Help : windows xp to mac os x file transfer over network

hi folks! ... (sorry for the double post ... in the macbook discussion thread)
i've recently bought a macbook pro and am in the process of switching predominantly to the mac from my windows pc. I'ld really appreciate a guide/tutorial on how to transfer the files of my pc to my mac over a home network
okay .. here's wht iv got ..
1. macbook pro with hardly any data
2. laptop with windows xp home (which has a lot of my data) (ntfs formatted)
3. external hard drive with a lot of data (hard drive formatted with ntfs)
4. Router and wireless connection
what i want to do ...
transfer my data from external hard drive & my pc to my mac without using macdrive/macfuse. I want to enable file sharing over the network between the laptop (preferably the external hard disk attached to the laptop) and the macbook pro.
I haven't done network file sharing before... and it would be really nice if anyone could guide me through it ..
thanks!
zambie

Hi zambie,
Here is article that might help you out:
http://www.apple.com/getamac/movetomac/network.html
basically it is the same between macbookpro and macbook to get file sharing from pc.
Good Luck.

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