Windows 7 networking is too smart for its own good.

I have a xp machine that i can ping from my W7 box. I tonnac ping from xp to W7. This would mean firewall, disabled firewall, no luck. Disable windows security, no luck.

W7 can get to the internet. Why cant I ping from xp to W7?

ignore, vmware workstation 1.5 sloot where the problem. reverted to snapshot. will just run it without the tools.