Can I stream from iTunes via Wifi to speakers attached to another Mac?

Hello!
I have a 15" Powerbook running 10.4.10, and a 400mhz Sawtooth G4 running 10.4.10 and 10.3.9. I also have a wireless network, with the G4 connected via Ethernet to the router. I also have a very nice set of speakers currently connected to both machines with two audio cables (to connect to the Audio-out on each computer), and a Y-adapter at the speaker.
Usually, when I use my Powerbook, while it's in the same room, it's across the room - running on battery and completely wireless - and I am too far from the desk to plug the speakers directly into the Powerbook. Thus, when I listen to iTunes, I must use headphones.
Is there some way to use the G4 as a sort of "network speaker"? By that I mean stream sound from iTunes in my Powerbook across the WiFi network to the G4, which then plays it through the attached speakers. Think of it as a sort of make-shift "airport express" - I'll be using the G4 in the same way that iTunes will stream music through an Airport Express to a speaker set. If a solution will work under 10.3.9, even better - Panther is friendlier (less resource hungry) on that old machine than Tiger.
Thanks,
-Dan

Hello fabio_esquivel,
You have done a lot of good troubleshooting so far. Check out the article below to see if there is anything that you may have missed, like any firewall settings or even just restarting your wireless network.
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http://support.apple.com/kb/TS2972
Regards,
-Norm G.

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