To test that PCs on the local network can communicate
1. Select any two PCs on the local network, such as Exam4 and Dentist3.
2. On the Exam4 PC, at the command prompt enter ping 192.168.10.23.
The output from this command should appear similar to the following.
Pinging 192.168.10.23 with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 192.168.10.23: bytes=32 time<1m TTL=255
Reply from 192.168.10.23: bytes=32 time<1m TTL=255
Reply from 192.168.10.23: bytes=32 time<1m TTL=255
3. At the command prompt enter exit to close the window.
4. On the Dentist3 PC, at the command prompt enter ping 192.168.10.34.
The output from this command should appear similar to the following.
Pinging 192.168.10.34 with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 192.168.10.34: bytes=32 time<1m TTL=255
Reply from 192.168.10.34: bytes=32 time<1m TTL=255
Reply from 192.168.10.34: bytes=32 time<1m TTL=255
5. At the command prompt enter exit to close the window.
6. Repeat these steps for all PCs on the local network.
If the output does not appear similar to above, there is a problem with the network configuration between these two PCs.