UBUNTU / WINDOWS NETWORK?

I am not sure this is the right forum.
My roommate is running dual boot Windows XP PRO (SP3) and Ubuntu 10.10. I am running Windows XP PRO. Is there any software that can run on both OS and can create a home network that will work between XP and Ubuntu? He has Samba installed but I have read that that works on Linux not Windows so he can see me but I can't see him.


OS Version: Microsoft Windows XP Professional, Service Pack 3, 32 bit
Processor: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 Processor 3200+, x86 Family 15 Model 12 Stepping 0
Processor Count: 1
RAM: 1023 Mb
Graphics Card: RADEON 9600 SERIES , 128 Mb
Hard Drives: C: Total - 476937 MB, Free - 322551 MB; F: Total - 59835 MB, Free - 22149 MB; H: Total - 179487 MB, Free - 29749 MB;
Motherboard: MSI, MS-6702, 1.0, 00000000
Antivirus: avast! Antivirus, Updated: Yes, On-Demand Scanner: Enabled

Reply 1 : UBUNTU / WINDOWS NETWORK?

Did you check out the steps noted out there like I read at http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=340386

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Bob