can't ping a pc by computer name
had a windows 7 Machine A that can ping by IP but not by the computer name
When ping from MachineA,
C:\>ping hostname
Ping request could not find host hostname. Please check the name and try again.
C:\>ping MachineA
Pinging MachineA [::1] with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from ::1: time<1ms
Reply from ::1: time<1ms
Reply from ::1: time<1ms
Reply from ::1: time<1ms
Ping statistics for ::1:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 0ms, Maximum = 0ms, Average = 0ms
When ping MachineA from other pcs
C:\> ping MachineA
Ping request could not find host MachineA. Please check the name and try again.
When ping from MachineA,
C:\>ping hostname
Ping request could not find host hostname. Please check the name and try again.
C:\>ping MachineA
Pinging MachineA [::1] with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from ::1: time<1ms
Reply from ::1: time<1ms
Reply from ::1: time<1ms
Reply from ::1: time<1ms
Ping statistics for ::1:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 0ms, Maximum = 0ms, Average = 0ms
When ping MachineA from other pcs
C:\> ping MachineA
Ping request could not find host MachineA. Please check the name and try again.
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other suggested methods does not work for this particular scenario. reformatting is a faster way at times to cut down more time on troubleshooting.
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#localhost name resolution is handled within DNS itself
# 127.0.0.1 localhost
# 1::1 localhost
had followed the above article method but still the same