Networking between iMac and Windows / iTunes problem

Hey Guys,
I've recently got an iMac 27" i5 and I'm having a few issues with the networking performance. I'm using the gigabit ethernet port (AirPort is off) into a gigabit switch. Also plugged into the switch is a Windows Home Server (WHS) machine also with a gigabit connection.
Both my iMac and WHS are showing on the switch as being connected at gigabit speeds. I also have Parallels 6 installed on my iMac so I can test the performance of Windows 7 on the same hardware (albeit with the overhead of the virtualisation layer). In parallels the networking is bridged onto the default adaptor rather than being shared.
iMac file copy
iMac ftp from WHS 4.81 MiB/s
iMac Parallels Windows 7 ftp from WHS 4.5 MiB/s
I also have constant problems with iTunes locking up, hanging, showing the spinning wheel (all my media is on the WHS machine).
Does this sound correct or should I be getting better performance than this?
Thanks
James

gsaab wrote:
As a relatively new Mac user I'm not sure how the networking function works. I have a large iTunes library... 150GB+. What I'd like to do is to keep the library on my iMac, but be able to access it using a MBA.
have you considered using _*Screen Sharing*_ ?

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