“I Can Remote Desktop (RDP) into a Computer but I can’t Ping it”

If you encounter this problem where you can’t ping the computer, but you can RDP or remote into the computer, one of thing you might want to check is Firewall.

Microsoft has build in firewall that might of prevent you from pinging the computer or accessing computer files remotely.

OS: Windows XP SP3

1. RDP into the computer you can not ping
2. Go to start – control panel – windows firewall
3. Check windows firewall setting to Off
4. Click Ok
5. Re-ping the computer again to make sure its working
6. Done!