Problem trying to build an ad-hoc wifi network between Leopard and Win XP

Hello,
I hope this question was not previously posted despite my attempts to find one related.
I am trying to do something that sounded very basic to me until I tried to do it : connect a Windows XP equiped PC and a Leopard equiped Power G4, through an ad-hoc wifi network (in order to later develop a crossed platforms client/server app ).
What I did :
- Create a network from Leopard using both default (11) and specified (6 <-> default one under Win XP) channels
- Connect to this (detected) network on Windows.
- Try to ping (in a terminal with the suiting IPs) between each other...
But this looked like they are not connected, or that they cannot discuss together, though they are obviously connected together.
I also tried to create the network from Windows (although it is not as friendly as it is through Leopard Interface), the same way, but without the possibility to specify the channel (that should be 6 according to some forum read on the net ). I then connect to it through the PC and the Mac. The result is the same... indeed! No Ping, no telnet, nothing...
Then, I am wondering if there is something that is so specific to each platform that they cannot connect together or if there is something I did wrong. Since I am not used to networking and, furthermore, the Mac World (ie newcommer to it), I may have missed some basic thing. So, I any of you have an idea, it'd be welcome .
Thanks for reading, and in advance for trying to figure it out.

I managed to connect them finally. But I still can't understand what was the exact problem, though I know now where it was :
My Win PC was also connected to a company network. When I disconnected it and connected it with the Mac instead, everything suddenly went fine! It also works of course if no computer is connected to the company network.
Now, this solves my problem but does not answer my question. There are obviously skills I missed about networking.. do any of you know why the connection of this company network ruined my ad-hoc network when connected on the PC and not when connected on the Mac?

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