Having troubles setting up my home network

I have a WRT54G boardband wireless g router. I have two computers connected to the internet through my router with no problems, been working great for months. I have Vista on both of my computers. I am trying to connect both of my computers through a network so I can shared files. I can't get this to work. I am not using the wireless router, I was told I could do it the way that I have it setup where both are connected through the router. If I need any additional hardware what would you recommend? I appreciate all the help.

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