net_adm:ping not working -- still not answered

[erlang]

> 
> Sorry, this is indeed a typo in my email. Should be:
> (b@REDACTED)1> net_adm:ping('a@REDACTED').
> 
> > 
> > Hi, is the colon ":" just a typo in your email? It should be
> > "@" as you can see from the node name in the Erlang shell prompt.
> > 
> > Best Regards
> > Lennart
> > 
> > > (b@REDACTED)1> net_adm:ping('a:my-server').
> > 
> > > I can't get the ping-pong distributed example to work, so I tried simply
> > > pinging another node. This doesn't work either.
> > > 
> > > os: windows server 2003, machine name is my-server.
> > > EShell v5.5.1
> > > 
> > > command lines: erl -sname a
> > >                             erl -sname b
> > > 
> > > (b@REDACTED)1> net_adm:ping('a:my-server').
> > > 
> > > always returns pang. The cookie file is being read, and the cookie is
> > > the same in both nodes. What to try next?
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > >