> Try a simple test. Can you net view the first XP self? For example, net
> view \\xpip <file://\\xpip>. post back with the result.
>
> Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
> Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on
> http://www.ChicagoTech.net
> How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on
> http://www.HowToNetworking.com
>
>     "jones.ian" <jones.***@wanadoo.fr <mailto:jones.***@wanadoo.fr>>
>     wrote in message news:44ec622a$0$862$ba4acef3@news.orange.fr...
>     I have a Windows XP (SP2) machine, two other Windows XP machines and a
>     Linux box. The first XP box can ping, and connect to all the shares, on
>     the network. None of the other machines can ping the first XP box, and
>     although they can see the XP machine, they can't browse it or
>     connect to
>     the shares. The other machines can ping, browse and access shares
>     amongst themselves quite happily, but since the printer is attached to
>     the first machine, this doesn't help.
>
>     I have tried most of the obvious things - I have Norton Internet
>     Security running on the 1st XP box, but I removed it and disabled
>     the XP
>     firewall, no joy. I removed all the services except TCP/IP from the
>     network card, no difference. I have run Windows XP network diagnostics,
>     it says it's fine. I have upgraded the network card driver - a Realtek
>     RTL8139, no improvement. However, I don't think it's a network card
>     issue since I plugged in a wireless network card after disabling the
>     Realtek and exactly the same thing happened.
>
>     I believe the incoming ping requests are making it through to the
>     Realtek network interface because if I look at the status while
>     pinging,
>     the number of incoming packets goes up by one with each ping, but there
>     is nothing going out.
>
>     I'm out of ideas.
>
>     Regards,
>     Ian.

  > Try a simple test. Can you net view the first XP self? For example, net
  > view \\xpip <file://\\xpip>. post back with the result.
  >
  > Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
  > Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on
  > http://www.ChicagoTech.net
  > How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on
  > http://www.HowToNetworking.com
  >
  >     "jones.ian" <jones.***@wanadoo.fr <mailto:jones.***@wanadoo.fr>>
  >     wrote in message news:44ec622a$0$862$ba4acef3@news.orange.fr...
  >     I have a Windows XP (SP2) machine, two other Windows XP machines and a
  >     Linux box. The first XP box can ping, and connect to all the shares, on
  >     the network. None of the other machines can ping the first XP box, and
  >     although they can see the XP machine, they can't browse it or
  >     connect to
  >     the shares. The other machines can ping, browse and access shares
  >     amongst themselves quite happily, but since the printer is attached to
  >     the first machine, this doesn't help.
  >
  >     I have tried most of the obvious things - I have Norton Internet
  >     Security running on the 1st XP box, but I removed it and disabled
  >     the XP
  >     firewall, no joy. I removed all the services except TCP/IP from the
  >     network card, no difference. I have run Windows XP network diagnostics,
  >     it says it's fine. I have upgraded the network card driver - a Realtek
  >     RTL8139, no improvement. However, I don't think it's a network card
  >     issue since I plugged in a wireless network card after disabling the
  >     Realtek and exactly the same thing happened.
  >
  >     I believe the incoming ping requests are making it through to the
  >     Realtek network interface because if I look at the status while
  >     pinging,
  >     the number of incoming packets goes up by one with each ping, but there
  >     is nothing going out.
  >
  >     I'm out of ideas.
  >
  >     Regards,
  >     Ian.

