Can't stop synching ITunes folder to network server

My manager has all his music on his work laptop and everytime he logs in to the network, all his music is backed up onto the server. I have deleted all the music from the 'My Documents/ITunes' folder and moved it to a new 'C:\ITunes' folder, so it will not sync anymore. The problem is that when I try to "add folder to library" (the C:\ITunes), all the music is copied back into the MyDocs. Is there a way for ITunes to read directly from the folder 'C:\ITunes' and keep from making duplicates or placing music in folders that are syncing to the server? (any syncable 'USERS' folders/profiles)

Hello George,
You are able to reach your public IP and the apache server on the client OS X.
Check your network settings on your mini (OS X Sever).
have you turned on DHCP services on the server as well as on the router ?
do you have DNS service running on router and on OS X server ?
just make sure there are no services conflicting with eachother and provide a fixed internal IP address to your sever and make your the Web service is listning to that.
Is the mini also connected via aiport ? if so, turn it off and plug in the ethernet cable, just to make sure that they are not conflicting. Might explain why you can reach it locally and not externally.
In the Server Admin check the Access settings.
Reboot the server and forward the correct ports to the right address and try again.
I don't think it is a typical OS X Server problem but purely network (router) related.
Best,
The_C
iMac 24" / PM G5 / mini Mac OS X (10.4.8) OS X Server 10.4.8

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