Unable to connect MacBook to iMac

Hi.
I have an iMac and a MacBook and up until recently I was able to mount the iMac's HD as a volume on the MacBook so that I could move some files between the two machines.
Now, however, it doesn't happen. I click on Finder's Network and select my iMac as normal. But when I enter my password and click OK it looks like everthing has happened as it should bit the mounted drive is just not visible on the desktop or in Finder.
When I try to mount the iMac drive again the volume is ghosted.
I have checked Finder's preferences and have ensured the the Connected Servers option is ticked in both General and Sidebar.
I can mount my MacBook's HD as normal on my MacBook so I can still move the files around. Can anyone help me see my iMac's HD from my MacBook again?
iMac Intel CD 17", 1.83, 1GB RAM, 250GB HD Mac OS X (10.4.9)

OK...
I now think it's something to do with my Home folder on my iMac.
When using my iMac I have still have access to my Home folder through my Finder sidebar, but when I navigate to iMac > Users > my home folder is not visible.
When connecting from the MacBook the following are availabe:
My iMac
My Home Folder
My connected iPod
I can access both the iMac and iPod but not my home folder. When I'm connected via iMac I cannot see my iMac's home folder in the Users folder.
Any ideas?

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