"jones.ian" <jones.***@wanadoo.fr> wrote in message
news:44ec622a$0$862$ba4acef3@news.orange.fr...
>I have a Windows XP (SP2) machine, two other Windows XP machines and a
>Linux box. The first XP box can ping, and connect to all the shares, on the
>network. None of the other machines can ping the first XP box, and although
>they can see the XP machine, they can't browse it or connect to the shares.
>The other machines can ping, browse and access shares amongst themselves
>quite happily, but since the printer is attached to the first machine, this
>doesn't help.
>
> I have tried most of the obvious things - I have Norton Internet Security
> running on the 1st XP box, but I removed it and disabled the XP firewall,
> no joy. I removed all the services except TCP/IP from the network card, no
> difference. I have run Windows XP network diagnostics, it says it's fine.
> I have upgraded the network card driver - a Realtek RTL8139, no
> improvement. However, I don't think it's a network card issue since I
> plugged in a wireless network card after disabling the Realtek and exactly
> the same thing happened.
>
> I believe the incoming ping requests are making it through to the Realtek
> network interface because if I look at the status while pinging, the
> number of incoming packets goes up by one with each ping, but there is
> nothing going out.
>
> I'm out of ideas.
>
> Regards,
> Ian.

> Do the following : ping localhost or ping 127.0.0.1 - response indicates
> function TCP/IP stack.
>  No response indicates either TCP/IP problem or firewall setting prohibiting
> echo requests.
>
> "jones.ian" <jones.***@wanadoo.fr> wrote in message
> news:44ec622a$0$862$ba4acef3@news.orange.fr...
>
>>I have a Windows XP (SP2) machine, two other Windows XP machines and a
>>Linux box. The first XP box can ping, and connect to all the shares, on the
>>network. None of the other machines can ping the first XP box, and although
>>they can see the XP machine, they can't browse it or connect to the shares.
>>The other machines can ping, browse and access shares amongst themselves
>>quite happily, but since the printer is attached to the first machine, this
>>doesn't help.
>>
>>I have tried most of the obvious things - I have Norton Internet Security
>>running on the 1st XP box, but I removed it and disabled the XP firewall,
>>no joy. I removed all the services except TCP/IP from the network card, no
>>difference. I have run Windows XP network diagnostics, it says it's fine.
>>I have upgraded the network card driver - a Realtek RTL8139, no
>>improvement. However, I don't think it's a network card issue since I
>>plugged in a wireless network card after disabling the Realtek and exactly
>>the same thing happened.
>>
>>I believe the incoming ping requests are making it through to the Realtek
>>network interface because if I look at the status while pinging, the
>>number of incoming packets goes up by one with each ping, but there is
>>nothing going out.
>>
>>I'm out of ideas.
>>
>>Regards,
>>Ian.
>
>
>

On Wed, 23 Aug 2006 16:11:54 +0200, "jones.ian" <jones.***@wanadoo.fr> wrote:

>I have a Windows XP (SP2) machine, two other Windows XP machines and a
>Linux box. The first XP box can ping, and connect to all the shares, on
>the network. None of the other machines can ping the first XP box, and
>although they can see the XP machine, they can't browse it or connect to
>the shares. The other machines can ping, browse and access shares
>amongst themselves quite happily, but since the printer is attached to
>the first machine, this doesn't help.
>
>I have tried most of the obvious things - I have Norton Internet
>Security running on the 1st XP box, but I removed it and disabled the XP
>firewall, no joy. I removed all the services except TCP/IP from the
>network card, no difference. I have run Windows XP network diagnostics,
>it says it's fine. I have upgraded the network card driver - a Realtek
>RTL8139, no improvement. However, I don't think it's a network card
>issue since I plugged in a wireless network card after disabling the
>Realtek and exactly the same thing happened.
>
>I believe the incoming ping requests are making it through to the
>Realtek network interface because if I look at the status while pinging,
>the number of incoming packets goes up by one with each ping, but there
>is nothing going out.
>
>I'm out of ideas.
>
>Regards,
>Ian.

