Trouble with File Sharing

Hi,
In April I upgraded my old Core Duo MBP to a shiny new Core i7 MBP. From the get go I have had problems on and off with Apple File Sharing and Screen Sharing over my network. I have a Mac Mini hooked into my entertainment center used as a HTPC and I generally had controlled it via the laptop screen sharing over the network.
When I received the i7 I began to notice issues, the machines would randomly not connect. The Mini would still show up in the sidebar of finder windows, but would hang on "Connecting..." for a minute or so and then report "Connection Failed." Attempting to share the screen would give the same result, telling me to check both my network connection as well as the sharing settings on the Mini. I know the Mini is configured correctly, as I can have my old Core Duo laptop right next to the i7 and it will connect perfectly.
system.log reports this if that helps"
er.session
Jul 13 16:41:49 Sven /System/Library/CoreServices/Finder.app/Contents/MacOS/Finder[109]: SharePointBrowser::handleOpenCallBack returned 64
("Sven" being the name of the i7 laptop)
I have also noticed that nether the Mini nor the Core Duo laptop can connect back to the i7, even though I have verified the settings in the i7 as having both File Sharing and Screen sharing on. Rebooting the i7 does not seem to help, however seemingly at random it will start working again at a later time. Sometimes it works flawlessly and others it does not. Earlier today I was having no problem watching a DVD on the Mini, I left and closed the i7's lid putting it to sleep, to come back later to it being unable to connect.
Any help is greatly appreciated.
(Afterthought: I am still using 10.6.3 on the laptops because I also use them with Steam for gaming and according to Steam they at this time do not recommend upgrading due to some problem with the graphics cards and 10.6.4?)

Update: It also appears that the computer no longer wants to recognize the printer that connects to my WiFi network either (I printed several pages just earlier today, now it keeps telling me there is a communication error with the printer). Internet still works fine, but it seems any form of communication with other devices via my home network is off limits.

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