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by i_like_myself

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I have 3 computers running XP SP2
static IP's for Internet access (all 3 can access the Internet just fine)
networked through a hub
workgroup = OFFICE
2 are just fine, they can share files and printers and they can both browse the network
third computer can map network drives, but can not browse network
other 2 computers can not ping third, as far as the other 2 are concerned, the third one does not exist
I have tried everything I can think of but I can not get it to work
can't seem to get any Java App's to work either (don't know if it is related, low priority fix)
PLEASE HELP

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by mitch

hey....obvious stuff, have you swapped the NIC on the third box that is unpingable? Granted, it can read the network shares, but thats it. Check to make sure that the "internet firewall" thats built into XPSP2 is turned OFF. It's SO crappy. Also, have you tried accessing the third machine via \\x.x.x.x (ip address), sometimes NetBIOS will freak out.

by degwell

that firewall i wonder why it was ever put there considers all traffic hostile i mean the internet xp firewall just make sure it is turned of and all should work just fine

by i_like_myself

I have already tried most of these suggestions, except the NIC is built in to the motherboard, and I have to show that the part is bad before this guy will spend any money

Got it figured out! I turned the Windows "firewall" on again, then restarted, then turned it off, then restarted, and now it works
I think when I originally turned it off, that it didn't actually turn off, it just looked like it did, Windows is such a wonderful OS

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