The Windows Firewall in XP is blocking everything.
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Phillip Windell [MCP, MVP, CCNA]
www.wandtv.com
"Joel" <jwolfe(removethis)@digimarc.com> wrote in message
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> Hmmmm, I've got a couple of xp computers plugged into the switch in the
back
> of a dsl router that goes into my phone line. Both of them are able to
> access the internet as they should, but for some strange reason I am not
> able to connect from computerA to computerB. When I try a simple ping,
> there is no response to the ping. Both computers receive IP addresses via
> dhcp from the router.
>
> Both computers are able to ping their respective default gateway which is
> the dsl router. If I try a tracert from computerA to computerB, I don't
> even see an initial hop to the router--of course there shouldn't be one
> because they are on the exact same subnet, but I thought I'd try it
anyway.
>
> Any ideas? Thanks, Joel
>
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