Connecting Mac Pro to Dual G5

I apologize if this question has been asked before, but I could not find it.
I have a new Mac Pro that I want to connect to my old, dual G5 via ethernet. What I'd like to be able to do is connect the Mac Pro (with a keyboard and monitor) to the G5 (without a keyboard and monitor) and from the Mac Pro access the G5's hard drive, I/O ports and make use of its two processors to run certain programs. Is this possible? If so, I'd appreciate any advice on how to do it.
Thanks,
Frank

I think you're better off connecting the two with a firewire cable and booting the G5 in Target Disk mode.
1. Connect a Firewire cable between your MBP and your G5 Mac.
2. Your MBP is running.
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Then you should have access to the G5 from the MBP.

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