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Not able to ping the PC with the firewall enabled.
I am not able to ping a PC [Request timed out]. If i disable the firewall "Home or Work (private) network location settings", i am able to ping the PC. View the firewall settings in screenshot. I need the firewall enabled and be able to ping the PC. Am i missing something in the firewall?
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Windows OSWindows 7Windows Networking
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Or in the inbound rule, set up a rule to allow the IP range of the network / computer trying to ping / access.
Open an elevated command prompt and run the below command to ping server without turning off firewall
netsh firewall set icmpsetting 8 enable
To disable ping
netsh firewall set icmpsetting 8 disable
Please check this for details
http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/allow-pings-icmp-echo-request-through-your-windows-vista-firewall/
netsh firewall set icmpsetting 8 enable
To disable ping
netsh firewall set icmpsetting 8 disable
Please check this for details
http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/allow-pings-icmp-echo-request-through-your-windows-vista-firewall/