Controlling iTunes from a different computer

I have an old Powermac G5 with my music collection on, and a MacBook connected via Ethernet to it. As the G5 doesn't have an infra-red port, I was wondering if there was anyway of using the infra-red port (with the apple remote) on the macbook to control iTunes on the G5?

FlurryM wrote:
I was wondering if there was anyway of using the infra-red port (with the apple remote) on the macbook to control iTunes on the G5?
no. but you could use *screen sharing* to control iTunes on the G5. also, there are some scripts @ Doug's that may be of interest:
http://dougscripts.com/itunes/scripts/ss.php?sp=remoteitunesviassh
http://dougscripts.com/itunes/scripts/ss.php?sp=dansremotes
http://dougscripts.com/itunes/scripts/ss.php?sp=ittorem
lastly, if you have an iPod Touch or iPhone, you could use Apple's *remote app*.
JGG

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