network newbie question

[Mikael Backman]

tis 2007-02-27 klockan 09:08 -0800 skrev Patton Echols:
> On 02/27/2007 07:08 AM, Mikael Backman wrote:
> > Hi..
> > I have two computers. One windows xp, one ubunto..
> > I like to able to copy files from the windows computer to the ubuntu
> > computer.  They are both connected to a router  which connect to
> > internet via a adsl-modem...  Any help would be much appreciated. I
> > don't know anything about this..
> >
> >
> >   
> Do you want to be sitting at the Linux box be able to "see" the windows 
> box?  Or do you want to sit at the Windows box and "see" the Linux box?  
> Those are two different things.  For the former, others have pointed to 
> the "how to" of file sharing in windows.  If you want the latter, then 
> you need to run a Samba server on the Linux box.
> 
I want to see the windows box from ubuntu..  I have shared two folders
in windows..  But they don't show up in linux.. Sorry if these are very
basic questions..