How do I share one library on two different computers?

I have a desktop G5 that has the majority of my music on it. I also have a MacBook Pro. They both have home sharing turned on. However, if I'm on the road with my MacBook Pro, I don't see a way to access the "shared" music from my home-based G5. Seems simple enough to figure out but I can't seem to get it.
I was  going to copy the iTunes folder from my G5 over to the MacBook Pro but transferring 2.4 GB is kind of a drag. Any other solutions?
Thanks.
Russ

The iCloud service would only work if you had a wifi connection when you are traveling.  You could also use a flash drive to store your music.  Same concept.  I can see how a big hard drive would get a bit annoying, but since your iTunes library is relatively small.  You could just get a small 4GB flash drive.  That would work fine too.  That is your only option unless you want to transfer that data whenever you travel, which wouldnt be too big of a hassle really, right?  iCloud requires a Network connection to work.

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