8266 wifi ping problems

More confused than ever
I tried simple ping from a NODE (obviously connecting via wifi to my LAN) to 192.168.1.34 - and it WORKS.
I tried ping from windows CMD on my laptop (connect via wifi to my LAN) to 192.168.1.34 - and it FAILS.
pings from windows CMD on my laptop to 192.168.1.11 and 192.168.1.14( which are PC's on my network), and pings to 192.168.1.31 (a NODE "weather station") connected via wifi all work
Cant afford to lose any more hair.