Can't ping to Server IP unless Server pings first

I am running Windows Server 2003 R2. Client is XP SP2. I can't ping from
the client to the severs IP address unless the server pings to the client
first.
If I populate the clients arp table with an ip and mac for the server I can
ping to the server but of course after restart/shutdown of the client the arp
clears.
Also with a continual ping -t it will finally hit the server ip after about
55 time outs.
The server and the client both have static ip's. I have verified correct
DNS, DHCP, and WINS settings and verified that all three have the server
listed.
Both client and server are on the same subnet.
The server is setup as a file server, IIS, and SQL 2005, with an Intel PRO
Gigabit NIC.

Sorry forgot to mention that both the server and the clients windows firewall
has been disabled.

"mobius621" wrote:

> I am running Windows Server 2003 R2. Client is XP SP2. I can't ping from
> the client to the severs IP address unless the server pings to the client
> first.
> If I populate the clients arp table with an ip and mac for the server I can
> ping to the server but of course after restart/shutdown of the client the arp
> clears.
> Also with a continual ping -t it will finally hit the server ip after about
> 55 time outs.
> The server and the client both have static ip's. I have verified correct
> DNS, DHCP, and WINS settings and verified that all three have the server
> listed.
> Both client and server are on the same subnet.
> The server is setup as a file server, IIS, and SQL 2005, with an Intel PRO
> Gigabit NIC.

Hello mobius621,

"The server and the client both have static ip's. I have verified correct
DNS, DHCP, and WINS settings and verified that all three have the server
listed." For what is DHCP used when both machines have fixed ip's?

Please post an unedited ipconfig /all from both machines. If you have a DNS
server, are both machines listed correctly with there ressource record under
the forward/reverse lookup zone?

Best regards

Meinolf Weber
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> I am running Windows Server 2003 R2. Client is XP SP2. I can't ping
> from
> the client to the severs IP address unless the server pings to the
> client
> first.
> If I populate the clients arp table with an ip and mac for the server
> I can
> ping to the server but of course after restart/shutdown of the client
> the arp
> clears.
> Also with a continual ping -t it will finally hit the server ip after
> about
> 55 time outs.
> The server and the client both have static ip's. I have verified
> correct
> DNS, DHCP, and WINS settings and verified that all three have the
> server
> listed.
> Both client and server are on the same subnet.
> The server is setup as a file server, IIS, and SQL 2005, with an Intel
> PRO
> Gigabit NIC.

Have you checked in DHCP to make sure it hasn't given out the static IP of
either the server or your XP client?

"mobius621" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:1C0510DD-03C9-4734-AAB4-(E-Mail Removed)...
>I am running Windows Server 2003 R2. Client is XP SP2. I can't ping from
> the client to the severs IP address unless the server pings to the client
> first.
> If I populate the clients arp table with an ip and mac for the server I
> can
> ping to the server but of course after restart/shutdown of the client the
> arp
> clears.
> Also with a continual ping -t it will finally hit the server ip after
> about
> 55 time outs.
> The server and the client both have static ip's. I have verified correct
> DNS, DHCP, and WINS settings and verified that all three have the server
> listed.
> Both client and server are on the same subnet.
> The server is setup as a file server, IIS, and SQL 2005, with an Intel PRO
> Gigabit NIC.

Is one of computers multihomed computer? or posting the result of ipconfig
/all on both computers may help.

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Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on
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"mobius621" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:1C0510DD-03C9-4734-AAB4-(E-Mail Removed)...
>I am running Windows Server 2003 R2. Client is XP SP2. I can't ping from
> the client to the severs IP address unless the server pings to the client
> first.
> If I populate the clients arp table with an ip and mac for the server I
> can
> ping to the server but of course after restart/shutdown of the client the
> arp
> clears.
> Also with a continual ping -t it will finally hit the server ip after
> about
> 55 time outs.
> The server and the client both have static ip's. I have verified correct
> DNS, DHCP, and WINS settings and verified that all three have the server
> listed.
> Both client and server are on the same subnet.
> The server is setup as a file server, IIS, and SQL 2005, with an Intel PRO
> Gigabit NIC.

Here are the ipconfigs. Both IP's are static and outside the DHCP
distribution range. They are also both unique and not assigned to anything
else.

Client:
Windows IP Configuration



Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : MIN08PC022

Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . : MINGO.NET

Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid

IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : MINGO.NET



Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:



Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :

Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) 82566DM-2 Gigabit
Network Connection

Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-1E-4F-ED-21-2B

Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No

IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.7.162

Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0

Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.7.10

DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.11

Primary WINS Server . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.242

Server:
Windows IP Configuration



Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : minstore

Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . : MINGO.NET

Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid

IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : MINGO.NET



Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection 2:



Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected

Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) PRO/1000 EB Network
Connection with I/O Acceleration #2

Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-30-48-7B-31-B7



Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:



Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :

Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) PRO/1000 EB Network
Connection with I/O Acceleration

Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-30-48-7B-31-B6

DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No

IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.7.171

Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0

Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.7.10

DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.11

Primary WINS Server . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.242

Thank You.


