Connecting to PC from network

[omarfouad]

Hello, I've got a new MacBook which I connect it to my office ethernet network and to have the internet connection and to see the other PCs that are connected to the same network. The issue is that was able to see and connect to all the PCs (they have all Windows XP installed) in the network first but now I cannot see any one of them neither in the finder side bar.

I did not change anything in the network preference of my MacBook as I remember. Is there some settings I need to set to get it working again?

Another question.... How can I access shared folders on my MacBook from a PC in the same network?

Thanks In Advance.

[appleman_design]

make sure that window sharing is set in your sharing pref panel.
other than that they should show up in the network app window.

[omarfouad]

I've enabled the smb sharing settings and all, but I still cannot see or connect to local area network PCs... Thanks by the way.

Other Ideas?