> On Wed, 23 Aug 2006 16:11:54 +0200, "jones.ian" <jones.***@wanadoo.fr> wrote:
>
>
>>I have a Windows XP (SP2) machine, two other Windows XP machines and a
>>Linux box. The first XP box can ping, and connect to all the shares, on
>>the network. None of the other machines can ping the first XP box, and
>>although they can see the XP machine, they can't browse it or connect to
>>the shares. The other machines can ping, browse and access shares
>>amongst themselves quite happily, but since the printer is attached to
>>the first machine, this doesn't help.
>>
>>I have tried most of the obvious things - I have Norton Internet
>>Security running on the 1st XP box, but I removed it and disabled the XP
>>firewall, no joy. I removed all the services except TCP/IP from the
>>network card, no difference. I have run Windows XP network diagnostics,
>>it says it's fine. I have upgraded the network card driver - a Realtek
>>RTL8139, no improvement. However, I don't think it's a network card
>>issue since I plugged in a wireless network card after disabling the
>>Realtek and exactly the same thing happened.
>>
>>I believe the incoming ping requests are making it through to the
>>Realtek network interface because if I look at the status while pinging,
>>the number of incoming packets goes up by one with each ping, but there
>>is nothing going out.
>>
>>I'm out of ideas.
>>
>>Regards,
>>Ian.
>
>
> Ian,
>
> If you don't have a personal firewall problem (and did you look persistently?),
> I'd look at the LSP / Winsock next.
> <http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/problems-with-lsp-winsock-layer-in.html>
> http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/problems-with-lsp-winsock-layer-in.html
>
> If that dosn't help, then let's do comprehensive diagnostics.  Start by
> providing "ipconfig /all" from all 3 Windows computers.
> <http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/troubleshooting-internet-service.html#AskingForHelp>
> http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/troubleshooting-internet-service.html#AskingForHelp
>

On Wed, 23 Aug 2006 22:32:46 +0200, "jones.ian" <jones.***@wanadoo.fr> wrote:

>Chuck wrote:
>
>> On Wed, 23 Aug 2006 16:11:54 +0200, "jones.ian" <jones.***@wanadoo.fr> wrote:
>>
>>
>>>I have a Windows XP (SP2) machine, two other Windows XP machines and a
>>>Linux box. The first XP box can ping, and connect to all the shares, on
>>>the network. None of the other machines can ping the first XP box, and
>>>although they can see the XP machine, they can't browse it or connect to
>>>the shares. The other machines can ping, browse and access shares
>>>amongst themselves quite happily, but since the printer is attached to
>>>the first machine, this doesn't help.
>>>
>>>I have tried most of the obvious things - I have Norton Internet
>>>Security running on the 1st XP box, but I removed it and disabled the XP
>>>firewall, no joy. I removed all the services except TCP/IP from the
>>>network card, no difference. I have run Windows XP network diagnostics,
>>>it says it's fine. I have upgraded the network card driver - a Realtek
>>>RTL8139, no improvement. However, I don't think it's a network card
>>>issue since I plugged in a wireless network card after disabling the
>>>Realtek and exactly the same thing happened.
>>>
>>>I believe the incoming ping requests are making it through to the
>>>Realtek network interface because if I look at the status while pinging,
>>>the number of incoming packets goes up by one with each ping, but there
>>>is nothing going out.
>>>
>>>I'm out of ideas.
>>>
>>>Regards,
>>>Ian.
>>
>>
>> Ian,
>>
>> If you don't have a personal firewall problem (and did you look persistently?),
>> I'd look at the LSP / Winsock next.
>> <http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/problems-with-lsp-winsock-layer-in.html>
>> http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/problems-with-lsp-winsock-layer-in.html
>>
>> If that dosn't help, then let's do comprehensive diagnostics.  Start by
>> providing "ipconfig /all" from all 3 Windows computers.
>> <http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/troubleshooting-internet-service.html#AskingForHelp>
>> http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/troubleshooting-internet-service.html#AskingForHelp

>Well, I believe I have found the problem. Looking through the list of
>installed programs, I noticed ATT global dialer, which I used to use a
>long time ago for dial-up access. I deleted the program, and voilà,
>everything works.
>
>Thank you everyone for your help - it at least got me thinking along the
>right lines.
>
>Regards,
>Ian.

