T400s running Windows 7 on network with two XP machines

I have searched and found a few others with a similar problem, but so far nothing has helped. I have a home network on a Linksys WRT310N router. There are two XP machines wired to the router and I want to connect the laptop wirelessly. The laptop sees the router and accesses the internet with no problem, but does not see the other computers. All are on the same Workgroup, discovery is on for all and all show up on Norton's security map on all 3 computers, but the laptop cannot find the other computers. What else should I try?
Thanks, John

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