WRT300N - Can't share other computers in Network

I have three computers connected to my network all using Windows XP O/S. When I try to access one of the other computers from the desktop home computer I receive a message that I do not have Administrative Priviledges. Cannot locate the other computers in My Network Places (same message) and cannot Ping other computers as well. If I look at My Network Places on the other two machines I can see the Linksys WRT300N router and can Ping 192.168.1.1. Windows Firewall is off. Security is Norton. Must have settings wrong somewhere but do not know where to start. I want to be able to share files and printers (sharing turned on in Windows) but at the end of my rope trying to figure this out. Can someone help?

Firs of all you need to disable Norton antivirus on all the computers. And make sure all the computers are in the same workgroup. Click Here and follow the Instruction how to enable file sharing between your computers.

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