RE: [WinMac] Ping doesn't work to ID computers on LAN.

Subject: RE: [WinMac] Ping doesn't work to ID computers on LAN.
From: Perbix, Michael (PERBIX[at]lmsd.org)
Date: Wed Apr 17 2002 - 08:25:55 EDT

This is definitely a firewall issue on those boxes. They are preventing pinging. Can you ping the 98 boxes from any other box, like the linux box?

It is very possible to hide the machines from pinging but still allow file sharing. The firewall software does all this. If you remove the firewall software from one machine does it work can you then ping it?

Also why do you have the firewall software installed if you are behind a linksys router. The router by default will block anyone on the internet from accessing your computers unless you forward a particular port to that machine (such as port 80).

This definitely sounds like the firewall software, in fact operating as it should.

    -Mike

> ----------
> From: Brian Durant
> Reply To: winmac@iffy.com
> Sent: Wednesday, April 17, 2002 4:53 AM
> To: winmac@iffy.com
> Subject: Re: [WinMac] Ping doesn't work to ID computers on LAN.
>
> On Wednesday 17 April 2002 15:05, Darryl Lee wrote:
> - > I have setup the 3 Win 98 boxes so that I can access the drives from Win
> 2k. - > In the process of trying to access the 3 boxes from Linux with
> smbclient, I - > have noticed that pinging doesn't work from any Win 98 box
> to any other Win - > 98 box. At least as far as I could tell. That ping
> window disappears in a jif - > and you never get to read the final
> conclusions at the bottom. Any ideas what - > the problem is or at least how
> I can get to keep the ping window open long - > enough to read the
> conclusions at the bottom?
> -
> - Open a MS-DOS window (File->Run-> command), then run ping.
>
> Interesting
>
> 1) All Win 98 SE boxes can ping my dual boot when in SuSE Linux 7.3 Pro.
> 2) The Win 98 SE boxes can't ping each other (timeout).
> 3) I can access their drives when in Win 2k, but not in Linux.
> 4) Pinging the router from any Win 98 box is successful.
> 5) Pinging a site on the Internet (Turing.suse.de 213.95.15.200) is also
> successful.
> 6) All Win 98 SE boxes have Norton Personal Firewall installed.
>
> Is this a firewall issue? I wouldn't think so when I can access the Win 98
> boxes from Win 2k. All boxes have Internet access and both the cable modem
> and the router seem to be working correctly. Any ideas?
>
> Cheers,
>
> Brian
>
>
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