Actually "main" HTPC runs fine. I've assigned low port. It is my laptop with high port that fails. Might be a router issue. And yes, all ports are forwarded correctly.
I am having a problem trying to get my windows ME to act as a server. I have an XP laptop that I want to use as a client. I can get my XP laptop to act as the server and but not the ME desktop. Hmmm!! I keep getting an error message in the "who's on the network" window. Ugh!!!