"jones.ian" wrote:

> I have a Windows XP (SP2) machine, two other Windows XP machines and a
> Linux box. The first XP box can ping, and connect to all the shares, on
> the network. None of the other machines can ping the first XP box, and
> although they can see the XP machine, they can't browse it or connect to
> the shares. The other machines can ping, browse and access shares
> amongst themselves quite happily, but since the printer is attached to
> the first machine, this doesn't help.
>
> I have tried most of the obvious things - I have Norton Internet
> Security running on the 1st XP box, but I removed it and disabled the XP
> firewall, no joy. I removed all the services except TCP/IP from the
> network card, no difference. I have run Windows XP network diagnostics,
> it says it's fine. I have upgraded the network card driver - a Realtek
> RTL8139, no improvement. However, I don't think it's a network card
> issue since I plugged in a wireless network card after disabling the
> Realtek and exactly the same thing happened.
>
> I believe the incoming ping requests are making it through to the
> Realtek network interface because if I look at the status while pinging,
> the number of incoming packets goes up by one with each ping, but there
> is nothing going out.
>
> I'm out of ideas.
>
> Regards,
> Ian.
>

"Brad" wrote:

> I have the same problem I think. I can ping other computers but they can't
> ping me. I can't ping myself. Other computers CAN ping themselves! I tried
> pinging 127.0.0.1 and that is OK. I do not have any ATT Global Dialer
> installed.
>
> I have used the Setup Wizard and all computers are on the same workgroup.
>
> Does anyone have any suggestions as I can't use my small office network.
>
> Regards, Brad
>
> "jones.ian" wrote:
>
> > I have a Windows XP (SP2) machine, two other Windows XP machines and a
> > Linux box. The first XP box can ping, and connect to all the shares, on
> > the network. None of the other machines can ping the first XP box, and
> > although they can see the XP machine, they can't browse it or connect to
> > the shares. The other machines can ping, browse and access shares
> > amongst themselves quite happily, but since the printer is attached to
> > the first machine, this doesn't help.
> >
> > I have tried most of the obvious things - I have Norton Internet
> > Security running on the 1st XP box, but I removed it and disabled the XP
> > firewall, no joy. I removed all the services except TCP/IP from the
> > network card, no difference. I have run Windows XP network diagnostics,
> > it says it's fine. I have upgraded the network card driver - a Realtek
> > RTL8139, no improvement. However, I don't think it's a network card
> > issue since I plugged in a wireless network card after disabling the
> > Realtek and exactly the same thing happened.
> >
> > I believe the incoming ping requests are making it through to the
> > Realtek network interface because if I look at the status while pinging,
> > the number of incoming packets goes up by one with each ping, but there
> > is nothing going out.
> >
> > I'm out of ideas.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Ian.
> >

"Brad" wrote:

> By reading some of Chuck's data on his Blog, I have realised my problem may
> be that I have two routers on my network. I will reconfigure the second
> router in accordance with Chuck's recommendations and then see what happens.
> Check back tomorrow to see outcome.
>
> Rgds, Brad
>
> "Brad" wrote:
>
> > I have the same problem I think. I can ping other computers but they can't
> > ping me. I can't ping myself. Other computers CAN ping themselves! I tried
> > pinging 127.0.0.1 and that is OK. I do not have any ATT Global Dialer
> > installed.
> >
> > I have used the Setup Wizard and all computers are on the same workgroup.
> >
> > Does anyone have any suggestions as I can't use my small office network.
> >
> > Regards, Brad
> >
> > "jones.ian" wrote:
> >
> > > I have a Windows XP (SP2) machine, two other Windows XP machines and a
> > > Linux box. The first XP box can ping, and connect to all the shares, on
> > > the network. None of the other machines can ping the first XP box, and
> > > although they can see the XP machine, they can't browse it or connect to
> > > the shares. The other machines can ping, browse and access shares
> > > amongst themselves quite happily, but since the printer is attached to
> > > the first machine, this doesn't help.
> > >
> > > I have tried most of the obvious things - I have Norton Internet
> > > Security running on the 1st XP box, but I removed it and disabled the XP
> > > firewall, no joy. I removed all the services except TCP/IP from the
> > > network card, no difference. I have run Windows XP network diagnostics,
> > > it says it's fine. I have upgraded the network card driver - a Realtek
> > > RTL8139, no improvement. However, I don't think it's a network card
> > > issue since I plugged in a wireless network card after disabling the
> > > Realtek and exactly the same thing happened.
> > >
> > > I believe the incoming ping requests are making it through to the
> > > Realtek network interface because if I look at the status while pinging,
> > > the number of incoming packets goes up by one with each ping, but there
> > > is nothing going out.
> > >
> > > I'm out of ideas.
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > > Ian.
> > >

