Cannot connect to other computers on my wireless network

Since I upgraded to Mac OS X v10.7 Lion I cannot connect to my iMac or MacBook as a Registered User.  I keep getting "Connection Failed" when I try to connect.

If you are getting the error message that the server won't allow any more users to connect, and to try again later, this seems to be a problem with AFP sharing in Lion.
The workaround for this so far is to go to System Preferences > Sharing > File Sharing and click on Options...  On that window, turn OFF "Share files and folders using AFP" and turn ON "Share files and folders using SMB (Windows)" Click Done to go back to the sharing window and you should see a green dot followed by "Windows Sharing: On"
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