Networking os 10.4.6 and windows

I am having a heck of time networking win 98 to tiger. I know my log on screen name and password must match my tiger short nameand have window file sharing on. When I go and search the network on the pc, the mac computer name comes up different. What amd I doing wrong? Also, what best way to set xp up and a file sharing network up with macs. I use be able do pc to mac no problem now its the opposite way a round now.

Perhaps the following articles/sites will help you:
http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/2002/11/19/mac_pc.html
http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=54704
http://joelshoemaker.com/computer/mac/macfilesharing.html
http://www.apple.com/support/tiger/network/
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=Mac/10.4/en/mh1161.html
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=Mac/10.4/en/mh1163.html
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=107369
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=106461
http://www.macwindows.com/

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