yes it seems there is a network card in each machine. just checkin network adaptors there : 1394 network adapter and NVIDIA nForce networking controller. theye on the pc..... the lappy has the 1394 lad and an intel pro 100 ve network adaptor. tried lashin a cable between em yesterday but was havin none of it. some wizard or somethin for this stuff? ill have a poke about and see what the story is.

cheers

Rob :)