Windows 7 Network Issue

[trolley]

I have a small network at home that consists of a Windows XP Pro desktop PC, SCO Unix File Server and Windows 7 Pro wireless laptop.

My problem is that I have to ping the other systems within Window 7 before I can telnet to the Unix system or RDP to the Windows XP Pro. I have searched the web and this forum to no avail.

Any help would be very much appreciated.

 

[linney]

Does it make any difference in Windows 7 checking the Telnet checkboxes via Control Panel/ Programs and Features/ Turn Windows Features on or off/ Telnet, and making sure they are ticked?

 

[BadBigBen]

Seeing that you are using wireless on the Win7 machine, make sure that you have port forwarding enabled to the machine that you connect to...

most routers handle wireless as a separate network from the wired one...

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[Sympology]

Do the devices have static addresses?
Are you connecting via IP address or DNS name?



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[trolley]

When I try to connect to the Unix box using ICE.TCP Plue, I am using a name I used in the hosts file. When I try to connect to the Windows XP box, I am using the node name. I do not have a entry in the hosts file.

The Windows PCs are served by my Verizon Actiontec router. The Unix File Server has a static IP address.

Thanks for the help...

 

[trolley]

Going to try this question again...

I have a Windows XP Pro (winxp) Desktop, Windows 7 Pro Laptop (win7) and a Unix File Server on a LAN in my house. The windows systems are DHCP and the file server is static.

I can connect from winxp to win7 using RDP and telnet to Unix File Server. I cannot from win7 to winxp using RDP or telnet to Unix File Server. The only exception is when I ping the host first then I can connect.

I am a programmer and a novice when it comes to networking. I can do the basics, but thats it. I must be missing something. I have searched the web and this forum. Can someone please help!

Thank you very much in advance!

 

[rclarke250]

Did you try Ben's suggestion to forward ports on the router? You can change the settings on the actiontec router, I did on my actiontec DSL router at my office.

 

[trolley]

I hope everyone's holidays were good.

A week or so ago, I finally resolved my problem. It was caused by me setting up an IP address within VMware. I did not have to do that, DHCP works just fine. Everything is working like I expect.

Thanks to all of you who tried to help me.