What OS's are you running? What OS is your latpop vs. the other systems?
Is the laptop connected wirelessly? If yes, might the router be configured to only allow internet access (and not access to the network)
What about your servers? What OS's are they running? Can they ping the laptop? Can the laptop ping them?
Im assuming you're using workgroups and not domains. If thats the case, is your laptop on a different workgroup then one of the other machines you're trying to connect to? (For example, You're trying to connect your desktop PC to your laptop. But, your laptop is in the workgroup: MOBILE and your desktop is in the workgroup: OFFICE)
I think the OP answered most of those. Has to be the same workgroup or he could not see the other machines. This also rules out any wireless issues.
This is a classic firewall problem. The only thing I want to know is if the image on the machine is a factory installed one or a custom one they use.
I strongly disagree, atleast, with the workgroup and wireless portion. It may very well be a classic firewall problem.
On my network, we have multiple workgroups. Wireless_HM, Wired_HM, TAN, and JTEGG. My laptop is a member of Wireless_HM, My desktops are members of Wired_HM, My brothers desktops are members of JTEGG, and The desktops in our home office are members of TAN. I can communicate seamleslly with all of these stations from my laptop, and they can communicate with me. All running some form of Firewall or another. However, one of my clients has an issue where one machine is running Windows 2000, and 2 others are running Windows XP, and the Win2K machine has blocked access from both machines. It can connect to them, but they cant connect to it.
Thats why I ask all the questions I do.
Also, its possible, depending on your router, to give wireless devices no access to your LAN, only to the net, You could single them out by MAC Address too, but some places, suchas wireless hotspots, find it easier to simply keep everyone off their network except those who are plugged directly into it.
No Custom or 3rd party desktop firewalls installed - only windows ICF in SP2 which is disabled.
Antivirus has a port blocker but i disabled it just incase that's the problem but I have the same software installed on all pcs and laptops and i don't have to disable it on any other machines to ping ip addresses so i don't think that's the issue.
Sorry, Operating systems are XP pro service pack 2 and windows 2000 sp4 mixed for pc's and laptops - servers: have nt4.0 sp6 , WIndows server 2000, and 1 email server running red hat linux.
3 servers total can not ping the laptop, but the laptop can ping them.
my laptop is running XP pro sp2.
Correct - no Domains , only a workgroup and the network settings are fine.
The only firewalls that I am aware of is the Cisco Pix that's garding the LAN.
But I don't see how that could block me when I'm plugged directly into the LAN internally.
I disable the windows firewalls and there are no other 3rd party firewalls installed anywhere, I would have a hand in that so I'd know.
I CAN ping the servers on our LAN and I CAN ping other PC's and laptops on the LAN from my laptop, but I CAN NOT Ping my laptop from any other machine, including servers.
Wireless connections are not used here - not even a factor.
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What OS's are you running? What OS is your latpop vs. the other systems?
Is the laptop connected wirelessly? If yes, might the router be configured to only allow internet access (and not access to the network)
What about your servers? What OS's are they running? Can they ping the laptop? Can the laptop ping them?
Im assuming you're using workgroups and not domains. If thats the case, is your laptop on a different workgroup then one of the other machines you're trying to connect to? (For example, You're trying to connect your desktop PC to your laptop. But, your laptop is in the workgroup: MOBILE and your desktop is in the workgroup: OFFICE)
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CowboyJTE
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December 7th, 2006 03:00
I strongly disagree, atleast, with the workgroup and wireless portion. It may very well be a classic firewall problem.
On my network, we have multiple workgroups. Wireless_HM, Wired_HM, TAN, and JTEGG. My laptop is a member of Wireless_HM, My desktops are members of Wired_HM, My brothers desktops are members of JTEGG, and The desktops in our home office are members of TAN. I can communicate seamleslly with all of these stations from my laptop, and they can communicate with me. All running some form of Firewall or another. However, one of my clients has an issue where one machine is running Windows 2000, and 2 others are running Windows XP, and the Win2K machine has blocked access from both machines. It can connect to them, but they cant connect to it.
Thats why I ask all the questions I do.
Also, its possible, depending on your router, to give wireless devices no access to your LAN, only to the net, You could single them out by MAC Address too, but some places, suchas wireless hotspots, find it easier to simply keep everyone off their network except those who are plugged directly into it.
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Message Edited by jmwills on 12-07-200604:44 PM
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Message Edited by jmwills on 12-07-200604:44 PM
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