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Hi Tricky.

Both machines are running XP, but desktop is pro and laptop is home.
Yes i think iam using DHCP for network addressing.
Getting no messages about seeing each other. when i run internet and file sharing wizard, it doesnt seem to complete?
Both machines connect to the internet without any problems what so ever.
Desktop has Norton internet security but i have tried with it off.
Dont know how to ping machines, so i cant answer that one.

Thanks again for the very fast response.

Chris