Adding Macbook to a Windows network via Linksys router

Hi! I wonder if someone could point me to the right direction with this. Currently I have two PCs that are connected to the internet via a Linksys router. No problem there. I also have my Macbook that accesses the internet through the router, and that's fine. My problem is getting the PCs to see the Macbook and vice versa for file sharing, printer sharing, etc.
I know the computers can talk to each other because iTunes library sharing on my PCs is turned on, and the Macbook sees those. But neither the Windows machines show up in Finder, and the MacBook don't show up in Network on the PC's. Any suggestions? The PCs workgroup is the default WORKGROUP name, which I've set the Macbook to, but still no luck. I"d like to be able to print wirelessly from the Macbook to the shared printer that is connected to one of the PC's.
Thanks in advance for any suggestions!

Thanks for answering. Yes, file and print sharing is on on the PCs, and the 1 PC can share the printer connected to the other PC. I have file and print sharing enabled on the Macbook both through AFP and SMB.
Still though, the PCs don't show up in Finder and the Mac doesn't show up when browsing the network from the PCs. I'm sure it's something simple that I'm missing, and that's what makes it all the more aggravating. I might add that the PCs are running Vista and the Mac is running the latest version of Leopard.

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