Hi Rich,

>I assume you are using TCP/IP for the Internet. NETBEUI makes it easier to scan for COMPUTERS NEAR ME I have found in the past. So, you may want to add that Protocol.

Ok, I added Netbeui protocol to both boxes, and that speeded it up to what I would have expected... :) I wouldn't have noticed this, so thanks a million.

I haven't had time to see if this stopped the instability, but expect it will.

Just curious, in your experience would there be any speed difference in speed if one box was Windows 2000 Server instead of just Windows 2000 Professional?

Mel Cummings