Path Traveled Start Server does not hang during boot All other Windows clients display this symptom, or there are no other Windows Clients, or it's too difficult to test the other Windows clients The Linux server can ping its own address from its console's command line

The fact that the server can ping its own IP address indicates that the most fundimental aspects of its networking are OK. We now move on to other tests to further narrow the scope of the problem.

From the command line of the Windows machine, ping the IP address of the Linux server. Is the Ping successful?

• Yes
• No