PC file sharing over Airport Extreme does not show up on Mac

I have two PCs and a new Macbook Pro with a new Airport Extreme (AE) base station. All 3 computers can access the Internet through the wireless AE. Hooray! But file sharing that is turned 'on' on the PCs does not show up on the Mac. For that matter, neither PC sees the other PC's shared files, either.
Now here's the really weird part... When I network through an Ethernet router/hub and don't use the AE, then all 3 computers see all the shared files and directories. I suppose I have something configured incorrectly on the AE network, but I haven't a clue what. Can you help?
Mark

Here's how to find IPs on various machines, including Windows® varients...
http://www.helpdesk.umd.edu/topics/communication/ethernet/office/winxp/2882/
What to do once you know them, assuming the first 3 numbers are the same for the PCs and Mac... from the Mac, use Go>Connect to Server, then type in smb://, then the actual IP of a PC... let us know the results.

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