File sharing is too automatic

I have two computers on my home LAN. One is an older iMac (let's call it Homer) and the other is a newer MacBook (let's call it Bart).
Bart is connected wirelessly to my wireless router. Homer is connected via Ethernet to the same router.
I have enabled file sharing and FTP access on both computers. On Homer, I have also enabled Printer Sharing, because I have a printer connected.
When working on Bart, I can Go:Network from the Finder, and a window opens, where I can see a shortcut for Homer. If I click Homer and Connect, I see a "Connect to Server" dialog. I can connect as "Guest" or "Registered User". The username and password for my main account on Homer is already filled in, along with the "Remember password in keychain" checkbox. I click Connect. This opens a dialog that allows me to select the mounted volume "Homer HD" or my username. If I click "Homer HD", I can see the top folder on the hard drive, run applications that exist only on Homer, and search public folders. This is all the way I want it.
When working on Homer, if I Go:Network, I see a shortcut for Bart. If I click Bart and Connect, my main user directory on Bart opens up immediately without any dialogs, and I can't see anything above Bart, such as Bart's Applications folder or public folders.
Can anybody help me figure out what is wrong, why my connection is bypassing the choices I want, and fix it so I can access everything when working from Homer?
Thanks

I've done a little digging, and here's what I found out so far.
I can open Safari, and type the afp://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx where the x's are the IP of of the macbook on the LAN. When I do this, I get a connection as I desired. I can mount any disk connected to the laptop, or mount my home directory. If I attempt to connect using the icon that shows in the Finder, it attempts to connect by FTP, which is not what I want.
However, from the macbook to the iMac, double-clicking the icon opens an afp connection to the iMac.
So now that I understand what's happening a little better, I can refine the question. How do I set up my iMac so that I open an afp connection rather than a ftp connection when I open the icon representing the macbook in the finder.

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1:: [13/04/05 16:11:20.782] ==========================================================
0:: [13/04/05 16:11:20.782] Starting automatic sync of "HomeSync_Mirror".
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0:: [13/04/05 16:11:20.790]     NSLocalizedDescription = "Host is down";
0:: [13/04/05 16:11:20.790] }
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0:: [13/04/05 16:11:20.790] ? | 0x105cb79b7
0:: [13/04/05 16:11:20.790] ? | 0x105cbf0e5
0:: [13/04/05 16:11:20.790] ? | 0x105c2c866
0:: [13/04/05 16:11:20.790] ? | 0x105c2babd
0:: [13/04/05 16:11:20.790] ? | 0x105c2acb4
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0:: [13/04/05 16:11:20.790] ? | 0x7fff858bb6a2
0:: [13/04/05 16:11:20.790] ? | 0x7fff874cf8bf
0:: [13/04/05 16:11:20.790] ? | 0x7fff874d2b75
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0:: [13/04/05 16:11:20.798] ? | 0x105c2acb4
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0:: [13/04/05 16:11:20.798] ? | 0x7fff874d2b75
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* I switched "Duplex" to "full duplex" without "flow-control"
Since this switch, it seems things are much better as I am getting file transfer speeds of 11.0MB/s. I am not sure if this is a complete fix as I have only had it implemented for the last 20 minutes and I have noticed this problem is intermittent, but it seems to be holding. I suspect the problem is with MacOS 10.5.2's attempts to automatically control the flow of network traffic, since all I did was disable that. I'll post later if this doesn't hold up (and if my brain remembers to post). I will follow this thread for a bit as well.

Airport Extreme is allowing access to screen sharing, file sharing from external IP addresses (some from China, Canada etc)

How to get control over the ports/port forwarding etc in Airport Extreme?
How to make AE drop packets to certain ports from external ports. Or create whitelist/blacklists?
I figured out where the MAC filtering is! (It is inside the Timed Access Control). I wish it had a list of connected device and allowed me to select, name and add them.
I am getting requests from Chinese IP to the screen sharing ports forwarded to my iMac. Had requests to other ports as well. There was one IP address from CANADA too.
I want to open file sharing for local use only.

Why is Airport Extreme forwarding requests for screen sharing from external ip addresses to my imac? I don't have a public address, nor use dynamic dns service, and I have removed the server app (at least I think I have, but Apple Store doesn't think so).

Is there a way to have all/ the important files shared on two mac computers without a service like dropbox?

I was looking to get a Mac Mini to use with my Cinema Display so I had something of a desktop computing station. I am concerned though of the ability to have all or at least my word documents, power points, etc., graphic projects, my pdfs, and my non iphoto images transfering between computers. I currently have a macbook air running 10.8.4 and plan to upgrade to Maverics when it comes out. I DO NOT want to use a service like Dropbox. I would much rather prefer a smooth and automatic transfer of the files without any steps to transfer. Please let me know if AND HOW this is possible.

Simple file sharing SHOULD do this on the local network as BDAqua points out. If you want to physcially move files without having to go through uploading and downloading via Dropbox, use FileDrop. It's free and files go directly to the receiving computer through your LAN - in ONE step.

Having trouble setting up file sharing through Airport Extreme

Hi, I am trying to set up file sharing on my USB hard drive through the Airport Extreme, on my HP laptop with Windows XP. I went through the steps in manual setup in Airport Utilities, and my hard drive shows up under the Disk Utility in the Airport Utilities, but the problem is that I cannot figure out a way to find the hard drive from Windows XP. Should it show up in My Computer? I've spent a few hours trying to figure it out and I am close to giving up. If anyone can help me solve this problem, I'd really appreciate it!!!

I have this issue, too. Did you find a solution since you first posted?

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