Share Powermac G4 to iMac G5

I have no idea what you would call this, but I want to be able to share a folder or drive from my old Powermac G4, which is acting as a media centre for the house to an iMac G5.
I can have it so it appears on the desktop when I access it through network in the finder, however if I reboot or switch off the iMac the icon disappears and I have to reconnect each time.
I want it so the icon for the drive or folder from the powermac G4 is always fixed on the desktop of the iMac even if I switch the iMac off, I know this can be done as I have seen it done before in an office work place where they were using an old Powermac G4 to dump graphic files on as a server, but have no idea what it is called or how to do it so any help would be great please. Thanks

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