Help with networking between pc and Macbook PRo

i am using macbook pro running 10.5.4 , at home i have 3 pc's using Windows XP and they connected via router .
When i connect the mac i can see all the pc's and i have access to each one of them and i also have internet . the ip that i get is 192.168.1.4.
My problem is none of the pc's see the mac . i configured the file sharing section in the mac plus all the " share files using SMB " .
when i going to " My Network Places " in the pc i don't see any of the shared foldes of the mac but when i am getting into :
ENTIRE NETWORK > MICROSOFT WINDOWS NETWORK > WORKGROUP
i can see there the mac but when i click all i see is PRinters & Faxes .
i tried everything but nothing helps plus i tried to find out if there is something related to the admin account ?
Any Idea what should i do ?

x's networking isnt the best (read alot of the time it likes to play dumb). But most of the time the problem lies in the numbers. You need to make sure both machines have the same first 3 numbers in their ip address (ie, 192.168.0.x) and that they are both looking at the same router (ie. 192.168.0.1). Thats usually the first trouble maker. But i have also noticed lately leopard sometimes like to just not network. Might try a restart if the number thing isnt playing nice.
there are other potential external problems, like if you've directly connected the computers by ethernet, but arent using a crossover cable. But thats probably your problem, since you have file sharing turned on.

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