Unable to share files through Linksys WRT54G Router

I installed WRT54g as a access point on current network. I can get to internet from computers wired up to access point, but I can't do any file sharing between them. They are both Windows XP Professional SP2 with different computer names and the same workgroup name. When I go under My Nework Places and click on View Workgroup Computers, a dialog box pops up saying, "<Workgroup Name> is not accessible. You might not have permission to use this network resource. Contact the administrator of this server to find out if you have access permissions. The list of servers for this workgroup is not currently available." It's just a simple home network that I'm trying to build and I have my user accounts on both computers are administrators. How can I be able to share files? Any help is appreciated

make sure that the computers are able to ping each other....disable the firewalls and follow this link for file and printer sharing

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my internet signal is no longer going through the wrt54g router - don;t know why.
i.e. no wireless handheld or computer and no ethernet when going through the router.
If I bypass the router the internet is fine, with the ethernet cable
I tried shutting everything down with power disconnect for periods of time, then bring everything back to power.
settings in linksys setup 192.168.1.1 look ok as far as I know; signal lights on router and modem are normal; settings in mac system prefs look normal also.
Suggestions?
Thank you

hardware WRT54G v2.2
Config and firmware:
Firmware Version:
v4.21.1, Nov. 6, 2006
<script type="text/javascript">// Capture(stacontent.curtime) // </script> Current Time:
<script type="text/javascript">// localtime(); // </script> Wed, 27 Oct 2010 12:53:48
<script type="text/javascript">// Capture(share.macaddr) // </script> MAC Address:
00:13:10:0F:CB:14
<script type="text/javascript">// Capture(share.routename) // </script> Router Name:
WRT54GL
<script type="text/javascript">// Capture(share.hostname) // </script> Host Name:
homenet
<script type="text/javascript">// Capture(share.domainname) // </script> Domain Name:
<script type="text/javascript">// if("" != "") { document.write(""); } else { document.write(""); } // </script>
<script type="text/javascript">// Capture(share.internet) // </script> Internet
<script type="text/javascript">// Capture(share.cfgtype) // </script> Configuration Type
<script type="text/javascript">// Capture(stacontent.logtype) // </script> Login Type:
<script type="text/javascript">// Capture(setupcontent.dhcp) // </script> Automatic Configuration - DHCP
<script type="text/javascript">// var status1 = "Disable"; var status2 = " "; if(status1 == "Status") status1 = bmenu.statu; if(status2 == "Connecting") status2 = hstatrouter2.connecting; else if(status2 == "Disconnected") status2 = hstatrouter2.disconnected; else if(status2 == "Connected") status2 = stacontent.conn; document.write(status2); document.write("  "); var but_arg = ""; var wan_proto = "dhcp"; var but_type = ""; if(but_arg == "Connect") but_value = stacontent.connect; else if(but_arg == "Disconnect") but_value = hstatrouter2.disconnect; but_type = but_arg +"_" + wan_proto; document.write("<INPUT type=button value='"+but_value+"' onClick=Connect(this.form,'"+but_type+"')>"); // </script>
-->
<script type="text/javascript">// Capture(share.ipaddr) // </script> IP Address:
192.168.15.2
<script type="text/javascript">// Capture(share.submask) // </script> Subnet Mask:
255.255.255.0
<script type="text/javascript">// Capture(share.defgateway) // </script> Default Gateway:
192.168.15.1
<script type="text/javascript">// Capture(share.dns) // </script> DNS 1:
209.18.47.61
<script type="text/javascript">// Capture(share.dns) // </script> DNS 2:
209.18.47.62
<script type="text/javascript">// Capture(share.dns) // </script> DNS 3:
<script type="text/javascript">// Capture(share.mtu) // </script> MTU:
1500
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Rick-Brakemans-macbook-5:~ Desktop$ ifconfig
lo0: flags=8049<UP,LOOPBACK,RUNNING,MULTICAST> mtu 16384
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   inet 127.0.0.1 netmask 0xff000000
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gif0: flags=8010<POINTOPOINT,MULTICAST> mtu 1280
stf0: flags=0<> mtu 1280
en0: flags=8863<UP,BROADCAST,SMART,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500
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en1: flags=8863<UP,BROADCAST,SMART,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500
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fw0: flags=8863<UP,BROADCAST,SMART,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 2030
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Rick-Brakemans-macbook-5:~ Desktop$
cat /etc/resolv.conf:
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