Pinging by name always returns the associated IP address so I assume the
code is first contacting the router for the translation and then
internally using the IP address for the actual ping.
But just for completeness I tried it with the IP address... no change.
Chuck Norcutt
On 8/1/2011 7:21 AM, Jez Cunningham wrote:
> As the desktop can ping the laptop there must be a two-way communication
> working (ping comprises request and reply).
> Can you ping by IP address (rather than name)? If it works by IP and not by
> name then it's a local DNS issue...
> Jez
>
> On 31 July 2011 15:12, Chuck Norcutt<chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> I've reset the router, swapped router cable sockets between the two
>> machines, swapped cables into previously unused sockets... no change.
>> The desktop can ping the laptop but the laptop can't ping the desktop.
>> :-(
>>
>>
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