My guess is that Doug is on the right track. I've had similar experiences (I think, it was a long time ago) when an application, or file or folder was left open when the other computer shut down or crashed or sumpin. If there is an alias to something on the other computer is will keep trying to connnect, too. -- Speak softly, study Aikido, & you won't need to carry a big stick! See my photos @ <http://homepage.mac.com/dflory>