Laptop "A".
Laptop "A" can ping the router but not PC "B".

Both systems have very little on them and I have tried disabling the
standard windows firewall on both (no other firewalls installed on either
yet).

The file-sharing works fine on PC "B". I can transfer files to and from the
laptop "A" and all is fine (all shared folders from "A"+"B" are visable on PC
"B")

On Laptop "A" I am unable to see any shared folders from PC "B".
When I click on "view network computers" in "my network places" on Laptop
"A" the PC "B" has an icon there but shows an error when I try to connect to
it:

"\\Sarah1 is not accessible. You might not have permission to use this
network resource. Contact the administrator of this server to find out if you
have access permissions.

The network path was not found"


Laptop "A" is called "BOB" and has a static IP address of 192.168.1.8
PC "B" is called "Sarah1" and has a static IP address of 192.168.1.7

Ping shots and ipconfig/all from laptop "A".

C:\Documents and Settings\Chris>ping bob

Pinging bob [192.168.1.7] with 32 bytes of data:

Reply from 192.168.1.7: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128
Reply from 192.168.1.7: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128
Reply from 192.168.1.7: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128

Ping statistics for 192.168.1.7:
Packets: Sent = 3, Received = 3, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 0ms, Maximum = 0ms, Average = 0ms
Control-C
^C
C:\Documents and Settings\Chris>ping 192.168.1.1

Pinging 192.168.1.1 with 32 bytes of data:

Reply from 192.168.1.1: bytes=32 time=1ms TTL=64
Reply from 192.168.1.1: bytes=32 time=1ms TTL=64

Ping statistics for 192.168.1.1:
Packets: Sent = 2, Received = 2, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 1ms, Maximum = 1ms, Average = 1ms
Control-C
^C
C:\Documents and Settings\Chris>ping sarah1

Pinging sarah1 [192.168.1.8] with 32 bytes of data:

Request timed out.
Request timed out.
Request timed out.

Ping statistics for 192.168.1.8:
Packets: Sent = 3, Received = 0, Lost = 3 (100% loss),
Control-C
^C
C:\Documents and Settings\Chris>ipconfig/all

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : bob
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : National Semiconductor
DP83815-Based
PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-40-D0-4B-50-14

Ethernet adapter Wireless Network Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Belkin 54g Wireless USB Network
Adap
ter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-17-3F-13-6A-13
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.7
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 194.168.4.100
194.168.8.100

C:\Documents and Settings\Chris>



Ping shots from PC "B".


C:\Documents and Settings\User>ping bob
Pinging bob [192.168.1.7] with 32 bytes of data:

Reply from 192.168.1.7: bytes=32 time=1ms TTL=128
Reply from 192.168.1.7: bytes=32 time=1ms TTL=128
Reply from 192.168.1.7: bytes=32 time=1ms TTL=128

Ping statistics for 192.168.1.7:
Packets: Sent = 3, Received = 3, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 1ms, Maximum = 1ms, Average = 1ms
Control-C
^C
C:\Documents and Settings\User>ping 192.168.1.1

Pinging 192.168.1.1 with 32 bytes of data:

Reply from 192.168.1.1: bytes=32 time=1ms TTL=64
Reply from 192.168.1.1: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=64

Ping statistics for 192.168.1.1:
Packets: Sent = 2, Received = 2, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 0ms, Maximum = 1ms, Average = 0ms
Control-C
^C
C:\Documents and Settings\User>ping sarah1

Pinging SARAH1 [192.168.1.8] with 32 bytes of data:

Reply from 192.168.1.8: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128
Reply from 192.168.1.8: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128

Ping statistics for 192.168.1.8:
Packets: Sent = 2, Received = 2, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 0ms, Maximum = 0ms, Average = 0ms
Control-C
^C
C:\Documents and Settings\User>

C:\Documents and Settings\User>ipconfig/all

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : SARAH1
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Mixed
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : NVIDIA nForce Networking
Controller
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-01-6C-F1-1A-AD
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.8
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 194.168.4.100
194.168.8.100

C:\Documents and Settings\User>


I hope someone can help me with this as it's driving me mad!
Click to expand...

