unable to ping by NetBIOS name

[Guest yawnmoth]

I have two computers, both using NetBIOS. Let's say that their

NetBIOS names are computerA (10.0.0.1) and computerB (10.0.0.2). I

can ping computerB (with the NetBIOS name) from computerA without a

problem, but when I try to ping computerA from computerB, it doesn't

work. Yet ping 10.0.0.1 does.

 

Any ideas as to why? computerA (10.0.0.1) is using DHCP, whereas

computerB isn't, but I don't think that'd make a difference.

[Guest Malke]

Re: unable to ping by NetBIOS name

 

yawnmoth wrote:

> I have two computers, both using NetBIOS. Let's say that their

> NetBIOS names are computerA (10.0.0.1) and computerB (10.0.0.2). I

> can ping computerB (with the NetBIOS name) from computerA without a

> problem, but when I try to ping computerA from computerB, it doesn't

> work. Yet ping 10.0.0.1 does.

>

> Any ideas as to why? computerA (10.0.0.1) is using DHCP, whereas

> computerB isn't, but I don't think that'd make a difference.

 

What are Computer B's DNS settings? Since you set a static IP for it, make

sure you also put in static DNS servers.

 

Malke

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[Guest smlunatick]

Re: unable to ping by NetBIOS name

 

On May 13, 8:30 am, Malke <ma...@invalid.invalid> wrote:

> yawnmoth wrote:

> > I have two computers, both using NetBIOS.  Let's say that their

> > NetBIOS names are computerA (10.0.0.1) and computerB (10.0.0.2).  I

> > can ping computerB (with the NetBIOS name) from computerA without a

> > problem, but when I try to ping computerA from computerB, it doesn't

> > work.  Yet ping 10.0.0.1 does.

>

> > Any ideas as to why?  computerA (10.0.0.1) is using DHCP, whereas

> > computerB isn't, but I don't think that'd make a difference.

>

> What are Computer B's DNS settings? Since you set a static IP for it, make

> sure you also put in static DNS servers.

>

> Malke

> --

> MS-MVP

> Elephant Boy Computerswww.elephantboycomputers.com

> Don't Panic!

 

Also, several anti-virus system may block the "NetBIOS name

resolution" as a measure of blocking Interent worm style viruses.

[Guest yawnmoth]

Re: unable to ping by NetBIOS name

 

On May 13, 7:30 am, Malke <ma...@invalid.invalid> wrote:

> yawnmoth wrote:

> > I have two computers, both using NetBIOS. Let's say that their

> > NetBIOS names are computerA (10.0.0.1) and computerB (10.0.0.2). I

> > can ping computerB (with the NetBIOS name) from computerA without a

> > problem, but when I try to ping computerA from computerB, it doesn't

> > work. Yet ping 10.0.0.1 does.

>

> > Any ideas as to why? computerA (10.0.0.1) is using DHCP, whereas

> > computerB isn't, but I don't think that'd make a difference.

>

> What are Computer B's DNS settings? Since you set a static IP for it, make

> sure you also put in static DNS servers.

The DNS servers (along with the gateway and the subnet mask) are

indeed the same as ipconfig /all reveals.

 

Doesn't NetBIOS operate independently of DNS, though?

[Guest yawnmoth]

Re: unable to ping by NetBIOS name

 

On May 13, 8:56 am, smlunatick <yves...@gmail.com> wrote:

> On May 13, 8:30 am, Malke <ma...@invalid.invalid> wrote:

>

>

>

> > yawnmoth wrote:

> > > I have two computers, both using NetBIOS. Let's say that their

> > > NetBIOS names are computerA (10.0.0.1) and computerB (10.0.0.2). I

> > > can ping computerB (with the NetBIOS name) from computerA without a

> > > problem, but when I try to ping computerA from computerB, it doesn't

> > > work. Yet ping 10.0.0.1 does.

>

> > > Any ideas as to why? computerA (10.0.0.1) is using DHCP, whereas

> > > computerB isn't, but I don't think that'd make a difference.

>

> > What are Computer B's DNS settings? Since you set a static IP for it, make

> > sure you also put in static DNS servers.

>

> > Malke

> > --

> > MS-MVP

> > Elephant Boy Computerswww.elephantboycomputers.com

> > Don't Panic!

>

> Also, several anti-virus system may block the "NetBIOS name

> resolution" as a measure of blocking Interent worm style viruses.

 

I have AVG Free 7.5 on computerA (off hand, I'm not sure what I have

on computerB).

 

Incidentally, I'm at work, right now (as opposed to my house) and

yesterday I was able to ping thinkpad-mobile but now I'm not.

Yesterday I rebooted the computer and tried pinging it afterwards.

Today I just took it out of hibernate. Maybe the computer needs to

actually be turned on, completely, for it to work? (I don't want to

turn my computer completely off and on right now because I'm working

on stuff; it's why I went into hibernate in the first place).