"mobius621" wrote:

> I am running Windows Server 2003 R2. Client is XP SP2. I can't ping from
> the client to the severs IP address unless the server pings to the client
> first.
> If I populate the clients arp table with an ip and mac for the server I can
> ping to the server but of course after restart/shutdown of the client the arp
> clears.
> Also with a continual ping -t it will finally hit the server ip after about
> 55 time outs.
> The server and the client both have static ip's. I have verified correct
> DNS, DHCP, and WINS settings and verified that all three have the server
> listed.
> Both client and server are on the same subnet.
> The server is setup as a file server, IIS, and SQL 2005, with an Intel PRO
> Gigabit NIC.

Yes both are entered correctly in DNS.

"Meinolf Weber" wrote:

> Hello mobius621,
>
> "The server and the client both have static ip's. I have verified correct
> DNS, DHCP, and WINS settings and verified that all three have the server
> listed." For what is DHCP used when both machines have fixed ip's?
>
> Please post an unedited ipconfig /all from both machines. If you have a DNS
> server, are both machines listed correctly with there ressource record under
> the forward/reverse lookup zone?
>
> Best regards
>
> Meinolf Weber
> Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers
> no rights.
> ** Please do NOT email, only reply to Newsgroups
> ** HELP us help YOU!!! http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm
>
>
> > I am running Windows Server 2003 R2. Client is XP SP2. I can't ping
> > from
> > the client to the severs IP address unless the server pings to the
> > client
> > first.
> > If I populate the clients arp table with an ip and mac for the server
> > I can
> > ping to the server but of course after restart/shutdown of the client
> > the arp
> > clears.
> > Also with a continual ping -t it will finally hit the server ip after
> > about
> > 55 time outs.
> > The server and the client both have static ip's. I have verified
> > correct
> > DNS, DHCP, and WINS settings and verified that all three have the
> > server
> > listed.
> > Both client and server are on the same subnet.
> > The server is setup as a file server, IIS, and SQL 2005, with an Intel
> > PRO
> > Gigabit NIC.
>
>
>

Let us focus on the ping Ip first. If you restart the both computers with
clean boot, can you ping from the client to the server?
Windows general
How to run Windows OS with a clean boot · How to Run Windows Safe Mode
with Networking · How to setup DHCP for IP Phone How to sort programs in
Start ...
http://www.howtonetworking.com/Windo...owsgeneral.htm


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Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on
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How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on
http://www.HowToNetworking.com
"mobius621" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:B04E9AFE-6681-4E4A-BF94-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Here are the ipconfigs. Both IP's are static and outside the DHCP
> distribution range. They are also both unique and not assigned to
> anything
> else.
>
> Client:
> Windows IP Configuration
>
>
>
> Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : MIN08PC022
>
> Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . : MINGO.NET
>
> Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
>
> IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
>
> WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
>
> DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : MINGO.NET
>
>
>
> Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
>
>
>
> Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
>
> Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) 82566DM-2 Gigabit
> Network Connection
>
> Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-1E-4F-ED-21-2B
>
> Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
>
> IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.7.162
>
> Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
>
> Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.7.10
>
> DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.11
>
> Primary WINS Server . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.242
>
> Server:
> Windows IP Configuration
>
>
>
> Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : minstore
>
> Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . : MINGO.NET
>
> Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
>
> IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
>
> WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
>
> DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : MINGO.NET
>
>
>
> Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection 2:
>
>
>
> Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
>
> Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) PRO/1000 EB Network
> Connection with I/O Acceleration #2
>
> Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-30-48-7B-31-B7
>
>
>
> Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
>
>
>
> Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
>
> Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) PRO/1000 EB Network
> Connection with I/O Acceleration
>
> Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-30-48-7B-31-B6
>
> DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
>
> IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.7.171
>
> Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
>
> Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.7.10
>
> DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.11
>
> Primary WINS Server . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.242
>
> Thank You.
>
>
> "mobius621" wrote:
>
>> I am running Windows Server 2003 R2. Client is XP SP2. I can't ping
>> from
>> the client to the severs IP address unless the server pings to the client
>> first.
>> If I populate the clients arp table with an ip and mac for the server I
>> can
>> ping to the server but of course after restart/shutdown of the client the
>> arp
>> clears.
>> Also with a continual ping -t it will finally hit the server ip after
>> about
>> 55 time outs.
>> The server and the client both have static ip's. I have verified correct
>> DNS, DHCP, and WINS settings and verified that all three have the server
>> listed.
>> Both client and server are on the same subnet.
>> The server is setup as a file server, IIS, and SQL 2005, with an Intel
>> PRO
>> Gigabit NIC.

Hi,
are the two connected to the same switch ?
what about the routung in your lan ? the topology ?
is there a need to tracert your server ?
jk