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Old September 1st 05, 03:25 AM
Doug Knox MS-MVP
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Is the Windows firewall enabled? If so, check the firewall exceptions =
to ensure that ICMP Ping/echo packets are allowed. This setting and =
other ICMP settings are found on the Advanced tab, ICMP, Settings.

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I am having trouble getting a connection (ping, with eventual desire to =

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drive) between two machines on XP SP2 - before upgrading to XP SP2 I =

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have this problem.=20
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Here's my set up...
Two laptops with XP SP2, connected via a router. When logging into the =


"local machine" on both laptops, neither machine can PING the other. =

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story when I login to both machines on the same domain... what gives.=20
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I know the IP addresses of both machines, subnet mask and such - but I =

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reach one machine from the other... I need help - can someone throw me =

a bone?
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