Help connecting OS X to Windows 2003 Server SBS

We currently are using a Windows 2003 SBS Server that has no problem accepting connections from the numerous windows machines we are running. The Macs however are a different story.
We have attempted to connect with the SMB using both the server name and the Ip with no luck. We have gone through the numerous posts on this matter both on this site and Microsofts, but nothing has been helpful so far.
The most common errors returned are a -36 error and a password invalid error. We have verified that the passwords are correct and reset them a number of times as a precaution and this is not the issue.
Any assistance you could lend would be greatly appreciated, thanks in advance.

Hi,
I am the ad-hoc admin for a Windoze network that several Macs connect to via SMB without much fuss. Silly questions first: are you running AD and have a domain? Does that domain show up under the Network icon on the macs? I have noticed that it sometimes takes up to 30 seconds for the macs to see our domain, no icon-no connection.
I am assuming that all your mac users are already set up as users in the domain and are allowed access to the share you are trying to reach.
How are your macs getting their IPs? Can you ping any of them?

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