C'ant connect to my old computer from my new.

I am new in networking. There is my problem:
I am using 2( I-mac). One is a G OS 10.5.8 and the other is a 3.33 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo 10.6.2.
I created a local network through a wireless Lynksys router.
On each computer I selected (share files) on the preferences.
I am able to connect to my new computer from my old one but I cant connect to my old from my new computer. When I try to connect to my old, I have this message: It's possible that the G server doesn't exist or is not available. Verify the name or the IP address of the server of your local network and try again.
Is somebody there who can help me.
Thank-you

Thank-you for the help but still cant connect from the new computer. It works fine from my old and the settings are the same on both. When I try to connect from my new computer, I see my old computer name under Share menu then I select it and it try to connect and it fail. A technician at Apple told me that it might be a firmware problem. I am not please with this answer. Two I-Mac that can't connect?........
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