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Cant ping but can browse and RDP to server

Hi all

I am trying to set up a new server and install some apps but its giving me a hard time. see below my setup

Installed Vmware exsi on a server
installed 2 hosts, windows server 2008r2 and windows 7

vmware ip 10.21.0.10
server 2008 r2 Ip 10.21.0.11/24
Windows 7 ip 10.21.0.12/24
stand alone pc connected to second nic of the server with static ip 10.21.0.13

All above set up and working ok. I cant seem to ping from the standalone PC to the server. But when i click start menu and type in server name i can freely browse the system files. I have not added DNS entries or gateway to the static ip

On the standalone PC i need to install a software that links to server and this is givng me error as it cant talk to server. As mentioned i can browse files from the PC to the server but cant ping.

What i also noticed is, both networks on public and i cant seem to change.

Also from the stand alone desktop i can RDP to the server. so not sure what is wrong.
Please advice

thanks

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Andrew Hancock (VMware vExpert PRO / EE Fellow/British Beekeeper)

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Sundeep V

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ahhh knew it be something small!! thats made it work.

I disabled firewall but whilst installing a software on the desktop, it needs to create new DB, added servers name, and says cant find sql server now when sql is installed on the server

Kimputer

A firewall still has an important function. Instead of disabling it, try to configure it correctly.

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Frans Brouwer

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strivoli

You added the name and it doesn't work. What happens if you add the IP?

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Andrew Hancock (VMware vExpert PRO / EE Fellow/British Beekeeper)

can you ping the server by it's hostname ?

Frans Brouwer

check Sql log if it started as it should and is listening on tcp/ip port 1433

Sundeep V

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thanks guys, have enabled ping and its working now.

also sql is working too. i had to re install, think i didn't install sql service or something as i couldn't find sql service in services