PF> Try moving all of the tcpip RUN= and CALL= from config.sys into a batch 
PF> file (as DETACH for RUN=) that you run later.  I'll bet the problem goes 
PF> away.

PE> Ok, I'll find out what is being used on the TCP/IP machine.  I was under 
PE> the impression that it was a DEVICE=, not a RUN or CALL.

Here is the line that, when uncommented, takes away about 4 file handles...

DEVICE=C:\MPTN\PROTOCOL\AFINET.SYS
@EOT:

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