Cannot see networked PC's

I have an issue where 10.6 doesnt seem to perform automatic discovery of my pcs on my home network.
Whether this is a router issue or not, im not sure but the issue has happened twice and have since replaced my router for a different one and the issue is still the same.
The router im now using is a virgin Superhub - http://help.virginmedia.com/system/selfservice.controller?CONFIGURATION=1002&PAR TITION_ID=1&TIMEZONE_OFFSET=&USERTYPE=1&VM_CUSTOMER_TYPE=&CMD=VIEW_ARTICLE&ARTIC LE_ID=345044
which i beleive is a netgear powered router.
My Mac is :
Hardware Overview:
Model Name:          MacBook Pro
Model Identifier:          MacBookPro4,1
Processor Name:          Intel Core 2 Duo
Processor Speed:          2.5 GHz
Number Of Processors:          1
Total Number Of Cores:          2
L2 Cache:          6 MB
Memory:          4 GB
Bus Speed:          800 MHz
Boot ROM Version:          MBP41.00C1.B00
SMC Version (system):          1.27f3
Sudden Motion Sensor:
State:          Enabled
running 10.6.7

Hi Mark,
Please make sure the following services are enabled:
- TCP/IP NetBIOS Helper service
- DNS Client
- Function Discovery Resource Publication
- SSDP Discovery
- UPnP Device Host
For more detailed information, please see:
Network Discovery and File Sharing Won't Stay On
http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-networking/network-discovery-and-file-sharing-wont-stay-on/a12402a4-2826-4a0e-9b5b-45918ce33ef2
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