Screensaver photos across network

Not sure if this is the right board to post this question.
Just got a second mac. I have an external HD connected to my original mac.
On my second HD is where I keep all of the photos.
I want to link my screen saver phots from the new mac to the photos from my original mac with the external HD.
So I go into system- PRefrences- Screensaver. Then I go into choose folder. I get a window where I can choose the folder. I go to the drive on my network that I want, into the iphoto folder, then into the originals folder. And I just get a message looking for slides, not photos come up. What am I doing wrong?

Not sure, but it sounds like a permission thing, the easiest way around it would be to log into the Serving Mac, with the Serving Mac's Username and PW, but a better way might be Sharepoints on the Serving Mac...
http://www.hornware.com/sharepoints/
PS, just tried both methods from my QS to a Mini w/Ministack... worked like they should.

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