Connect to macs to share files and internet

Hi everyone. I just bought a new MacBook, and I already own one MacBookPro, but I'm not at home, and don't have a router, so I am using the MacBook to access internet, through the network provided by the student residency where I am. I'd like to send and receive files to and from the MacBook to the MacBookPro, like I used to do back home. But since I don't have a router, and the MBP is not connected to the network, I cant't do this, unless I use the Bluetooth, which is not very fast for large files.
Any way to work this around? I thought that with airport, it would be possible to talk between macs, even without a router... Guess I was wrong!
All help is welcome.
Thanks a lot.

If you mean while at home with both computers in the same room or vicinity they can talk to each other through airport with out a router. Just set the sharing settings In System Preferences and you should be fine.

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