Help! Windows95 and Windows ME home network

Can anyone give me or tell me where to get instructions to
set a basic home network?
I've been trying with no luck for well over a month. I've
found instructions on the net on how to configure but
nothing seems to work.
I have a laptop with ME and a PC Card with a doggle(sp?)
cable. My desktop has Win95, and I have installed a LAN
Card which I believe has installed correctly. That came
with a network cable and two point thing (not sure what
its called but to connect two cables together). I also
have a crossover 5e cable (rj-45). I have successfully
setup a network on both computers but they won't
communicate.
I need instructions on how to configure, which adapters
and protocols are needed and exactly which cables I should
be using.
Any help would be appreciated - I have files I desperately
need to transfer from my laptop to the pc as my laptop is
in need of repair, but the files are far two big to
transfer via disk.
Help!
Thanks


w24ena

Try here http://www.careyholzman.com/netfixes.htm or here
http://www.practicallynetworked.com/.../troubleshoot/ to get yourself
started.

"w24ena" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:65ef01c49382$cf9163a0$(E-Mail Removed)...
> Can anyone give me or tell me where to get instructions to
> set a basic home network?
> I've been trying with no luck for well over a month. I've
> found instructions on the net on how to configure but
> nothing seems to work.
> I have a laptop with ME and a PC Card with a doggle(sp?)
> cable. My desktop has Win95, and I have installed a LAN
> Card which I believe has installed correctly. That came
> with a network cable and two point thing (not sure what
> its called but to connect two cables together). I also
> have a crossover 5e cable (rj-45). I have successfully
> setup a network on both computers but they won't
> communicate.
> I need instructions on how to configure, which adapters
> and protocols are needed and exactly which cables I should
> be using.
> Any help would be appreciated - I have files I desperately
> need to transfer from my laptop to the pc as my laptop is
> in need of repair, but the files are far two big to
> transfer via disk.
> Help!
> Thanks