[TLamb]

I am trying to set up remote desktop connections on my WIN XP Pro Home
Computer. My remote Laptop is running XP Home. When setting up the network
the "Home Computer" can ping the "Laptop's" static IP address but not it's
own static IP adrress. When it pings it's own address it generates "mesage
timed out" error's. The Ethernet adpater is working fine as I can easily
reconfigure it for DHCP and successfully access the internet. The fact that
I can ping 1 of the 2 address suggests the cross over cable is fine. Can
anyone point me in the right direction?
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T.A. Lamb

[Robert L [MS-MVP]]

it could be the firewall blocking the ping. post the result of ipconfig /all may help.

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"TLamb" <TLamb@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:18432A97-6D94-4105-9E91-612D7EC9FC83@microsoft.com...
I am trying to set up remote desktop connections on my WIN XP Pro Home
Computer. My remote Laptop is running XP Home. When setting up the network
the "Home Computer" can ping the "Laptop's" static IP address but not it's
own static IP adrress. When it pings it's own address it generates "mesage
timed out" error's. The Ethernet adpater is working fine as I can easily
reconfigure it for DHCP and successfully access the internet. The fact that
I can ping 1 of the 2 address suggests the cross over cable is fine. Can
anyone point me in the right direction?
--
T.A. Lamb

[Chuck]

On Sat, 9 Jul 2005 14:21:01 -0700, "TLamb" <TLamb@discussions.microsoft.com>
wrote:

>I am trying to set up remote desktop connections on my WIN XP Pro Home
>Computer. My remote Laptop is running XP Home. When setting up the network
>the "Home Computer" can ping the "Laptop's" static IP address but not it's
>own static IP adrress. When it pings it's own address it generates "mesage
>timed out" error's. The Ethernet adpater is working fine as I can easily
>reconfigure it for DHCP and successfully access the internet. The fact that
>I can ping 1 of the 2 address suggests the cross over cable is fine. Can
>anyone point me in the right direction?

If a computer can ping another computer, but not itself, and gets "time out",
it's usually either an LSP / Winsock problem, or a firewall problem.

Check for corrupt LSP / Winsock problem.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/problems-with-lsp-winsock-layer-in.html>

Look for any misconfigured or overlooked firewalls. What antivirus products do
you use?
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/your-personal-firewall-can-either-help.html>\

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