Did things ever work? If so, what changes were made to the system after
which the problems started?

What antivirus application is running on each computer? Some a/v apps
(notably Norton) include an "Internet Worm Protection" feature that
actually is a firewall and needs to be configured.

Do you have nVidia NICs on your motherboard? Some nVidia chips have a
built-in firewall: http://www.nvidia.com/object/security.html
 
Lem,

Thanks for getting back to me.

The PC has a Nvidia chip on it (on-board graphics) and I am in the process
of removing this (or try to!).

Is there any way to know if any more things are blocking this?

Thanks,

Chirs.

Lem said:
chrisdman said:
Hi,

I have 2 Computers - Laptop (A) and PC (B).

"A" is running XP Pro (SP3) with a belkin wireless adaptor (connected to
router).
"B" is running XP Home (SP3) with a cable connection to a belkin wireless
router.

Right........

PC "B" can ping the router and Laptop "A".
Laptop "A" can ping the router but not PC "B".

Both systems have very little on them and I have tried disabling the
standard windows firewall on both (no other firewalls installed on either
yet).

The file-sharing works fine on PC "B". I can transfer files to and from the
laptop "A" and all is fine (all shared folders from "A"+"B" are visable on PC
"B")

On Laptop "A" I am unable to see any shared folders from PC "B".
When I click on "view network computers" in "my network places" on Laptop
"A" the PC "B" has an icon there but shows an error when I try to connect to
it:

"\\Sarah1 is not accessible. You might not have permission to use this
network resource. Contact the administrator of this server to find out if you
have access permissions.

The network path was not found"


Laptop "A" is called "BOB" and has a static IP address of 192.168.1.8
PC "B" is called "Sarah1" and has a static IP address of 192.168.1.7

Ping shots and ipconfig/all from laptop "A".

C:\Documents and Settings\Chris>ping bob

Pinging bob [192.168.1.7] with 32 bytes of data:

Reply from 192.168.1.7: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128
Reply from 192.168.1.7: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128
Reply from 192.168.1.7: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128

Ping statistics for 192.168.1.7:
Packets: Sent = 3, Received = 3, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 0ms, Maximum = 0ms, Average = 0ms
Control-C
^C
C:\Documents and Settings\Chris>ping 192.168.1.1

Pinging 192.168.1.1 with 32 bytes of data:

Reply from 192.168.1.1: bytes=32 time=1ms TTL=64
Reply from 192.168.1.1: bytes=32 time=1ms TTL=64

Ping statistics for 192.168.1.1:
Packets: Sent = 2, Received = 2, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 1ms, Maximum = 1ms, Average = 1ms
Control-C
^C
C:\Documents and Settings\Chris>ping sarah1

Pinging sarah1 [192.168.1.8] with 32 bytes of data:

Request timed out.
Request timed out.
Request timed out.

Ping statistics for 192.168.1.8:
Packets: Sent = 3, Received = 0, Lost = 3 (100% loss),
Control-C
^C
C:\Documents and Settings\Chris>ipconfig/all

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : bob
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : National Semiconductor
DP83815-Based
PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-40-D0-4B-50-14

Ethernet adapter Wireless Network Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Belkin 54g Wireless USB Network
Adap
ter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-17-3F-13-6A-13
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.7
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 194.168.4.100
194.168.8.100

C:\Documents and Settings\Chris>



Ping shots from PC "B".


