Re: Pulling my hair out

Posted: 10-22-2004, 03:01 PM

lalexander

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>I Hope someone can help me out wiht this since I am pulling my hair out.

>
> There are 4 computers in a small office. A, B, C and D. Computer A can see
> the other computers and B, C and D can see each other but they cannot see
> computer A. All computers are running Windows XP Professional and are
> connected via a hub. There is no domain, but the workgoup is the same on
> all the computers. Computer A also stores all the imporatant Accounting
> Data that B, C and D need access to on a daily basis. All of the computers
> can sruf the Internet via the DSL router.
>
> When on Computer A, I can ping any IP address except for localhost. There
> is no software firewall installed that I know of.
> Does anyone know if that has some type of built in firewall and thus, not
> allowing a ping to localhost as well as stopping the other computers from
> accessing the shared drives it needs?
>
> If anyone knows the answer to this, please send an email to
> L_alexander@verizon.net I would really appreciate any help in this matter.
>
>
> Thanks
>

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Jerry

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Re: Pulling my hair out

Posted: 10-22-2004, 09:31 PM

Here http://www.careyholzman.com/netfixes.htm or here
http://www.practicallynetworked.com/.../troubleshoot/

"lalexander" <l_alexander@verizon.net> wrote in message
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> >I Hope someone can help me out wiht this since I am pulling my hair out.
>>
>> There are 4 computers in a small office. A, B, C and D. Computer A can
>> see the other computers and B, C and D can see each other but they cannot
>> see computer A. All computers are running Windows XP Professional and are
>> connected via a hub. There is no domain, but the workgoup is the same on
>> all the computers. Computer A also stores all the imporatant Accounting
>> Data that B, C and D need access to on a daily basis. All of the
>> computers can sruf the Internet via the DSL router.
>>
>> When on Computer A, I can ping any IP address except for localhost. There
>> is no software firewall installed that I know of.
>> Does anyone know if that has some type of built in firewall and thus, not
>> allowing a ping to localhost as well as stopping the other computers from
>> accessing the shared drives it needs?
>>
>> If anyone knows the answer to this, please send an email to
>> L_alexander@verizon.net I would really appreciate any help in this
>> matter.
>>
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>
>

Pavel A.

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Re: Pulling my hair out

Posted: 10-25-2004, 10:47 AM

"lalexander" wrote:

> >I Hope someone can help me out wiht this since I am pulling my hair out.
> > There are 4 computers in a small office. A, B, C and D. Computer A can see
> > the other computers and B, C and D can see each other but they cannot see
> > computer A. All computers are running Windows XP Professional and are
> > connected via a hub. There is no domain, but the workgoup is the same on
> > all the computers. Computer A also stores all the imporatant Accounting
> > Data that B, C and D need access to on a daily basis. All of the computers
> > can sruf the Internet via the DSL router.
> >
> > When on Computer A, I can ping any IP address except for localhost. There
> > is no software firewall installed that I know of.

How do you do this? ping 127.0.0.1 -or- ping localhost ?
Maybe your hosts file contains bad data.
Also, have you recently updated all or some machines to SP2?

And please wear a hat. Hair is scarce, non-renewing resource, more precious
than some stupid data.

--PA

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