Switching itunes from PC to Mac, need a little help

Whats the best way to move my library in itunes without using an external hard drive (other then the ipod) anyone know how to do this with the ethernet cable?

If you are able to network the machines and use file sharing, technically you should be able to move the iTunes Music folder from one machine to the other
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=19652
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=Mac/10.4/en/disc21.html

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