Naoto,

I used your method and of course it works. I know it's per-worksation setting. Thanks.

Alex



>Perhaps not the the best solution, but have you tried updating to the hosts file ( %windir%\system32\drivers\etc\hosts ) on the XP workstation?
>* requires server to be on fixed IP address
>* only resolves situation one way (allows XP workstation to address server by name).
>* it is a per-workstation setting -- you need to do this on *each* workstation where names aren't resolving
>
>>Thanks for the response.
>>
>>I guess it's not resolving. I can ping with ip but not name. How to make it resolve?
>>
>>Alex
>>
>>>Is the DNS resolving?
>>>
>>>>Hi,
>>>>
>>>>At home I reinstalled windows server 2008 r2 in our server after difficulties and am now trying to replicate the previous environment which includes using a workgroup instead of domain. However, the server and a windows xp machine cannot see each other. A windows 7 machine can see both the windows 2008 r2 server and the xp machine.
>>>>
>>>>What may be the reason?
>>>>
>>>>TIA,
>>>>
>>>>Alex