Desktop with Win98 and Laptop with Win98SE networked with ethernet crossover cable. Both NICs show no conflicts and working properly with same protocals and settings. Network Neiborhood on Laptop shows icon for desktop, but cannot access it. Network Neiborhood on Desktop causes the following error when trying to open any icon showing: EXPLORER caused an invalid page fault in module KERNEL32.DLL at 017f:bff9d709. Registers: EAX=c00300ec CS=017f EIP=bff9d709 EFLGS=00010216 EBX=0148ff88 SS=0187 /esp=0144fee4 EBP=01450180 ECX=00000000 DS=0187 ESI=014502d0 FS=2ed7 EDX=bff76859 ES=0187 EDI=0148ff74 GS=0000 Bytes at CS:EIP: 53 8b 15 dc 9c fc bf 56 89 4d e4 57 89 4d dc 89 Stack dump: Can anyone point me in the right direction to solve the problem. My first attemp at networking ;-( TIA, Doug McCarter VIEW ARCHIVES @ //www.freelists.org UNSUBSCRIBE by sending email to triadtechtalk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with unsubscribe in the Subject field. To VIEW/CHANGE your subscription status go to //www.freelists.org/webpage/triadtechtalk Contact List Owner - dbcfour@xxxxxxx