Not able to ping computers on the same switch simple fix

This is one of those issues that just perplexes you for a while until you go OH silly me this is how you fix it.

I'm trying to get 5 laptops ready for a demo that will be using IIS and a Database server.

So currently i'm at the stage where all laptops are powered on and connected to a 8 port switch.

From command prompt i'm typing in the trusted ipconfig. Look at all the results and find it a bit odd all ips are class B for an 8 port switch.

Each machine doesnt even have the same first 3 bits its just all over the place for ips.

From command prompt i start to ping the machine to the right but i'm not getting back any reply. I'm thinking its an icmp so why isnt it going through..

Thought strucks me must be windows firewall.

Sure enough i go to inbound rules and look under file and print ICMP echo is not enabled.

Once i enabled on all the laptops firewalls they all started pinging and replying i'm here now use us.

Short post but none the less helpfull.