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    • garak0410G
      garak0410 @pchiodo
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      @pchiodo said in Most Workstations Don't Ping But Are Connected - Some Network Apps Are Locking Up:

      @garak0410

      Always a good idea 🙂

      But always tempting to try anyway during business hours...

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      • garak0410G
        garak0410
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        Turned off Windows Firewall on our Domain Controller which is also our DNS and DHCP server...still difficulty pinging some workstations and remote COMPUTER MANAGEMENT still doesn't work...

        I think I want to tackle one thing at a time...the pinging issue....I'd say about half the workstations won't ping...even with both Webroot and Windows Firewall turned off on the the DHCP/DNS server.

        So radical idea...should I install WebRoot on the server(s)? I don't think it will work because WebRoot sells itself in working along side other AV programs and it may not turn off the left over Symantec. Just thinking aloud...

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        • DashrenderD
          Dashrender
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          I'm confused, are you pinging from the server or from the PCs? Assuming you're pinging from the server, if the PC isn't responding, I don't know how that could be the server at all.

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          • garak0410G
            garak0410 @Dashrender
            last edited by garak0410

            @Dashrender said in Most Workstations Don't Ping But Are Connected - Some Network Apps Are Locking Up:

            I'm confused, are you pinging from the server or from the PCs? Assuming you're pinging from the server, if the PC isn't responding, I don't know how that could be the server at all.

            Let me bring the post back on track...sorry it is all over the map but you should see my day to day workload (and the pressure to software develop too).

            Since removing Symantec Endpoint and Migrating to Webroot, our network hasn't been the same with the biggest issue being that I can't ping a handful of workstations (often TO and FROM the domain controller and file server but also my PC)...Also on these PC's that won't ping, I can no longer see C$ shares...and finally, remote COMPUTER MANAGEMENT will no longer work on ANY PC in the domain.

            SO let's pick on the PC called Estimating02. From my PC, I cannot ping it. When I ping it, it will show the following (edited for security)

            Pinging estimating02.domainname.local [10.0.0.xx] with 32 bytes of data:
            Reply from xx.0.0.xx: Destination host unreachable.
            Reply from xx.0.0.xx: Destination host unreachable.
            Reply from xx.0.0.xx: Destination host unreachable.
            Reply from 0.0.0.xx: Destination host unreachable.
            Ping statistics for xx.0.0.xx:
            Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),

            About this ping...when it lists the FQDN and IP, it shows the IP assigned to this PC.
            On the first reply, it showed MY PC address
            On the last 3 Replies, it showed our Default Gateway Name.

            Pinging from the domain controller, it did the same, with it showing the IP of the domain controller first and then the IP of default Gateway the next 3 times.

            On ESTIMATING02, he can ping the domain controller and my PC just fine.

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            • DashrenderD
              Dashrender
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              The showing of your own IP is because your computer is stating the not reachable reply...

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              • garak0410G
                garak0410 @Dashrender
                last edited by garak0410

                @Dashrender said in Most Workstations Don't Ping But Are Connected - Some Network Apps Are Locking Up:

                The showing of your own IP is because your computer is stating the not reachable reply...

                Right...just trying to be thorough. 🙂

                If I do a path ping to estimating02, it stop at our default gateway, which is our internet router (hardware)...if I path ping a PC I know is pinging, it goes right to it...

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                • DashrenderD
                  Dashrender @garak0410
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                  @garak0410 said in Most Workstations Don't Ping But Are Connected - Some Network Apps Are Locking Up:

                  @Dashrender said in Most Workstations Don't Ping But Are Connected - Some Network Apps Are Locking Up:
                  About this ping...when it lists the FQDN and IP, it shows the IP assigned to this PC.
                  On the first reply, it showed MY PC address
                  On the last 3 Replies, it showed our Default Gateway Name.

                  Pinging from the domain controller, it did the same, with it showing the IP of the domain controller first and then the IP of default Gateway the next 3 times.

                  On ESTIMATING02, he can ping the domain controller and my PC just fine.

                  These things make me think estimate02 is where the problem is. Likely a firewall issue.

                  Did your try resetting the network stack?

                  You could also try completely removing the Nic and the networking protocols. Then reboot and readd.

                  I really feel the the removal of Symantec is the root of your issue.

                  There might be a Symantec cleanup program you can run that might fix things.

