Unable to ping/connect to other devices on network

Using Arduino Networking, Protocols, and Devices
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Hi. Im having trouble being able to ping/connect to other devices on the same local network using the Arduino Nano 33 IoT. I am able to successfully ping the arduino FROM the windows laptop but unable to ping the windows laptop FROM the arduino. I am also able to successfully ping the windows laptop from a macbook on the same network (and vice versa). I also tried disabling the firewall and testing pinging the windows laptop from the arduino - to no avail. All 3 devices are on the same subnet.

Here is my code for the nano (built using PIO):

#include <WiFiNINA.h>
#include <WebSocketsClient.h>
#include <Arduino_JSON.h>
#include <Wire.h>
#include <Arduino_LSM6DS3.h>

const char *ssid = "";            // Removed for security in the forum post
const char *password = ""; // Removed for security in the forum post
const char *server = "20.1.1.251";       // Slightly changed the first digit for security purposes
const uint16_t port = 3000;

WebSocketsClient webSocket;
IPAddress ip;

void connectToWiFi()
{
  Serial.begin(9600);
  while (!Serial)
  {
  }

  Serial.print("Connecting to WiFi...");
  WiFi.begin(ssid, password);

  while (WiFi.status() != WL_CONNECTED)
  {
    delay(1000);
    Serial.print(".");
  }

  Serial.print("IP Address: ");
  Serial.println(WiFi.localIP());
  Serial.print("Attempting to connect to WS: ");
  Serial.print(server);
  Serial.print(":");
  Serial.println(port);
}

void webSocketEvent(WStype_t type, uint8_t *payload, size_t length)
{
  switch (type)
  {
  case WStype_CONNECTED:
    Serial.println("[WebSocket] Connected to server");
    webSocket.sendTXT("Arduino"); // Identify as Arduino client
    break;
  case WStype_DISCONNECTED:
    Serial.println("[WebSocket] Disconnected");
    break;
  case WStype_TEXT:
    Serial.print("[WebSocket] Text received: ");
    Serial.println((char *)payload);
    break;
  case WStype_BIN:
    Serial.println("Binary message received");
    break;
  case WStype_PING:
    Serial.println("PING!");
    break;
  case WStype_PONG:
    Serial.println("PONG!");
    break;
  default:
    Serial.print("Unknown event type: ");
    Serial.print(type);
    break;
  }
}

void setup()
{
  connectToWiFi();

  if (!IMU.begin())
  {
    Serial.println("Failed to initialize IMU!");
    while (1)
    {
    }
  }
  Serial.println("IMU initialized");

  // Ping the server
  if (WiFi.hostByName(server, ip))
  {
    Serial.print("Server IP: ");
    Serial.println(ip);
    if (WiFi.ping(ip) >= 0)
    {
      Serial.println("Ping successful");
    }
    else
    {
      Serial.println("Ping failed");
    }
  }
  else
  {
    Serial.println("Failed to resolve server IP");
  }
  webSocket.begin(server, port, "/");
  webSocket.onEvent(webSocketEvent);
  // Connect to the WebSocket server
  webSocket.setReconnectInterval(1000); // try to reconnect every 5s
}

String getMeasurements()
{
  if (!IMU.accelerationAvailable() || !IMU.gyroscopeAvailable())
    return "";
  // Read IMU data
  float accX, accY, accZ;
  float gyroX, gyroY, gyroZ;

  // Read accelerometer data
  IMU.readAcceleration(accX, accY, accZ);

  // Read gyroscope data
  IMU.readGyroscope(gyroX, gyroY, gyroZ);
  // Create JSON object
  JSONVar imuData;
  imuData["acceleration"]["x"] = accX;
  imuData["acceleration"]["y"] = accY;
  imuData["acceleration"]["z"] = accZ;
  imuData["gyroscope"]["x"] = gyroX;
  imuData["gyroscope"]["y"] = gyroY;
  imuData["gyroscope"]["z"] = gyroZ;

  // Convert JSON object to string
  String jsonString = JSON.stringify(imuData);
  return jsonString;
}

void loop()
{
  webSocket.loop();

  String measurements = getMeasurements();
  if (measurements != "")
  {

    String jsonString = JSON.stringify(measurements);
    webSocket.sendTXT(jsonString);
  }
}

here is the output from the serial output of the arduino:

---- Opened the serial port /dev/tty.usbmodem13201 ----
Connecting to WiFi...IP Address: 20.1.1.170
Attempting to connect to WS: 20.1.1.251:3000
IMU initialized
Server IP: 20.1.1.251
Ping failed
[WebSocket] Disconnected
[WebSocket] Disconnected
[WebSocket] Disconnected
[WebSocket] Disconnected
---- Closed the serial port /dev/tty.usbmodem1320 ----

This is really confusing me. I have tripple checked the IPs but here is the below:
Windows laptop ip: "20.1.1.251"; // Slightly changed the first digit for forum
Macbook laptop ip: "20.1.1.18"; // Slightly changed the first digit for forum
Arduino nano 33 IoT ip: "20.1.1.170"; // Slightly changed the first digit for forum z

What could be the reason for this?