Pc Probs of an embarrasing nature!!!

Ok people my appologies for this question but you know those days when your brain just refuses to go into gear?? I`m having one of those days!!!

Here goes.

I have 2 pc`s, 1 called Work pc and the other called Home pc.
I have installed a Linksys Wireless Router of which both pc`s are connected to.
I can ping the Work pc from the Home pc but cannot ping the other way!!
Both are in the same workgroup and both can see the default gateway!!
Why cant these pc`s see eachother??

Once again i should know this but my brain just cant see it!!!!!!

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EdTheLad

Disable the firewall on your Home PC.

billybob01

No it`s already turned off. Still cant ping Home Pc from Work Pc but i can ping WorkPc from Home pc.

eurotrash

tcp/ip filtering off?

did you change anything anywhere before this happened?

remyforbes777

Have you done a tracert to see where the pings are dropping?
What is the IP address scheme you are using?
Are you pinging by IP or hostname?
Can you ping anything from that computer?
What OS are you running.

eurotrash

yeah lol i was under the impression that he had already tried pinging by IP...naturally do that first.

billybob01

lol Ping by Ip good one

Using Tracert gives me the same result as ping.
i can still only ping one way using names.
Both machines are using the same Subnet Mask.
Both machines have the same Default Gateway address
Both machines have the same workgroup name
Both machines are turned On ( just incase someone asks! lol)

eurotrash

i can still only ping one way using names.

so...what about the pinging by IP?

and about tracert, how far does it get? does it reach the router?

remyforbes777

Ummm, you didn't answer any of the questions. But oh well. Good luck resolving your problem.

drainey

Have you tried looking in your My Network Places on the work pc to see if it can find the home pc?

Try pinging by IP (Been said twice but maybe not clear enough).

Try making sure your file and print sharing is turned on in the network card settings of the home pc. Shouldn't matter for pinging but I've seen it cause weird problems before.

Try Tracert by IP. Then by host name. Is there a difference in how far one gets versus the other.

Dig into the settings on the router for possible filters/blocks.

Double check all addresses and names.

Good luck