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                  • DashrenderD
                    Dashrender @garak0410
                    last edited by

                    @garak0410 said in Most Workstations Don't Ping But Are Connected - Some Network Apps Are Locking Up:

                    @Dashrender said in Most Workstations Don't Ping But Are Connected - Some Network Apps Are Locking Up:

                    The showing of your own IP is because your computer is stating the not reachable reply...

                    Right...just trying to be thorough. 🙂

                    If I do a path ping to estimating02, it stop at our default gateway, which is our internet router (hardware)...if I path ping a PC I know is pinging, it goes right to it...

                    You mean tracert?

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                    • pchiodoP
                      pchiodo @garak0410
                      last edited by pchiodo

                      @garak0410

                      All right, clearly you have multiple issues. They appear to be all Windows Firewall related:

                      In the case that you posted, it is clear on the affected system - estimating02 - that inbound requests are being denied. Both from your system and the DC

                      Additionally, it is not a DNS issue, as this seems to be resolving just fine.

                      So on estimating02, go turn off any firewalls (just for testing) and try pinging it again. I think you'll find everything works. So then, simply restore the defaults of the Windows Firewall and re-input your exceptions. Then install Webroot.

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                      • garak0410G
                        garak0410 @Dashrender
                        last edited by

                        @Dashrender said in Most Workstations Don't Ping But Are Connected - Some Network Apps Are Locking Up:

                        @garak0410 said in Most Workstations Don't Ping But Are Connected - Some Network Apps Are Locking Up:

                        @Dashrender said in Most Workstations Don't Ping But Are Connected - Some Network Apps Are Locking Up:
                        About this ping...when it lists the FQDN and IP, it shows the IP assigned to this PC.
                        On the first reply, it showed MY PC address
                        On the last 3 Replies, it showed our Default Gateway Name.

                        Pinging from the domain controller, it did the same, with it showing the IP of the domain controller first and then the IP of default Gateway the next 3 times.

                        On ESTIMATING02, he can ping the domain controller and my PC just fine.

                        These things make me think estimate02 is where the problem is. Likely a firewall issue.

                        Did your try resetting the network stack?

                        You could also try completely removing the Nic and the networking protocols. Then reboot and readd.

                        I really feel the the removal of Symantec is the root of your issue.

                        There might be a Symantec cleanup program you can run that might fix things.

                        Well, estimating02 is just the guinea pig...over half of our PC's are having this issue...and poor estimating02 was rebuilt last week and never had Symantec on it...was rebuild and went straight to WebRoot.

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                        • garak0410G
                          garak0410 @pchiodo
                          last edited by

                          @pchiodo said in Most Workstations Don't Ping But Are Connected - Some Network Apps Are Locking Up:

                          @garak0410

                          All right, clearly you have multiple issues. They appear to be all Windows Firewall related:

                          In the case that you posted, it is clear on the affected system - estimating02 - that inbound requests are being denied. Both from your system and the DC

                          Additionally, it is not a DNS issue, as this seems to be resolving just fine.

                          So on estimating02, go turn off any firewalls (just for testing) and try pinging it again. I think you'll find everything works. So then, simply restore the defaults of the Windows Firewall and re-input your exceptions. Then install Webroot.

                          I will give this a shot...if resolved, then I'll tackle why our main drafting program crashes when writing to file server. Will report back results.

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                          • pchiodoP
                            pchiodo @garak0410
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                            @garak0410 said in Most Workstations Don't Ping But Are Connected - Some Network Apps Are Locking Up:

                            @Dashrender said in Most Workstations Don't Ping But Are Connected - Some Network Apps Are Locking Up:

                            @garak0410 said in Most Workstations Don't Ping But Are Connected - Some Network Apps Are Locking Up:

                            @Dashrender said in Most Workstations Don't Ping But Are Connected - Some Network Apps Are Locking Up:
                            About this ping...when it lists the FQDN and IP, it shows the IP assigned to this PC.
                            On the first reply, it showed MY PC address
                            On the last 3 Replies, it showed our Default Gateway Name.

                            Pinging from the domain controller, it did the same, with it showing the IP of the domain controller first and then the IP of default Gateway the next 3 times.

                            On ESTIMATING02, he can ping the domain controller and my PC just fine.

                            These things make me think estimate02 is where the problem is. Likely a firewall issue.

                            Did your try resetting the network stack?

