Here is a tough one
This is a discussion about Here is a tough one in the Windows Networking category; I have a home network with 1 Win98 and 2 Win2k machines. One of the Win2k machines is a server that just shares my internet connection. My dad needed help with something so I was going to PCAnywhere to his machine to help him.
I have a home network with 1 Win98 and 2 Win2k machines. One of the Win2k machines is a "server" that just shares my internet connection.
My dad needed help with something so I was going to PCAnywhere to his machine to help him. He is on a dialup.
Anyway, my connection could never find him. When I tried to ping him from my machine, it kept timing out. If I pinged him from the "server", it would find him ok. When I would do a TRACERT from my machine, it would go through every step ok, till it got to the last hop then time out.
I am using Sygate on my server to share my internet connection. And my internet connection on my box is working fine. I can ping everything else, but his dialup box.
Any ideas?
My dad needed help with something so I was going to PCAnywhere to his machine to help him. He is on a dialup.
Anyway, my connection could never find him. When I tried to ping him from my machine, it kept timing out. If I pinged him from the "server", it would find him ok. When I would do a TRACERT from my machine, it would go through every step ok, till it got to the last hop then time out.
I am using Sygate on my server to share my internet connection. And my internet connection on my box is working fine. I can ping everything else, but his dialup box.
Any ideas?
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Is it possible that his ISP is blocking your attempts to create a connection? That'd be my first guess.
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I thought about that, but if I log onto my server, I can ping him just fine.
If you haven't already, check Manuals and support FAQs at Sygate.
Most Proxy/Gateway/NAT servers and Firewall products I've seen have special configuration issues for pcAnywhere, etal.
Most Proxy/Gateway/NAT servers and Firewall products I've seen have special configuration issues for pcAnywhere, etal.
Yeah, for it to work past your "router", you may need to do some IP forwarding. I don't know pcAnywhere's ICP/IP port off hand.. but i'm sure you can find out at symantec.com.
As far as the pinging proglem.. lemme think, i have to answer off the top of my head.
As far as the pinging proglem.. lemme think, i have to answer off the top of my head.
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Ok, I figure if I am able to ping him, PCAnywhere should work. I still cant figure out why I can't ping him from my machine, but I can ping him from the server.
If I do a TRACERT to him from my machine, I will get replies all the way except for the last hop.
If I do the same TRACERT on my server, it will take the same hops, but will complete all the way through.
BTW, it use to work before. I am not sure what changed. I did add a IP forward rule to Sygate, but have since removed it.
If I do a TRACERT to him from my machine, I will get replies all the way except for the last hop.
If I do the same TRACERT on my server, it will take the same hops, but will complete all the way through.
BTW, it use to work before. I am not sure what changed. I did add a IP forward rule to Sygate, but have since removed it.
Can you ping anybody else from your workstation?
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Can you ping anybody else from your workstation?
Yes, I can ping Yahoo or Intel, or whatever I want.
Can you ping anybody else from your workstation?
Yes, I can ping Yahoo or Intel, or whatever I want.
