Network at Home

This may be the simplest question but I hope I can get some help. I will put it in very simple terms as well.
I have one of the new iMac's 10.5.3 and my wife has a powerbook G4 with Tiger. On the Leopard video they showed how you can access other shared computers through the finder. We are currently using a D-link Wireless router and both computers connect wirelessly to the internet through the router.
We would like to connect the two computers so that we can access the files of the powerbook through the iMac, and have the Powerbook show in the finder window. We would also like to link each others iTunes to listen to one another's music.
It is my understanding that I need to set up a local network, then set up the appletalk between the two, then set user access privileges for one computer to access the other. I've researched the help guides and I'm getting nowhere Here are my problems:
I can connect to the other computer only by using Connect to Server function from the Finder, but the shared computer doesn't show in the sidebar. Then it will let me copy files to the iMac but they are corrupted when they transfer.
Could someone please guide me to a step-by-step instruction of how to connect the two computers so they automatically recognize one another, and can transfer files between them and how to connect the two iTunes.
Thanks

Your setup is similar to mine.
1) On the PowerBook, make sure that File Sharing is enabled.
System Preferences -> Sharing -> Services
Click on Personal File Sharing and press Start.
The PowerBook should now show up in the Finder under Shared Devices.
2) To connect to the Powerbook for file transfers, simply click on the PowerBook (under SHARED), and then click on "Connect as...". Enter the username and password for the PowerBook account that you wish to connect to.
You now have the same privileges on the PowerBook as you do when logged in locally.
To share iTunes libraries, follow these instructions from Apple:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=iTunesMac/7.6/en/15289.html
and
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=93365

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