                            You could also try completely removing the Nic and the networking protocols. Then reboot and readd.

                            I really feel the the removal of Symantec is the root of your issue.

                            There might be a Symantec cleanup program you can run that might fix things.

                            Well, estimating02 is just the guinea pig...over half of our PC's are having this issue...and poor estimating02 was rebuilt last week and never had Symantec on it...was rebuild and went straight to WebRoot.

                            This is likely still a firewall issue. You may find that you have to do this on all your systems. As a side note. if you have Webroot installed, you do not need Windows Firewall. I have found this to be the cause of many issues.

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                            • DashrenderD
                              Dashrender @garak0410
                              last edited by

                              @garak0410 said in Most Workstations Don't Ping But Are Connected - Some Network Apps Are Locking Up:

                              @Dashrender said in Most Workstations Don't Ping But Are Connected - Some Network Apps Are Locking Up:

                              @garak0410 said in Most Workstations Don't Ping But Are Connected - Some Network Apps Are Locking Up:

                              @Dashrender said in Most Workstations Don't Ping But Are Connected - Some Network Apps Are Locking Up:
                              About this ping...when it lists the FQDN and IP, it shows the IP assigned to this PC.
                              On the first reply, it showed MY PC address
                              On the last 3 Replies, it showed our Default Gateway Name.

                              Pinging from the domain controller, it did the same, with it showing the IP of the domain controller first and then the IP of default Gateway the next 3 times.

                              On ESTIMATING02, he can ping the domain controller and my PC just fine.

                              These things make me think estimate02 is where the problem is. Likely a firewall issue.

                              Did your try resetting the network stack?

                              You could also try completely removing the Nic and the networking protocols. Then reboot and readd.

                              I really feel the the removal of Symantec is the root of your issue.

                              There might be a Symantec cleanup program you can run that might fix things.

                              Well, estimating02 is just the guinea pig...over half of our PC's are having this issue...and poor estimating02 was rebuilt last week and never had Symantec on it...was rebuild and went straight to WebRoot.

                              Ok good to know. Sadly in the last few days I've had a few windows 10 PCs drop off the LAN because of what I assume is a bad update process. I had to change a reg entry to fix.

                              So back to you... Are you managing the firewall through GPO?

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                              • garak0410G
                                garak0410 @pchiodo
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                                @pchiodo said in Most Workstations Don't Ping But Are Connected - Some Network Apps Are Locking Up:

                                @garak0410 said in Most Workstations Don't Ping But Are Connected - Some Network Apps Are Locking Up:

                                @Dashrender said in Most Workstations Don't Ping But Are Connected - Some Network Apps Are Locking Up:

                                @garak0410 said in Most Workstations Don't Ping But Are Connected - Some Network Apps Are Locking Up:

                                @Dashrender said in Most Workstations Don't Ping But Are Connected - Some Network Apps Are Locking Up:
                                About this ping...when it lists the FQDN and IP, it shows the IP assigned to this PC.
                                On the first reply, it showed MY PC address
                                On the last 3 Replies, it showed our Default Gateway Name.

                                Pinging from the domain controller, it did the same, with it showing the IP of the domain controller first and then the IP of default Gateway the next 3 times.

                                On ESTIMATING02, he can ping the domain controller and my PC just fine.

                                These things make me think estimate02 is where the problem is. Likely a firewall issue.

                                Did your try resetting the network stack?

                                You could also try completely removing the Nic and the networking protocols. Then reboot and readd.

                                I really feel the the removal of Symantec is the root of your issue.

                                There might be a Symantec cleanup program you can run that might fix things.

                                Well, estimating02 is just the guinea pig...over half of our PC's are having this issue...and poor estimating02 was rebuilt last week and never had Symantec on it...was rebuild and went straight to WebRoot.

                                This is likely still a firewall issue. You may find that you have to do this on all your systems. As a side note. if you have Webroot installed, you do not need Windows Firewall. I have found this to be the cause of many issues.

                                A-OK...going to try this now...

