Allow Pings to Windows XP using netsh

Here’s a quick note on allowing Pings (ICMP Echo Response) to your Windows XP from command line. You must be administrator.

netsh firewall set icmpsetting 8 enable

Quite simple.
If you’re not logged on as administrator and you bring up a normal command prompt, you can use:

runas /user:administrator netsh

Supply the administrator credentials and then when the netsh window pops up, you can set ICMP echo by just typing:

firewall set icmpsetting 8 enable