C:\Documents and Settings\User>ping bob
Pinging bob [192.168.1.7] with 32 bytes of data:

Reply from 192.168.1.7: bytes=32 time=1ms TTL=128
Reply from 192.168.1.7: bytes=32 time=1ms TTL=128
Reply from 192.168.1.7: bytes=32 time=1ms TTL=128

Ping statistics for 192.168.1.7:
Packets: Sent = 3, Received = 3, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 1ms, Maximum = 1ms, Average = 1ms
Control-C
^C
C:\Documents and Settings\User>ping 192.168.1.1

Pinging 192.168.1.1 with 32 bytes of data:

Reply from 192.168.1.1: bytes=32 time=1ms TTL=64
Reply from 192.168.1.1: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=64

Ping statistics for 192.168.1.1:
Packets: Sent = 2, Received = 2, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 0ms, Maximum = 1ms, Average = 0ms
Control-C
^C
C:\Documents and Settings\User>ping sarah1

Pinging SARAH1 [192.168.1.8] with 32 bytes of data:

Reply from 192.168.1.8: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128
Reply from 192.168.1.8: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128

Ping statistics for 192.168.1.8:
Packets: Sent = 2, Received = 2, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 0ms, Maximum = 0ms, Average = 0ms
Control-C
^C
C:\Documents and Settings\User>

C:\Documents and Settings\User>ipconfig/all

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : SARAH1
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Mixed
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : NVIDIA nForce Networking
Controller
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-01-6C-F1-1A-AD
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.8
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 194.168.4.100
194.168.8.100

C:\Documents and Settings\User>


I hope someone can help me with this as it's driving me mad!
Click to expand...

Did things ever work? If so, what changes were made to the system after
which the problems started?

What antivirus application is running on each computer? Some a/v apps
(notably Norton) include an "Internet Worm Protection" feature that
actually is a firewall and needs to be configured.

Do you have nVidia NICs on your motherboard? Some nVidia chips have a
built-in firewall: http://www.nvidia.com/object/security.html

--
Lem

Apollo 11 - 40 years ago:
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/apollo/40th/index.html
.
Click to expand...
 
chrisdman said:
Lem,

Thanks for getting back to me.

The PC has a Nvidia chip on it (on-board graphics) and I am in the process
of removing this (or try to!).
Click to expand...
DON'T. Lem meant a Network Interface Controller NOT a Graphics Controller.
Jim
<snip>
 
chrisdman said:
Lem,

Thanks for getting back to me.

The PC has a Nvidia chip on it (on-board graphics) and I am in the process
of removing this (or try to!).

Is there any way to know if any more things are blocking this?

Thanks,

Chirs.

Lem said:
chrisdman said:
Hi,

I have 2 Computers - Laptop (A) and PC (B).

"A" is running XP Pro (SP3) with a belkin wireless adaptor (connected to
router).
"B" is running XP Home (SP3) with a cable connection to a belkin wireless
router.

Right........

PC "B" can ping the router and Laptop "A".
Laptop "A" can ping the router but not PC "B".

Both systems have very little on them and I have tried disabling the
standard windows firewall on both (no other firewalls installed on either
yet).

The file-sharing works fine on PC "B". I can transfer files to and from the
laptop "A" and all is fine (all shared folders from "A"+"B" are visable on PC
"B")

On Laptop "A" I am unable to see any shared folders from PC "B".
When I click on "view network computers" in "my network places" on Laptop
"A" the PC "B" has an icon there but shows an error when I try to connect to
it:

"\\Sarah1 is not accessible. You might not have permission to use this
network resource. Contact the administrator of this server to find out if you
have access permissions.

The network path was not found"


Laptop "A" is called "BOB" and has a static IP address of 192.168.1.8
PC "B" is called "Sarah1" and has a static IP address of 192.168.1.7

Ping shots and ipconfig/all from laptop "A".

C:\Documents and Settings\Chris>ping bob

Pinging bob [192.168.1.7] with 32 bytes of data:

Reply from 192.168.1.7: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128
Reply from 192.168.1.7: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128
Reply from 192.168.1.7: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128

Ping statistics for 192.168.1.7:
Packets: Sent = 3, Received = 3, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 0ms, Maximum = 0ms, Average = 0ms
Control-C
^C
C:\Documents and Settings\Chris>ping 192.168.1.1

Pinging 192.168.1.1 with 32 bytes of data:

Reply from 192.168.1.1: bytes=32 time=1ms TTL=64
Reply from 192.168.1.1: bytes=32 time=1ms TTL=64

Ping statistics for 192.168.1.1:
Packets: Sent = 2, Received = 2, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 1ms, Maximum = 1ms, Average = 1ms
Control-C
^C
C:\Documents and Settings\Chris>ping sarah1

Pinging sarah1 [192.168.1.8] with 32 bytes of data:

Request timed out.
Request timed out.
Request timed out.

