Screen sharing fails for one user

Hi
I have an iMac and MacBook Pro, both running Snow Leopard 10.6.5. I have enabled screen sharing on the iMac, and can log in with one of my other user accounts (Greg). This works fine.
When i am on my MBP, logged in as Joe, and logged in as Joe on the iMac, i always get an "Authentication failed", but i can connect as Greg ok... I thought it was to do with the currently logged in user having the same short name, so i tried logging in as Greg on the iMac, and connecting as Joe from the MBP, but still no success.
Is there anything i can check?
Thanks
Joe.

Identical short user names on the different computers shouldn't be a problem - I have multiple Macs with identical short user names and have no problem.
As an aside, you don't need to already be logged in on the other computer; the VNC connection, if VNC login is permitted for that iMac user, would simply present the remote VNC client with its login screen, at which point you could login to the iMac as any user that you wanted, even though you made the VNC connection as someone else. Similarly, regardless of who is at the console on the iMac, the authorized VNC client user on the MBP can connect and view(/control) the screen(/keyboard/mouse).
In the iMac's Sys Prefs Sharing, when Screen Sharing is highlighted, what does it say for "Allow Access for:"?
In the iMac's Sys Prefs Security under the Firewall tab, is the Firewall on? If so, in "Advanced..." is the "Block All Incoming Connections" checkbox unchecked? In the application list there, what does it say about incoming connections for Screen Sharing?
Finally, the iMac and the MBP are on the same home LAN, i.e., the MBP is not having to traverse through your home router's firewall, correct?

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