Networking my Windows XP PC to my MacBook

I'm trying to network my Windows PC and my MacBook but I don't know how I would do it. I have a Linksys Wireless-G ADSL Gateway with SRX200 to connect to the Internet and to use my printer and scanner. I'm running Windows XP and Mac OS X Tiger.
Any help would be appreciated
Thanks
Emma

One of these might help.
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Hi Kelly,
As someone who has to print from my Mac to a networked printer at home all the time, I can certainly understand how frustrating it must be to have that fail to perform as expected. Let's see if we can get you up and running.
I would suggest that you troubleshoot using the steps in this article -
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Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.
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