Connecting a Power Mac G5 to an iMac G3 at Home - Drop Box Only?

Hi folks,
I have a Powermac G5 and a iMac G3 running OSX 10.3.9 and 10.4.3 connected to each other via a network cable and a Modem/Router. I can see both computers from each other but all i can see is the "drop box", how can i set it up so i can see the whole computer (desktop and hard drive etc)? It seemed so much easier in OS9.
Thanks.

Try the instructions in this article.
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