From: John Beckett 

"Thees Peereboom"  wrote in message
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> WS1 can also ping WS3 (tried that before) and 4.2.2.2 'request timed out'

You should check that WS3 can ping 4.2.2.2 (sometimes it won't respond, but
it usually does). Another site that usually responds is cisco.com.

Pretty strange situation. You haven't sounded really convincing,
but you have implied that you have never had fireweall software installed
on WS1. So I would suspect WS3.

What happens if you change the IP of WS1? I would just change it to
something on your network that you have never used. Then ping IP of WS3,
then ping 4.2.2.2 (assuming that WS3 can ping 4.2.2.2).

If above did not work, I would swap the IPs on WS1 and WS2. You might need
to temporarily disconnect one from the network first. This is all just
poking around trying to gather evidence.

John

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