Our desktop has just died so I'm trying to network (via a cable) our 2 laptops so we can share internet. Both our internet & our network is cabled not wi-fi. Both laptops are ASUS, one is running XP & has the modem plugged into it via USB and the other has Vista Business.

It's the Vista one that's giving me a pain. I can set up the network on the XP one but when I try to either use a network disc or set up a wired network on the Vista, I can't. The only options it's giving me are wireless. Useless wireless. Oh & I've set this wired network up before with little or no problems so it's not like I'm inexperienced! I just can't work out where I can find the option I want.

Oh & another twist to the saga....I tried installing the modem on the Vista laptop...no go. Geez!