Blocking ICMP on the .59 computer won't prevent that computer from pinging
the .60 computer, which is what he said is part of the problem. It is VERY
odd that both NICS show the same MAC address.




"James W. Long" <JamesLong@wowway.com> wrote in message
news:RaudncwH66sweG7anZ2dnUVZ_ryqnZ2d@wideopenwest .com...
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> is there a firewall running on the 59 machine...?
> {which may be blocking icmp echo request}
> if so, that can be part of the problem.
>
>
> "James W. Long" <JamesLong@wowway.com> wrote in message
> news:Mtadncwdy4zVV27anZ2dnUVZ_gydnZ2d@wideopenwest .com...
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>> "James W. Long" <JamesLong@wowway.com> wrote in message
>> news:8tednUHlItYJX27anZ2dnUVZ_qKgnZ2d@wideopenwest .com...
>>> do you see traffic on the icon in the tray?
>>>
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>> gw is pingable, router is up. 60 is up. 59 no answer.
>>
>>
>> in this order:
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>> are you SURE the 59 Machine is actually connected to the switch??
>> move the cable to a different port on the switch. they DO go bad.
>>
>> check the cable- any heavy marks kinks etc which make it suspect?
>>
>> got a spare known good cable ?
>>
>> wouldnt hurt to do a repair on the connectoid in network (59) machine
>> (right click -> repair)
>> it will flush the dsn cache and reinit the connection assuming it can be.
>>
>>
>> might be a setting in the router has erroneously excluded the 59 machine
>> from access.
>> check this.
>>
>>
>> and if that doesnt work
>> delete the connectoid on the 59 machine
>> and make a new one. that will set all the data structures in the registry
>> straight again.
>>
>>
>>
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>>>
>>> "cameronjpu" <cameronjones******.com> wrote in message
>>> news:c805a824-73e0-44d7-8bde-6960f94994a2@y21g2000hsf.googlegroups.com...
>>>>I am an independent admin helping out a client of mine. They have a
>>>> network with only two computers, the router is outside the office (in
>>>> the basement). We have a switch inside the office. IP addresses are
>>>> manually assigned. Both computers have no firewall but the windows xp
>>>> firewall.
>>>>
>>>> They share a folder that is hosted on one of the computers, and
>>>> everything has worked fine for a long time. Suddenly late last week,
>>>> the remote system could no longer access the host system's shared
>>>> files. Can't get to the workgroup even. The weirdest thing is that
>>>> neither computer can even ping the other, but the internet never
>>>> stopped working perfectly.
>>>>
>>>> The two computers' ipconfig/all outputs are below:
>>>>
>>>> Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
>>>> (C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.
>>>>
>>>> C:\Documents and Settings\Susan Stolov>ipconfig/all
>>>>
>>>> ***************************************REMOTE
>>>> COMPUTER************************
>>>> Windows IP Configuration
>>>>
>>>> Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : Station01
>>>> Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
>>>> Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
>>>> IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
>>>> WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
>>>>
>>>> Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
>>>>
>>>> Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
>>>> Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) PRO/100 VE
>>>> Network Connecti
>>>> on
>>>> Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-16-76-8A-37-EB
>>>> Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
>>>> IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 66.7.37.59
>>>> Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.248
>>>> Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 66.7.37.57
>>>> DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 66.7.25.98
>>>> 64.52.192.98
>>>>
>>>> ***************************************SERVER
>>>> COMPUTER************************
>>>>
>>>> Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
>>>> (C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.
>>>>
>>>> C:\Documents and Settings\Susan Stolov>ipconfig/all
>>>>
>>>> Windows IP Configuration
>>>>
>>>> Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : WIPMaster
>>>> Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
>>>> Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
>>>> IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
>>>> WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
>>>>
>>>> Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
>>>>
>>>> Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
>>>> Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) PRO/100 VE
>>>> Network Connecti
>>>> on
>>>> Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-16-76-8A-37-EB
>>>> Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
>>>> IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 66.7.37.60
>>>> Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.248
>>>> Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 66.7.37.57
>>>> DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 66.7.25.98
>>>> 64.52.192.98
>>>>
>>>> C:\Documents and Settings\Susan Stolov>
>>>>
>>>> Computers have been rebooted. Switch reset. Tried DHCP but IP
>>>> addresses could not be obtained. I'll see if I can access the network
>>>> room, it's a building-provided service so that could be tricky.
>>>>
>>>> Any clue about where to start looking?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks.
>>>
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