Ping statistics for 192.168.1.8:
Packets: Sent = 3, Received = 0, Lost = 3 (100% loss),
Control-C
^C
C:\Documents and Settings\Chris>ipconfig/all

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : bob
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : National Semiconductor
DP83815-Based
PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-40-D0-4B-50-14

Ethernet adapter Wireless Network Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Belkin 54g Wireless USB Network
Adap
ter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-17-3F-13-6A-13
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.7
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 194.168.4.100
194.168.8.100

C:\Documents and Settings\Chris>



Ping shots from PC "B".


C:\Documents and Settings\User>ping bob
Pinging bob [192.168.1.7] with 32 bytes of data:

Reply from 192.168.1.7: bytes=32 time=1ms TTL=128
Reply from 192.168.1.7: bytes=32 time=1ms TTL=128
Reply from 192.168.1.7: bytes=32 time=1ms TTL=128

Ping statistics for 192.168.1.7:
Packets: Sent = 3, Received = 3, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 1ms, Maximum = 1ms, Average = 1ms
Control-C
^C
C:\Documents and Settings\User>ping 192.168.1.1

Pinging 192.168.1.1 with 32 bytes of data:

Reply from 192.168.1.1: bytes=32 time=1ms TTL=64
Reply from 192.168.1.1: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=64

Ping statistics for 192.168.1.1:
Packets: Sent = 2, Received = 2, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 0ms, Maximum = 1ms, Average = 0ms
Control-C
^C
C:\Documents and Settings\User>ping sarah1

Pinging SARAH1 [192.168.1.8] with 32 bytes of data:

Reply from 192.168.1.8: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128
Reply from 192.168.1.8: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=128

Ping statistics for 192.168.1.8:
Packets: Sent = 2, Received = 2, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 0ms, Maximum = 0ms, Average = 0ms
Control-C
^C
C:\Documents and Settings\User>

C:\Documents and Settings\User>ipconfig/all

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : SARAH1
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Mixed
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : NVIDIA nForce Networking
Controller
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-01-6C-F1-1A-AD
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.8
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 194.168.4.100
194.168.8.100

C:\Documents and Settings\User>


I hope someone can help me with this as it's driving me mad!
Click to expand...
Did things ever work? If so, what changes were made to the system after
which the problems started?

What antivirus application is running on each computer? Some a/v apps
(notably Norton) include an "Internet Worm Protection" feature that
actually is a firewall and needs to be configured.

Do you have nVidia NICs on your motherboard? Some nVidia chips have a
built-in firewall: http://www.nvidia.com/object/security.html

--
Lem

Apollo 11 - 40 years ago:
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/apollo/40th/index.html
.
Click to expand...
Click to expand...

*Don't* *remove* the chip.

If you have an Nvidia nForce chip on you motherboard it may have
nVidia's ActiveArmor firewall. This firmware-implemented firewall used
to be user-configurable. You may now be limited to disabling it. See
this 2-year-old thread: http://forums.nvidia.com/index.php?showtopic=47170

Also see
http://www.google.com/#hl=en&source...g-m3&oq=configure+nvidia+&fp=5b7cf21b103219ea

Or ask nVidia support (especially if you don't know whether or not your
particular chip has this feature): http://www.nvidia.com/page/support.html
 
Hi,

Thanks again for the help.

It wasn't the nvidia chip in the end (could not find the firewall/network
thing anyway).

It turned out to be a bit of software left over from an old install of mcafe.

Got rid of this and worked fine.

Thanks for the help though!

Chris.
 
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