>Fred - That's ok. I didn't mean to be ornery.

LOL :D Don't worry 'bout it. Networking can sometimes make you Gray (my case more hair falling out). I see what you are trying to do, at least I think I do, so I was just suggesting the Network Wizard because of it's ease. There is a way to overide the naming of your workgroup after you have set it up. I just went to Help and Support and typed in workgroup. It has a number of options the including renaming (all you have to do is get them to match). It's been a while since I've set up a network as you have done so I don't want to steer you wrong. I think a little more tweaking on the XP may accomplish what you need. For some reason I have to be sitting at the keyboard and tube to see it before I can change it. I just seem to know it instinctivly but have a hard time describing it.