Cannot connect to Vista PC on network

Both are connected to the same router, and both can access the internet. My imac is not visible whatsoever to the Vista PC, despite being on the same workgroup, although, the VIsta PC does intermittently appear on my iMac's Finder, but it will not connect. I wanted to share a printer that was connected to the Vista PC. Printer sharing is enabled on the the PC, with everyone being able to use it. I tried pinging and tracerouting both ip addresses from both computers, with no success.
I was wondering if IP routing was the answer (although I'm not exactly sure what it is).
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks.

If there was any error message that might help others give you an answer.
I would also go to the PC Firewall and add Port 631 to the File and Printer Sharing option.
I take it that the Firewall is allowing File and Printer Sharing as you said the option was turned On ?
Otherwise I have nothing else.
8:10 PM Wednesday; March 17, 2010
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