Printing from MacBookPro to a printer on a PC wireless network

I recently purchased a 15" MacBook Pro and am having trouble connecting to my printer (Brother HL-2040) on an existing Windows wireless network. My AirPort on the Mac connects fine to the wireless internet, but I'm not sure how to access the shared printer? My wife and daughter both have PC laptops and they can print to the printer wirelessly fine.
I'm fairly new to Macs, but I am also fairly computer savvy. If there is anything you can do to point me in the right direction, I would greatly appreciate it!
J. Simonian

I said in my last post that I was able to see the network name in the Windows tab of the add printers... But that has changed. It shows nothing and I'm not sure what I may have changed.
The printer I am trying to connect to is connected via USB to the main computer in my home (which is running Vista Home.)
I connected to the printer via the usb to my Mac, and it printed fine. (hardline)
But I would like to connect through the wireless network, or whatever, to print without having to switch over the cable.
Any help on this would be appreciated!
J. Simonian

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