networking Sony VAIO

I have a Dell with XP as host, an old Gateway win98se Astro networked. I
can't get the new Sony laptop to network. It wants to be the host. I have
run the Wizard a dozen times. It says it's connected on an open network

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"Taylorville" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>I have a Dell with XP as host, an old Gateway win98se Astro networked. I
>can't get the new Sony laptop to network. It wants to be the host. I have
>run the Wizard a dozen times. It says it's connected on an open network
>