File Sharing in XP on the 650N

I know this is beat to death in some form or another based on the searches I've come across but my problem is still different.
My operating system is Windows XP Pro fully updated. All PC's on this network are wireless.
I just changed over from a dlink DIR-624 to the WRT650N. When I plug everything into the Dlink my sharing works over the network, no muss no fuss. When I switch over to the Linksys, I get nothing, I dont even see the shares on the local PC. I can access the internet just fine and I can ping the local systems on the "192.168.1.xxx" local network but I can't share.
Best I can pull off is the "Workgroup is not accessible at this time or you do not have permission to access this workgroup. Please check with the administrator".
I know this can't be an XP issue as I can share successfully via the dlink router. I've been through the 650's router config over and over and I can't find anything obvious that would be denying access.
Any tips on how to let this router share wirelessly would be appreciated.

I have the same problem, My file sharing was working intermittently with my dlink DIR-625 router. I replaced it with a linksys WRT300N thinking that might add stability to my network. In stead it completely eliminated any file sharing that was able to be done.
I have the same scenario, running windows XP Pro on both PC’s. I’m able to ping the local network. I’m also able to view the workgroup on the PC that boots up first on the network, however when I try to access the second PC it comes up with a “network path was not found” error.
I ran across similar post stating that Norton 360 antivirus was able to resolve the problem.
Is there any alternative solution?

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