well first it starts connecting then maybe a few minutes later, it's saying "awaiting sources" so I don't know if it's because it's rare or no one is sharing or anything if it was connecting fine for a minute. I have a DELL, Windows XP Home Edition and I have a router. Often I browse the host when I get "awaiting sources" and find out the host cannot be browsed and I thought that meant the host went offline. What else does it mean if the host cannot be browsed. That's why I was thinking that when the host does show up, I try to immediately browse the host before he goes offline and suddenly, I can't browse him.