You're quite welcome. Had to do similar thing myself. Originally had a Linux fileserver acting as local DNS, but a while back there were some updates to Windows that caused the Windows servers to start fighting over control for local DNS (previously I'd configured them not to try - but ever since an upgrade this setting is ignored and frequently the various Windows servers are fighting over control).

>Naoto,
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>I used your method and of course it works. I know it's per-worksation setting. Thanks.
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>Alex
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>>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
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>>>Thanks for the response.
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>>>I guess it's not resolving. I can ping with ip but not name. How to make it resolve?
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>>>Alex
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>>>>Is the DNS resolving?
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>>>>>Hi,
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>>>>>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.
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>>>>>What may be the reason?
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>>>>>TIA,
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>>>>>Alex