WRT54G wireless file & print sharing

I would like to be able to set up my network with the ability to save everything to my external hard drive that's hooked up to my desktop (I already do this with the desktop, and would like to do this with the laptop as well. It would make things so much more convenient than emailing everything to myself since I don't know how to do any of this networking stuff. So if anyone replies, PLEASE make it easy to understand!! I've got the internet part working, even though it says there's a duplicate network with the same name (I have no idea how that happened)
Both computers are Dell. The desktop is a Dimension3000 (purchased in October 2004) and the laptop is an Inspiron 1501, got it July 10, 2007.
Please help me! Thanks in advance!

The icon saying it is unplugged should be there if you are using the wireless adaptor instead of the wired network plug so don't worry about that.  Is that laptop able to get online through the wireless router?  If not with what ever software is on there for your wireless do a site survey and look for the wireless network you set up with your SSID and connect to it.  Now depending on which operating system you have right click on my computer and go to properties.  Now in there should be a tab called Computer Name and from there you can check the computers name and what work group it is on.  They all have to be on the same work group in order to share resources.  Then open My Network places and if you don't see anything listed click on view workgroup computers on the left side of that window.  That will show you what workgroups are set up on your network. Then you can click on the work group and it will show you what it connected to that work group.
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