2 itunes, 1 ipod shuffle - how to manage the music lib(s)?

Hi all!
I've two computers, lets call the first one 'server' and the second one 'desktop'. The server has an iTunes with a huge music library and serving this via LAN to my Roku Soundbridge and to my workstation, where i've installed itunes too.
Works fine. But now I bought an ipod shuffle and the trouble is, that I can't sync any songs with my new toy...
I want to use the desktop for synchronizing the ipod. Thinking the problem is: all mp3 files are stored on the server, not on the desktop. If I use a local music library on the desktop, synchronizing the ipod works fine.
Is there a way to use the desktop (which is accessing the remote music library on the server) to load music to my ipod?
Hope you understand and can help...
Greetings
Christian

Is it possible that two iTunes using the same music library (the shared folder / drive)?
Yes, it can be done. How you do it depends on how you want each library on each computer to work. If you want to share music, but for each computer to have it's own playlists, etc. then follow the instructions here:
iTunes: Moving Your iTunes Music Folder
IMPORTANT: do not delete the iTunes folder or the preference files it contains from your boot hard drive; delete ONLY the tracks themselves (i.e. the contents of the old iTunes Music folder).
Note as well that the tracks will not automatically appear in both iTunes listings when you add new tracks from one of your two computers. You'll have to use the Add To Library command, or drag the new tracks to the iTunes window, to get them to appear in iTunes on the second computer.
If you want both computers to have the exact same library, including playlists, then (presuming you have iTunes 7) you can just drag the entire iTunes folder to your desired location on the shared drive. Then on each system, hold down the Shift key while launching iTunes. You'll be given a dialog box where you can select the iTunes library you want to use. Navigate to and select the iTunes folder in it's new location. Then both systems will have identical iTunes libraries and anything that is added from one computer should appear on both.
In either case, don't delete the tracks from the old location until you've confirmed that they're working correctly from the shared drive.
Regards.

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