"Brad" wrote:

> Nope--I connected all my computers to the same router and still can't ping
> myself. More reading required! Anyone seen this before?
>
> Rgds
> Brad
>
> "Brad" wrote:
>
> > By reading some of Chuck's data on his Blog, I have realised my problem may
> > be that I have two routers on my network. I will reconfigure the second
> > router in accordance with Chuck's recommendations and then see what happens.
> > Check back tomorrow to see outcome.
> >
> > Rgds, Brad
> >
> > "Brad" wrote:
> >
> > > I have the same problem I think. I can ping other computers but they can't
> > > ping me. I can't ping myself. Other computers CAN ping themselves! I tried
> > > pinging 127.0.0.1 and that is OK. I do not have any ATT Global Dialer
> > > installed.
> > >
> > > I have used the Setup Wizard and all computers are on the same workgroup.
> > >
> > > Does anyone have any suggestions as I can't use my small office network.
> > >
> > > Regards, Brad
> > >
> > > "jones.ian" wrote:
> > >
> > > > I have a Windows XP (SP2) machine, two other Windows XP machines and a
> > > > Linux box. The first XP box can ping, and connect to all the shares, on
> > > > the network. None of the other machines can ping the first XP box, and
> > > > although they can see the XP machine, they can't browse it or connect to
> > > > the shares. The other machines can ping, browse and access shares
> > > > amongst themselves quite happily, but since the printer is attached to
> > > > the first machine, this doesn't help.
> > > >
> > > > I have tried most of the obvious things - I have Norton Internet
> > > > Security running on the 1st XP box, but I removed it and disabled the XP
> > > > firewall, no joy. I removed all the services except TCP/IP from the
> > > > network card, no difference. I have run Windows XP network diagnostics,
> > > > it says it's fine. I have upgraded the network card driver - a Realtek
> > > > RTL8139, no improvement. However, I don't think it's a network card
> > > > issue since I plugged in a wireless network card after disabling the
> > > > Realtek and exactly the same thing happened.
> > > >
> > > > I believe the incoming ping requests are making it through to the
> > > > Realtek network interface because if I look at the status while pinging,
> > > > the number of incoming packets goes up by one with each ping, but there
> > > > is nothing going out.
> > > >
> > > > I'm out of ideas.
> > > >
> > > > Regards,
> > > > Ian.
> > > >

"Brad" wrote:

