I am attempting to connect a PC with a laptop computer. I have a one-way cable internet connection on the PC. The PC has Win ME and the laptop has Win 98. I have an Ethernet card in each computer. The two computers are connected through an RJ45 connector. I used the networking wizard on each computer but am unable to connect.

When I enable ICS on the PC, I cannot connect to the Internet, even if the laptop is not connected to the PC.

The computers aren't communicating with one another.

Help! Does anyone have any advice?
Do I need a router to connect these two computers?
Please advise as to the correct network wizard settings that are necessary for each computer to talk to each other
Thank you!