Home Sharing with Work computer PLEASE HELP

This is so frustrating.
I have three computers, two personal and one from work. The two personal ones syncs perfect but the one from work just doesn't sync. I am assuming the firewall is closing traffic on the Home Sharing ports. Now, as you all know I cannot open ports myself and my tech admin refuses to do it as well. I m on the road every single week, and every time I charge my phone with my work laptop it syncs and delete all the stuff I have only on my home computer. this is so annoying.
Any solutions for my problem?
Do you know if iTunes 9.1 solved this issue?
Any good apps for windows that do a better job in syncing itunes?
Any other suggestions???
Thanks
IK

Welcome to the Apple Community.
Those are outdated instructions, you want iTunes > File > Home Sharing.

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http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3819
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