> Nope--I connected all my computers to the same router and still can't ping
> myself. More reading required! Anyone seen this before?
>
> Rgds
> Brad
>
> "Brad" wrote:
>
> > By reading some of Chuck's data on his Blog, I have realised my problem may
> > be that I have two routers on my network. I will reconfigure the second
> > router in accordance with Chuck's recommendations and then see what happens.
> > Check back tomorrow to see outcome.
> >
> > Rgds, Brad
> >
> > "Brad" wrote:
> >
> > > I have the same problem I think. I can ping other computers but they can't
> > > ping me. I can't ping myself. Other computers CAN ping themselves! I tried
> > > pinging 127.0.0.1 and that is OK. I do not have any ATT Global Dialer
> > > installed.
> > >
> > > I have used the Setup Wizard and all computers are on the same workgroup.
> > >
> > > Does anyone have any suggestions as I can't use my small office network.
> > >
> > > Regards, Brad
> > >
> > > "jones.ian" wrote:
> > >
> > > > I have a Windows XP (SP2) machine, two other Windows XP machines and a
> > > > Linux box. The first XP box can ping, and connect to all the shares, on
> > > > the network. None of the other machines can ping the first XP box, and
> > > > although they can see the XP machine, they can't browse it or connect to
> > > > the shares. The other machines can ping, browse and access shares
> > > > amongst themselves quite happily, but since the printer is attached to
> > > > the first machine, this doesn't help.
> > > >
> > > > I have tried most of the obvious things - I have Norton Internet
> > > > Security running on the 1st XP box, but I removed it and disabled the XP
> > > > firewall, no joy. I removed all the services except TCP/IP from the
> > > > network card, no difference. I have run Windows XP network diagnostics,
> > > > it says it's fine. I have upgraded the network card driver - a Realtek
> > > > RTL8139, no improvement. However, I don't think it's a network card
> > > > issue since I plugged in a wireless network card after disabling the
> > > > Realtek and exactly the same thing happened.
> > > >
> > > > I believe the incoming ping requests are making it through to the
> > > > Realtek network interface because if I look at the status while pinging,
> > > > the number of incoming packets goes up by one with each ping, but there
> > > > is nothing going out.
> > > >
> > > > I'm out of ideas.
> > > >
> > > > Regards,
> > > > Ian.
> > > >

>"Brad" wrote:

>> "Brad" wrote:

>> > "Brad" wrote:

>> > > "jones.ian" wrote:
>> > >
>> > > > I have a Windows XP (SP2) machine, two other Windows XP machines and a
>> > > > Linux box. The first XP box can ping, and connect to all the shares, on
>> > > > the network. None of the other machines can ping the first XP box, and
>> > > > although they can see the XP machine, they can't browse it or connect to
>> > > > the shares. The other machines can ping, browse and access shares
>> > > > amongst themselves quite happily, but since the printer is attached to
>> > > > the first machine, this doesn't help.
>> > > >
>> > > > I have tried most of the obvious things - I have Norton Internet
>> > > > Security running on the 1st XP box, but I removed it and disabled the XP
>> > > > firewall, no joy. I removed all the services except TCP/IP from the
>> > > > network card, no difference. I have run Windows XP network diagnostics,
>> > > > it says it's fine. I have upgraded the network card driver - a Realtek
>> > > > RTL8139, no improvement. However, I don't think it's a network card
>> > > > issue since I plugged in a wireless network card after disabling the
>> > > > Realtek and exactly the same thing happened.
>> > > >
>> > > > I believe the incoming ping requests are making it through to the
>> > > > Realtek network interface because if I look at the status while pinging,
>> > > > the number of incoming packets goes up by one with each ping, but there
>> > > > is nothing going out.
>> > > >
>> > > > I'm out of ideas.
>> > > >
>> > > > Regards,
>> > > > Ian.
>> > > >
>> >
>> > > I have the same problem I think. I can ping other computers but they can't
>> > > ping me. I can't ping myself. Other computers CAN ping themselves! I tried
>> > > pinging 127.0.0.1 and that is OK. I do not have any ATT Global Dialer
>> > > installed.
>> > >
>> > > I have used the Setup Wizard and all computers are on the same workgroup.
>> > >
>> > > Does anyone have any suggestions as I can't use my small office network.
>> > >
>> > > Regards, Brad
>> > >
>> > By reading some of Chuck's data on his Blog, I have realised my problem may
>> > be that I have two routers on my network. I will reconfigure the second
>> > router in accordance with Chuck's recommendations and then see what happens.
>> > Check back tomorrow to see outcome.
>> >
>> > Rgds, Brad
>> >
>> Nope--I connected all my computers to the same router and still can't ping
>> myself. More reading required! Anyone seen this before?
>>
>> Rgds
>> Brad
>>
>Just a clarification--I actually only have one router--the second box is only
>a hub.