Why is my network connection so slow

Why why why why why do I have to wait wait wait wait wait for my iBook to connect with my G5 when it use the network browser?
I"ve got sharing enabled, and they eventually do connect, but it's faster to restart the Ibook in Firewire so I can move files from one to the other.
There is nothing wrong with mh ethernet connection as both computers can see the Internet at the same time. The only thing that doesn't work is the Mac. Sometimes one, sometimes both, sometimes neither. I feel like the loser in that Mac commercial, you know, the one who falls over and crashes occasionally?

Not sure what you've tried or not, but have you tried making an Alias of the other Computer once is does connect, then dragging the Alias to Dock between Applications and the Trash?

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