ping

[James Knott]

Chris Aitken wrote:
> I am trying to set up a fourth computer to print to a remote printer.
> I guess I know how to do this now, but I can't ping computer1 from
> computer4.
>
> The hosts.allow file (computer1) looks fine.
>
> # hosts.allow   This file describes the names of the hosts which are
> #               allowed to use the local INET services, as decided
> #               by the '/usr/sbin/tcpd' server.
> all : allow : all
>
> The hosts.deny file has no entries.
>
> What can I try next?
>
> Computer4 is on the Internet (through router>cable modem) and can ping
> the other two computers and the router. It just can't ping computer1
> (which has the printer connected to it).
>

Can you ping any other computers or the router?  Can you ping from 1 to 4?

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