Syncing, streaming and reaching my atv limit of hd space

Hi,
I am using my atv with Netopia router, no ethernet connection, hanging off latest itunes version running on XP laptop.
Very pleased with the solution for my music needs but now I have reached the capacity of my atv hd space. I want to continue to build up my itunes library but when I sync, ~72 songs have not been passed to the atv due to lack of space.
The problem is that when I look for the songs via the atv with my laptop/itunes on, the songs do not appear to be available. When I look for them on my laptop they are there and I can listen to them.
Assuming that my synced library will also stream I thought that those songs that did not get passed to the atv hd would be streamed, and I can continue to build up my music library.
Is this assumption correct and if so what diagnostics & approach should I apply to correct the situation.
If not what strategy should I adopt to enable me to continue to build my itunes music library beyond the limits of my atv hd.
Finally is there anywhere I can find out the criteria itunes/atv uses to determine what goes to the hd of the atv and what does not?.
Thanks
P
Satellite   Windows XP   netopia router

Hi Winston C
I have gone to the atv selected source and got the
pass number for the stream.
When I return to the laptop all I see is the normal
Apple TV device and no option to set up the stream.
I am using the my itunes libray as the source.
P
Issue corrected by changing the name of my master itunes library, as the old library name on my laptop was the same as an ipod device that I normally do not use.
So changed the name and now works fine. Now I can proceed with building my itunes library which exceeds the hd limit on the atv and now it is transparent to me what tunes are on my atv and what is streamed.
Thanks
P
Satellite   Windows XP  

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