Sharing an External HD on network

I am using an old G4 running 10.4.11 as a file server, I can access the Computer from both my Macbook Pro and a Vista laptop However I have yet to be able to see any external Hard drives that I plug in. I am testing my network usage with a 100GB external and once I have all my computer able to use and back up to the drive I am going to switch to a couple TB drives. Any advice would be appreciated.
JJ

I just answered my own question after pulling my hair out for 3 days. Apparently because the drive is formatted FAT32 I can not see it on my MacbookPro. But every external formatted Mac OS extended works just fine. So I will either have to purchase separate drives which is fine or Partition a large drive. Since my Vista machine does limited work I will probably dedicate one of my smaller externals to it and allow my Macs to use the TB drive(s). IF someone has a better solution I am all ears.
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