How to share files over Airport Extreme?

I have a G4 iMac connected to the Internet via an Airport Extreme. I also have an eMac in another room which can access the internet over the same Airport Extreme.
I have created a video file on the eMac but I need to burn it to DVD which means I need to get it to the iMac.
I know I should be able to send it over the network but each Mac can't seem to see the other, if you get my meaning. I have tried to switch on File Sharing and such like but I wonder if I am doing something wrong. Should there be an icon on the iMac desktop representing the eMac or something and vice versa? If that should be the case, I haven't got this.
If anyone can point me in the right direction to get File Sharing set up between my two Macs, I would be most grateful.
PS The eMac can access the internet just fine and use the iMac's Printer if it needs to.

Try these suggestions (copied from another discussion) which cover two alternative ways for getting file sharing between two Macs to work:
The first step is: on each computer, go into System Preferences, then Sharing, and turn on "Personal File Sharing". On that page, you'll see, at the top, the computer's name (which you can change), and at the bottom, the IP number (eg 10.0.1.2), which you may need as an alternative.
Then, on each computer, go to Finder, then click on Network. You may straightaway see the other computer appear - you can click on it, click "Connect", and then either log in as a user (it has to be a user that's been set up on that machine), or a guest.
As a guest, you can access all Public folders on the computer.
As a user, you can access that user's Home folder
As an admin user, you can access the whole hard drive.
So, if you have different user accounts set up on the computers, it's best to use Guest access and then put the files you're sharing in your user's Public folder.
Now, if that computer doesn't immediately appear, go to the Finder, click cmd-K (to open the Connect to Server dialogue), and type in
afp://ip-address-of-other-computer
eg afp://10.0.1.2
You'll then get the same login dialogue as above.

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