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XP can ping out but will not respond to pings
Posted by Tim Hollingworth on December 27th, 2007


WinXP can ping everythign but nothing can ping it including VMware
Workstation 6 based VMs running on the local machine over any VMnet.

Firewall is turned off.
Symantec 10x installed but disabled.

<GRRR!>

thollingworth@eplus.com


Posted by Robert L. \(MS-MVP\) on December 27th, 2007


Can the XP ping itself? Or if starting the XP with clean booting, can you
ping it?

How to run Windows OS with a clean ...With MSCONFIG, you also can configure
a clean boot to disable common startup ... To perform a clean boot, please
follow these steps: 1) Run MSCONFIG.EXE. ...
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Posted by Robert L. \(MS-MVP\) on December 27th, 2007


Can the XP ping itself? Or if starting the XP with clean booting, can you
ping it?

How to run Windows OS with a clean ...With MSCONFIG, you also can configure
a clean boot to disable common startup ... To perform a clean boot, please
follow these steps: 1) Run MSCONFIG.EXE. ...
www.chicagotech.net/netforums/viewtopic.php?t=57


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Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on
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How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on
http://www.HowToNetworking.com


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Posted by Steve Winograd on December 27th, 2007


On Thu, 27 Dec 2007 11:04:48 -0500, "Tim Hollingworth"
<thollingworth@eplus.com> wrote:

Start WinXP in "Safe mode with networking". If you can ping it in
that mode, the problem is caused by a program that only runs in normal
mode -- probably a firewall or an antivirus program that has a
firewall component.

The only way to tell for sure is to un-install the program. Just
disabling such a program isn't enough.
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Posted by Steve Winograd on December 27th, 2007


On Thu, 27 Dec 2007 11:04:48 -0500, "Tim Hollingworth"
<thollingworth@eplus.com> wrote:

Start WinXP in "Safe mode with networking". If you can ping it in
that mode, the problem is caused by a program that only runs in normal
mode -- probably a firewall or an antivirus program that has a
firewall component.

The only way to tell for sure is to un-install the program. Just
disabling such a program isn't enough.
--
Best Wishes,
Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group
for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions
addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups.

Microsoft Most Valuable Professional Program
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com