Just upgraded to Leopard and it broke my network

I tend to work on a Thinkpad (T61) running Windows XP SP2 using my iMac as a file server. I had the mac drive as a drive loaded onto my windows desktop automatically. I was never able to access the T61 from my mac but that's an issue for another time.
I have another Thinkpad (T41) running Windows XP SP2 that I never got onto the mac's desktop. I can now see the T41 in the Shared section of my Finder windows; I do not see the T61.
When I open the T41, it seems I can only move data to the SharedDocs folder for some reason.
So, my questions are as follows:
o Why did my mounted volume break on my Windows machine (the T61 never changed; it was only the Mac that changed so it's something on the Mac)? How do I fix this?
o How do I get the T61 to show up in the Shared section of Finder windows?
o How can I access any part of the Windows machines from the Mac, not just their SharedDocs?
TIA,
David

OK, as I was gathering more information, it started to work! I can now access the iMac from the T61 and T41 (truly don't know how/why).
The T61 still doesn't show up on the Mac and the T41 is still inaccessible other than in the SharedDocs.
I noticed that the Network Preferences panel is entirely disabled; why would this be?
Again, TIA,
David

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