File Transfer to iMac Tiger (10.4.11) from XP Computer

The problem is connected to sending a file from my xp computer to my imac os 10.4 (tiger) computer over my home wireless network.
When the file arrives on my imac desktop, it shows up as an icon with a small globe in it (the same as the "network" symbol). I can open this file and read its contents, but only so long as the xp computer remains connected to the network. When the xp computer is turned off, the icon (and its contents) disappears on the imac.
How do I store the contents of the transferred file in a permanent folder on the imac such that the information does not disappear when the source of the information (the xp computer) is turned off?
Your help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks

Thanks to those who replied to my query.
I found that the easiest thing to do is to is, on the keyboard, simply hold down the Options key and then drag the small network icon to another place on the desktop. This then creates a folder on the desktop; the folder contains all the files that were transferred from the xp computer. The small network icon (the one that disappears when the xp computer is turned off) can then be ejected from the iMac desktop and the new folder remains in place and does not disappear when the xp computer is turned off.
Now, if only I could figure out how to get the xp computer to recognize that the iMac is on the network so that I can transfer files from the iMac to the xp computer, I would be a happy guy.
Again, thanks for your responses to my origional query.

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