Cannot Ping: Request Timed Out

If computer 1 is 192.168.1.1 ,then what is the IP address of the router? Run ipconfig on both computers and post the results. In the meantime you can set them to the same workgroup.

"Directly connected via ethernet cable." nandy is this cable a crossover cable? If you are using a regular patch cable direct connecting nic to nic will not work. You need a crossover cable. Imagine the power of knowing how to internet search http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/Teachin...

Hi Wanderer! yes, it's a Crossover cable. Hi Quapo, There's no router involved.

Does it work in the reverse direction if you ping 1 from 2? Why did you use those IP Addresses and what are the rest of the settings? Life's more painless for the brainless.

Firewalls should be configured to allow ping instead of disabling. Both sides need to be configured to allow ping. "Best Practices", Event viewer, host file, perfmon, are in my top 10

There is no need for a firewall between two directly connected pcs so disabling it eliminates one source of disconnect. If the firewall is off on both and you have a crossover cable the only reason I can think of for failure is a bad nic or cable or there is another product installed that also acts as a firewall. Norton is a common one. To make sure tcp/ip is working ping 127.0.0.1 on each pc. Then ping its own ip address. Pings should all be successful. Imagine the power of knowing how to internet search http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/Teachin...