ITunes won't show shared library on Mac

So, I have a network of a Mac Mini G4, a PC desktop with Win XP, and a netbook with Win XP. I have iTunes running on each machine - iTunes 10.0.1 on the two Win XP machines, and iTunes 9.2.1 on a Mac Mini G4 with OS X 10.4.11. I have authorized each iTunes with the same iTunes account. And I have verified that all three machines are on the same subnet and in the same network (SMB is set up to the same name as the Windows machines). I can share files between all three machines in any direction. However, I can only access shared libraries in iTunes on the two PCs - the Mac Mini never displays any shared libraries in iTunes.
I have gone into Preferences on all three machines and verified that each is set up to look for shared libraries and share their libraries. I even enabled Home Sharing on each machine just in case. But still, I can access the Mac library from both PCs and play the music, and I can access the PC libraries from each PC. But I cannot access either PC library from the Mac Mini.
Any ideas??

UPDATE:
Figuring the main link in the chain is the fact I'm using a 3rd party USB wifi adapter on my Mac Mini, I unplugged it, and plugged the Mini directly into the router with an ethernet cable. Everything works fine then - iTunes library sharing works, and the Touch can now access it with the Remote app.
So, apparently it is the Planex GW-US54GXS USB Wifi adapter that is the problem. Completely uninstalled the drivers for the Planex wifi device, restarted, reinstalled, still same problem.
Wierd thing is I can still access the internet, and do file sharing between all devices. Just iTunes communication is a problem.
Any ideas what the Planex wifi device might be interfering with iTunes?

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