Laptop and PDA cannot ping each other on network

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Firewall?

"Mattman" wrote:
> I have a wireless home network set up using a Netcomm NB5580W adsl
> modem/router.
>
> Unfortunately my laptop (XP Pro SP2) and PDA (Windows 2003) cannot see each
> other but can both access the internet. They both connect wirelessly using
> WPA-PSK, are assigned static IPs and the sub-net masks are the same. And yes,
> the Windows XP firewall is turned off.
>
> Any ideas why they cannot ping each other? It is very frustrating.
>
> Thanks
>
> Matt

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windows.networking.wireless (More info?)

The firewall is absolutely, definitely turned OFF.

"Pavel A." wrote:

> Firewall?
>
> "Mattman" wrote:
> > I have a wireless home network set up using a Netcomm NB5580W adsl
> > modem/router.
> >
> > Unfortunately my laptop (XP Pro SP2) and PDA (Windows 2003) cannot see each
> > other but can both access the internet. They both connect wirelessly using
> > WPA-PSK, are assigned static IPs and the sub-net masks are the same. And yes,
> > the Windows XP firewall is turned off.
> >
> > Any ideas why they cannot ping each other? It is very frustrating.
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Matt