The PCs should appear in workgroup immediately without a reboot, though you may
need to do a refresh.
Did you verify that only one network adapter was shown as connected?
Did you try the option to do File and Printer Sharing for Internet and subnet?
-steve
"Thomas Grassi" <thomasgrassi@xxxxxx> wrote:
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>Steve
>
>Thanks for the info
>
>I can now ping great
>
>Still can not view the other pcs in the workgroup display but I can connect
>via IE7
>
>How long does the network take to discover or should I restart the PC's
>after these changes
>
>Thanks again
>
>Tom
>
>"StephenB" <sboots@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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>> "Thomas Grassi" <thomasgrassi@xxxxxx> wrote:
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>>>After the latest update of WOC now workgroups and ping does not work.
>>>
>>>What is up with this product?
>>>
>>>They need to check things out before they send out updtaes
>>>
>>>Please help
>>>
| | | | | >> Open OneCare.
>> Click Change Settings.
>> On the Firewall tab, click Configure Firewall
>> Make sure that the Network is shown as "Home or Work" and not "Public"
>> If it is "Public" click Change Location
>> Click Advanced settings
>> On the Ports and protocols tab -
>> place a check mark next to ICMPv4 Inbound
>> note the state of the two entries for File and Printer Sharing:
>> - for local network(subnet) should be checked
>> - for subnet and Internet can optionally be checked.
>> On the Network connections tab -
>> make sure that there is only one active connection listed as connected.
>> More than one active connection may cause the firewall to default to
>> Public
>> state, no matter that you've identified the network(s) as "Home or Work."
>>
>> Pings are not responded to by default unless you configure the ICMPv4
>> setting.
>> OneCare 2.0 was tested extensively before release, Thomas. There was a
>> Public
>> beta that went on for much of the last half of 2007.
>>
>> -steve | | | | | | |
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Stephen Boots
MVP Windows Live
Windows Live OneCare Forum Moderator
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