{"id":18584,"date":"2022-01-24T21:53:39","date_gmt":"2022-01-24T20:53:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/?p=18584"},"modified":"2022-01-25T20:44:16","modified_gmt":"2022-01-25T19:44:16","slug":"windows-allow-ping-in-windows-firewall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/en\/18584\/windows-allow-ping-in-windows-firewall\/","title":{"rendered":"Windows: Allow ping in Windows firewall"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By default, the Windows firewall does not allow to ping your computer. Here is how to allow that.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>If you want to ping another computer in your Windows network, this will most likely fail.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/ping_en_1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1202\" height=\"225\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-18585\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/ping_en_1.png 1202w, https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/ping_en_1-300x56.png 300w, https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/ping_en_1-1024x192.png 1024w, https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/ping_en_1-768x144.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1202px) 100vw, 1202px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>As you can see, both computers are on the same network, however if we ping Computer 2, we will just get an error message that the computer cannot be reached.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/ping_en_2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"559\" height=\"157\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-18587\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/ping_en_2.png 559w, https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/ping_en_2-300x84.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 559px) 100vw, 559px\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of content<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/en\/18584\/windows-allow-ping-in-windows-firewall\/#Video_instructions\" >Video instructions<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/en\/18584\/windows-allow-ping-in-windows-firewall\/#Allow_ping_in_Windows_firewall\" >Allow ping in Windows firewall<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Video_instructions\"><\/span>Video instructions<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XAQrB01YmME\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Allow_ping_in_Windows_firewall\"><\/span>Allow ping in Windows firewall<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>First, we need to open the Windows firewall settings.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/ping_en_3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"753\" height=\"320\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-18589\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/ping_en_3.png 753w, https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/ping_en_3-300x127.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 753px) 100vw, 753px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We have to go to the &#8220;Inbound Rules&#8221; section. Here we find four entries for &#8220;File and Printer Sharing (Echo Request). Select all of them. No we have to enable the rules.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/ping_en_4.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1075\" height=\"468\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-18591\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/ping_en_4.png 1075w, https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/ping_en_4-300x131.png 300w, https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/ping_en_4-1024x446.png 1024w, https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/ping_en_4-768x334.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1075px) 100vw, 1075px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>And we are done, the ping is now possible from computer 1 to computer 2.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/ping_en_5.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"150\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-18593\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/ping_en_5.png 584w, https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/ping_en_5-300x77.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By default, the Windows firewall does not allow to ping your computer. 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