Cannot see Windows computers in Network!!!

Hi,
I love my iBook to bits but this problem is doing my head in!
When I first got my iBook, I could see all the Windows computers in my workgroup(called WORKGROUP) in Network. I then noticed after a few weeks that I couldnt any longer!
I can get round this problem by using the SMB/CIFS protocols but I want my computers to appear in Network!
All the Windows computers can see each other. They can even see my iBook in "My Network Places" in Windows XP. However, I can't see any of them in Network! Why?! This problem is killing me! I've checked the workgroup name in Directory access, it is "WORKGROUP" which is the same name in the Windows computers. The iBook even appears in the same workgroup as the windows computers on the in "My Network Places" for all the 3 PCs!
Why can't I see them in Network though!!!

Try the following to change the iMac's default workgroup name: Workgroup to Mshome.
Macintosh HD > Applications > Utilities > Directory Access
- Click on the lock icon to allow changes
- Select the SMB/CIFS option in the list, and then, click on Configure.
- In the pop-up window, enter Mshome in the "Workgroup:" window, and then click OK to save the change.

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