Trying to Move Files from PC To MBP

The "Switch 101" thing says to connect my mac to my pc I should go to finder, open the "connect to server" box, and type in smb://DNSname/sharename
What is the DNS name? When I go to My Computer on my PC my computer's name is ALEX; is that the dns or the share name? And then where would i find the other name?

Here's a document that may help:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=75320.
Here are some articles on networking PCs and Macs that may be useful:
http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/2002/11/19/mac_pc.html
http://joelshoemaker.com/computer/mac/macfilesharing.html
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://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/2003/03/18/samba.html
You need an Ethernet cable to connect between the Mac and the PC unless you have a multi-port router connected to your cable/DSL modem. In this case you only need connect each computer to a LAN port on the router using Ethernet cables.
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