HI and thank you for stopping to read this post. I am a newbie to Linux and want to learn command line entry OS but still like the security of the Ubuntu GUI. I am running Ubuntu in a dual boot setup with XP. I have an Intel Q6600 prossesor 4GB Ram,120GB HD, 512meg video card, My Network hardware is built in to the MB Gigabyte. I have a Netgear WNR834B Wireless router in place also.
My Problem is I can not see Ubuntu on my network, Can not print using Ubuntu as a print server. I have two Laptops running xp, One running Vista and one other desktop running xp.
When all the machines are running windows I have full Print and file Shearing. When I use the Dual boot and boot Ubuntu I can see my other computers on Ubuntu but can not see any files. None of the other pcs can see Ubuntu or the printer conected to it. I have tried following the Samba setup but it didnt help. I feel sure it is just a mater of setting up Ubuntu properly but I don't know how.Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you Simon.

I have included a screen shot and will supply as much detail as I can on the current setup.

sudo: unable to resolve host simon-main
[sudo] password for simon:
* Reconfiguring network interfaces... [ OK ]
simon@simon-main:~$ ifconfig
eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:1d:7d:ae:86:ff
inet addr:192.168.17.11 Bcast:192.168.17.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
inet6 addr: fe80::21d:7dff:feae:86ff/64 Scope:Link
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:44053 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:14704 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:29894094 (28.5 MB) TX bytes:2040422 (1.9 MB)
Interrupt:219 Base address:0xe000

lo Link encap:Local Loopback
inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0
inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host
UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 Metric:1
RX packets:2761 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:2761 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
RX bytes:217436 (212.3 KB) TX bytes:217436 (212.3 KB)

simon@simon-main:~$


Router ip 192.168.17.1 Gateway
Dsk Top 1 Ubuntu Wired ip 192.168.17.11 USB Printer

Dsk Top 2 ip 192.168.17.50
Lap Top 1 ip 192.168.17.20
Lap Top 2 ip 192.168.17.30
Lap Top 3 ip 192.168.17.40