Installing software onto an iMac from a G5 DVD

I've got the G5 harddrive showing up on my iMac desktop through Ethernet using an Ethernet Router which has an input for the cable modem. I can access whatever I want from the iMac based on the preferences set on the G5. With the DVD disk in the DVD drive of the G5, the iMac cannot see the DVD disk.
OS 9.2.1 on the iMac, OS 10.4.8 on the G5.
I have seen other posts where this is done by way of a Firewire connection between the two computers. Shouldn't Ethernet be able to do this as well?
How do I get the DVD disk to appear on my imac desktop using the G5's DVD drive?
Thanks

I have seen other posts where this is done by way of a Firewire connection between the two computers. Shouldn't Ethernet be able to do this as well?
No. You are referring to Firewire target disk mode where one Mac is operating as an external FireWire drive. This gives the other Mac complete access to the system.

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