Cannot see printer and PCs on network

I have a G5 connected through Airport to a Netgear WGR614 v4 router which is connected in turn to a cable modem. There are also two PCs and a wireless printer (HP Officejet 7410) on the network.
The PCs and printer function correctly. The G5 is able to access the Internet through Airport, the router and the cable modem. The router settings confirm that the G5 is an "attached device".
However the G5 doesn't seem to be able to see anything else on the network. When I try to look at the network from within Finder all I see is one server corresponding to my G5. Do I need to do something to Network Preferences to make the printer and PCs visible to the G5?
iMAC G5 Mac OS X (10.4.3)

I seem to have resolved this, at least as far as accessing the printer is concerned, by installing HP's software on the PC part of the network first, and only subsequently on the G5. It now seems to work.
I'm still unclear about how Finder works as far as showing me what is on the network. I'd expected it to work like Windows Explorer on XP and be able to show me everything on the network. However it doesn't seem to do this. Is this a problem with my setup, or a misunderstanding about how Finder works with regard to networks?
iMAC G5 Mac OS X (10.4.3)

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