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                                • DashrenderD
                                  Dashrender @pchiodo
                                  last edited by

                                  @pchiodo said in Most Workstations Don't Ping But Are Connected - Some Network Apps Are Locking Up:

                                  @garak0410 said in Most Workstations Don't Ping But Are Connected - Some Network Apps Are Locking Up:

                                  @Dashrender said in Most Workstations Don't Ping But Are Connected - Some Network Apps Are Locking Up:

                                  @garak0410 said in Most Workstations Don't Ping But Are Connected - Some Network Apps Are Locking Up:

                                  @Dashrender said in Most Workstations Don't Ping But Are Connected - Some Network Apps Are Locking Up:
                                  About this ping...when it lists the FQDN and IP, it shows the IP assigned to this PC.
                                  On the first reply, it showed MY PC address
                                  On the last 3 Replies, it showed our Default Gateway Name.

                                  Pinging from the domain controller, it did the same, with it showing the IP of the domain controller first and then the IP of default Gateway the next 3 times.

                                  On ESTIMATING02, he can ping the domain controller and my PC just fine.

                                  These things make me think estimate02 is where the problem is. Likely a firewall issue.

                                  Did your try resetting the network stack?

                                  You could also try completely removing the Nic and the networking protocols. Then reboot and readd.

                                  I really feel the the removal of Symantec is the root of your issue.

                                  There might be a Symantec cleanup program you can run that might fix things.

                                  Well, estimating02 is just the guinea pig...over half of our PC's are having this issue...and poor estimating02 was rebuilt last week and never had Symantec on it...was rebuild and went straight to WebRoot.

                                  This is likely still a firewall issue. You may find that you have to do this on all your systems. As a side note. if you have Webroot installed, you do not need Windows Firewall. I have found this to be the cause of many issues.

                                  By default Webroot will disable the firewall.

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                                  • DashrenderD
                                    Dashrender
                                    last edited by

                                    Since support is included.... Call Webroot and open a ticket. I have always found them very helpful

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                                    • pchiodoP
                                      pchiodo @Dashrender
                                      last edited by

                                      @Dashrender said in Most Workstations Don't Ping But Are Connected - Some Network Apps Are Locking Up:

                                      Since support is included.... Call Webroot and open a ticket. I have always found them very helpful

                                      This is a good point - Webroot is very powerful and some of its features may be causing slow write times from the drafting program. Webroot support can help sort that out.

                                      Again, you can always test this theory by temporarily disabling Webroot on the affected station.

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                                      • garak0410G
                                        garak0410 @garak0410
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                                        @garak0410 said in Most Workstations Don't Ping But Are Connected - Some Network Apps Are Locking Up:

                                        @pchiodo said in Most Workstations Don't Ping But Are Connected - Some Network Apps Are Locking Up:

                                        @garak0410

                                        All right, clearly you have multiple issues. They appear to be all Windows Firewall related:

                                        In the case that you posted, it is clear on the affected system - estimating02 - that inbound requests are being denied. Both from your system and the DC

                                        Additionally, it is not a DNS issue, as this seems to be resolving just fine.

                                        So on estimating02, go turn off any firewalls (just for testing) and try pinging it again. I think you'll find everything works. So then, simply restore the defaults of the Windows Firewall and re-input your exceptions. Then install Webroot.

                                        I will give this a shot...if resolved, then I'll tackle why our main drafting program crashes when writing to file server. Will report back results.

                                        Turned off WIndows Firewall on estimating02 and my PC (webroot firewall is still running since for now)...still can't ping.

                                        Unless I am looking in the wrong spot, I can only turn off WebRoot firewall via the group management and then only all PC's under that...

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                                        • pchiodoP
                                          pchiodo @garak0410
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                                          @garak0410

                                          You can simply uninstall it on the workstation your testing, and then reinstall it when finished.

                                          If this doesn't work, then we'll have to start looking elsewhere. Do you have a copy of NMap?

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                                          • garak0410G
                                            garak0410 @pchiodo
                                            last edited by

                                            @pchiodo said in Most Workstations Don't Ping But Are Connected - Some Network Apps Are Locking Up:

                                            @garak0410

                                            You can simply uninstall it on the workstation your testing, and then reinstall it when finished.

                                            If this doesn't work, then we'll have to start looking elsewhere. Do you have a copy of NMap?

                                            Uninstalled WebRoot and turned off Windows Firewall on Estimating02. Still doesn't ping.

                                            Now, let's talk about Estimating01. I can ping it and it isn't one of the PC's having pinging issues. BUT, if he tried to ping me, it id's my PC as a 192 address and then simply shows 4 REQUEST TIMES OUT.

                                            Not trying to complicate this issue but thought I would add that out there...

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