Having trouble connecting two macs

I've got a Mac mini downstairs (plugged into my router and an iMac upstairs (connected to router via airport). What's the best way to make sure the two stay networked and connected?
At the moment I have to manually click connect to the Mac mini each time and enter my password. And when the mac mini enters sleep mode it seems to drop the connection. Any ideas?

Hi,
I've turned Wi-Fi Off and tried to connect to the iMac. I get this until it times out and a popup says it can't connect...
... But I KNOW the firewire connection works as Target Disk mode was fine.

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