hi my dear friends :

i have a simple network between xp & 7 windowses with cross cable (2 pc home)...

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the one with 7 is mother and have 2 lan device (onboard + pci)

A.

onboard is like this when u go to tcp/ip v4 properties:(4 adsl internet)

obtain an ip...

preferred dns server : 81.91.129.67

alternate dns server : 4.2.2.4

shared...no permission 4 change

so every thing is ok for internet on windows 7.

B.

the other lan pci card that is connected to pc with xp is like this :

192.168.2.11

255.255.255.0

0.0.0.0

empty

empry

computer name : cougar

workgroup : nethome

homeNetwork is disabled (i think that is 4 2 pc's with 7 os not xp)

every thing is off in network options except file & printer sharing in public area

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pc with xp os is like this :

192.168.2.12

255.255.255.0

192.168.2.11 (mean gateway)

4.2.2.4

8.8.8.8

computer name : tiger

workgroup : nethome

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at last my little net is ok...

mean both have internet , both can see each other by their ip (\\192.168.2.11 or \\192.168.2.12)

my problem is when in pc with xp type \\cougar it shows an error about network path!

but in pc with 7 \\tiger works perfec.

what is the problem in system with xp ?

in few days ago this network was ok (search by computer name) when both os were xp , so there is no problem with my cable or devices.

another problem is i can not find tiger in my network list in 7 pc \ why?

is something wrong with my network?

thanks 4 future advance

best regards