Accessing External HD from a networked computer

I have a 500gb My Book external HD connected to my iMac. I have all of my computers enabled to share files as well. The problem is that I am unable to access this hard drive when I connect to the iMac via my macbook. The HD is marked as shared (I did this under "get info", but everytime I log out I must do it again when I log in), and I am an adminstrator on both computers. When I connect to the iMac via the macbook, I can see everything else on the computer except the external HD.
Any suggestions as to what I can do to fix this?
Thanks!
Keith

I have been searching for the answer to this same question. We have 2 macs on our network (both running 10.5.2), and I'd like to be able to access my email from either mac, maintaining a single mailbox.
The solution I came up with is awkward, but does work, sort of. I set up the Mac that has the mailbox to share it's screen with the other machine. Then when I want to read mail on the other machine, I access my mailbox via screen sharing. You can't share the screen if the Mac is sleeping, so you either have to live with that or set up the Mac that has the mail to never sleep. Screen sharing is problematic if someone is using the other mac....
I'd LOVE to hear a better solution.

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