Windows Pings OS X, but not other way around

[zflauaus]

I got a MacBook Pro today and gave my old iBook to my sister and we're trying to move her iTunes collection (8+ GB) over the network to her iBook, but OS X will not see her Windows XP machine at all. We have no firewalls enabled on any of our computers. Weird thing is, Windows can ping the OS X machines, but OS X cannot ping Windows.

Anybody have suggestions?

 

[JFreak]

I realise this comment is not that helpful, but I would not transfer +8GB over the network. Windows' TCP/IP stack is very bad in handling lots of files. USB memory sticks are very cheap nowadays and it's a lot easier way to share files between Win/Mac.

 

[zflauaus]

I realise this comment is not that helpful, but I would not transfer +8GB over the network. Windows' TCP/IP stack is very bad in handling lots of files. USB memory sticks are very cheap nowadays and it's a lot easier way to share files between Win/Mac.

Well, it's a nice alternative and I'll think about it, but I'd much rather transfer over the network since it's there.

 

[bstreiff]

I realise this comment is not that helpful, but I would not transfer +8GB over the network. Windows' TCP/IP stack is very bad in handling lots of files. USB memory sticks are very cheap nowadays and it's a lot easier way to share files between Win/Mac.

What? You're doing something wrong, then. I've had no trouble doing large data transfers over the network between Windows, OS X, and Linux. (go Samba!) Sounds like you have a flaky ethernet card or wireless card.

Anyway, back on topic: the reason OS X can't ping Windows is likely because the Windows Firewall is turned on; I believe one of its default options is to block ICMP packets, which the ping utility uses.

 

[zflauaus]

What? You're doing something wrong, then. I've had no trouble doing large data transfers over the network between Windows, OS X, and Linux. (go Samba!) Sounds like you have a flaky ethernet card or wireless card.

Anyway, back on topic: the reason OS X can't ping Windows is likely because the Windows Firewall is turned on; I believe one of its default options is to block ICMP packets, which the ping utility uses.

Like I said, I have no firewalls enabled, including the Windows Firewall.

 

[bstreiff]

That's interesting, then-- the only way I can get OS X to not be able to ping Windows is if I have the Windows Firewall on (specifically, with the 'Allow incoming echo request' option unchecked under Advanced->ICMP).

I'm not sure, then.

 

[eddyq]

I'm having the reverse problem. I can ping from Mac to Windows but not from Windows to Mac. Is there a firewall on the Mac?

 

[eddyq]

I found the firwall settings. They default to not allowing anything, not even a ping.