Filesharing worked, then it stopped working no system changes

Hello all,
I have a problem that boggles my mind. I mean, really boggles my mind. I have my iMac, and 2 external drives plugged into it, sharing media content with my 2 windows computers. Now, I should mention, internet works fine on all pc's all can ping each other, and all that good junk, they can see each other in my network places and finder, and all is good. Now, the problem. My iMac was SMB sharing my two External drives, and a local folder, no problems. I was able to use my windows PC which is connect to my TV, and view the files from my mac, no problems!
Then, get this, NOTHING HAPPENED, and then it all just stopped working. My iMac couldn't see windows, windows couldn't see the mac. The only thing I can think of is I upgraded my ram in my mac, thats it. There were no system updates, no additional software installed, it just stopped working. I have since changed my workgroup on all computers to be the same, and now, my iMac, can see all computers, and all computers can see my iMac, but my windows computers cannot open the imac (nor the imac open windows), I just get a network path not found error, and thats it. The windows computers can all talk to each other. The problem is when I try to go cross platform.
Some things to note that I have done:
-File sharing is enabled on both the mac and the pc
-SMB file sharing is enabled, and guest users are allowed to be connected
-A user has been created to match what the pc has, no difference
-The folders have been selected, windows file sharing is indicating it is turned on, and all users, includeing the group everyone has read and write access
-NO SOFTWARE HAS BEEN INSTALLED ON THE MAC, and like I said, the only thing added to it was ram. All is exactly the way it was other than the ram when it was working 2 days ago.
-All computers have been rebooted countless times.
Please help, no one else seems to have this issue out there, I've looked since day one of the no opperation.

I having a problem with the workgroup keeps setting back to default "workgroup" from windows workgroup name I have been using for some time on the Windows Boxes. I so frustrated I about to set everyone back to workgroup. Did you have that problem or did you use the default "workgroup"?

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