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I found out what was the problem. For some reasons, the host name was not listed in the forward lookup zones but it was listed in the reverse lookup zones. So I added it in the forward lookup zones.
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I found out what was the problem. For some reasons, the host name was not listed in the forward lookup zones but it was listed in the reverse lookup zones. So I added it in the forward lookup zones.

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We have a winXP workstation that we are unable to ping by its name. We can the workstation by its IP address and also we can resolve the name by using the ping command &quot;ping -a&quot;. We have disabled netbios over TCP/IP on all of machines. <br />
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C:\&gt;ping -a 10.1.2.101<br />
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Pinging us001.xxx.com [10.1.2.101] with 32 bytes of data:<br />
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Reply from 10.1.2.101: bytes=32 time=1ms TTL=126<br />
Reply from 10.1.2.101: bytes=32 time=1ms TTL=126<br />
Reply from 10.1.2.101: bytes=32 time=1ms TTL=126<br />
Reply from 10.1.2.101: bytes=32 time=1ms TTL=126<br />
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if we tried to ping using the name<br />
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C:\&gt;ping us001<br />
Ping request could not find host us001. Please check the name and try aga<br />
in.<br />
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But from the workstation itself, we able to ping its name.<br />
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We have a winXP workstation that we are unable to ping by its name. We can the workstation by its IP address and also we can resolve the name by using the ping command "ping -a". We have disabled netbios over TCP/IP on all of machines. 

C:\>ping -a 10.1.2.101

Pinging us001.xxx.com [10.1.2.101] with 32 bytes of data:

Reply from 10.1.2.101: bytes=32 time=1ms TTL=126
Reply from 10.1.2.101: bytes=32 time=1ms TTL=126
Reply from 10.1.2.101: bytes=32 time=1ms TTL=126
Reply from 10.1.2.101: bytes=32 time=1ms TTL=126

if we tried to ping using the name

C:\>ping us001
Ping request could not find host us001. Please check the name and try aga
in.

But from the workstation itself, we able to ping its name.



unable to ping a device by its name

Networking is the process of connecting computing devices, peripherals and terminals together through a system that uses wiring, cabling or radio waves that enable their users to communicate, share information and interact over distances. Often associated are issues regarding operating systems, hardware and equipment, cloud and virtual networking, protocols, architecture, storage and management.

Networking

The Domain Name System (DNS) is a hierarchical, globally distributed system responsible for associating the name of a computer, service or other resource into an IP address for connecting to the Internet or a private network. Most prominently, it translates domain names to the numerical IP addresses needed for the purpose of computer services and devices worldwide.

Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) is the set of networking protocols that define end-to-end connectivity specifying how data should be packeted, addressed, transmitted, routed and received at the destination. This functionality is organized into four abstraction layers which are used to sort all related protocols according to the scope of networking involved.