Need help setting up a file sharing with VISTA

Hi,
Can somebody help me with setting up a connection to a Windows Vista computer. I followed all the instructions from this forum but still it doesn't work.
Here is what I'm doing:
1) Sharing -> File Sharing -> enabled
2) Sharing -> Options -> activating SMB
3) Network -> Options -> WINS -> "WORKGROUP"
4) Network -> Options -> 802.1X -> activating 802.1X
Under Sharing I see a lable which tells me that Windows user can access my computer via the address smb://x.x.x.x
In Windows this address doesn't work and I cannot see my Mac computer nor can I see the windows computer on the mac.
It worked so well with TIGER.
Do you have set the DHCP to automatic address on both, Mac and windows or do you use a static ip address?

In windows when you do "map network drive" you need to enter "\\server\share" (without quotes).
In Vista, go to the Windows Button > Computer. The "map network drive" option is in the bar in the top of the window. You may need to enlarge the window or click on the little expand arrow to see it.
smb://server is used when you're connecting to a windows share from the MacOS.

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