10.4.9 on a Windows network

I'm having the darnest time finding servers on my workplace network. When I go to Go:Connect to Server and enter the IP address of a Windows server, my machine cannot connect. It seems to only see a few of the machines on the network. My PC, sitting right next to the Mac on the network, can connect no problem.
Are there any config tips that will help my Mac to see the other machines on my network?
Thanks in advance for the help.

Well, I tell you I don't think you're doing anything wrong. You could try replacing smb:// by cifs:// , but I don't think it will make any difference.
Tell your IT guy if he coud try disabling the firewall in the PCs temporarily, in order to try to connect. If you can connet with the PCs Firewall disabled, it's a PC configuration issue (not unusual). I've troubleshot some Mac-PC connection issues in the past, and almost always, the problem lies on the Windows side.
Unbelievably, the WinPCs sometimes are behind multiple firewalls, two or even three, (some internet security suite, the windows firewall, the router software firewall, and even a hardware firewall in some corporate networks).
One of the firewall issues that can cause a problem like yours, is that the ip address range for the LAN has to be entered in the firewall's trusted zone, or local zone, or whatever the software names it.
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