"new" iMac won't connect to old iMac or to new MacBook Pro

For a while I've not been able to connect from my new i7 iMac to my old G4 iMac, although I can connect in the other direction ok. I've just gotten a new MacBook Pro, but so far I've been unable to use the Migration Assistant (MA) to transfer files etc. from the i7 iMac, which involves, as I understand it, the iMac connecting to the MBP on request from MA. This connection just doesn't ever happen.
Like the G4 iMac, however, the MBP can connect to the i7 iMac.
So, the question is what's wrong with my i7 iMac... presumably something amiss in its network settings?
Help will be greatly appreciated

Have you looked in the Sys Prefs/Sharing pane to see that all the Macs are configured the same in regard to Sharing?
Is the new iMac's Firewall possibly interfering?
MA must be opened on both Macs to work, then follow the onscreen instructions that MA will give you on the Mac to which you wish to migrate.
What kind of network are you using; ethernet, wi-fi or a combo of both? Just for the migration a simple ethernet or FireWire cable between the two Macs will also do the trick and not need to worry about network configuration.
Dah•veed

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