Creating a network for my macs

I am a bit lost here so please bear with me.
I think it should be a simple task but cannot seem to get my macs to talk to each other over an internet connection.
Can someone please help me set up whatever I need to get this done, or point me in the direction of the information that will help.
I tried going into the network settings via the system preferences but don't have clue what to do from there.
I have a g5 dually, imac and a macbook. I just want to be able to share the desktop with each one.
TIA, D.

'finder > go > network > "other mac name"' does not appear in Tiger, which is what you say you have in your signature: is this Leopard (I don't have Leopard so I can't check).
Anyway, I'm going to try to walk you right through the process, even though you may have already done at least some of this. If some or all of your machines are Leopard I will hope that it comes out much the same.
1. Open System Preferfences>Sharing (let's call this machine 'computer 1').
2. Give the computer a name in the field at the top.
3. In the list on the left, click the checkbox for 'File sharing' (or 'Personal file sharing').
4. If there is a list of 'Shared Folders' (Leopard) you should see the Public Folder listed. (It's possible to share any folder by dragging it into the list).
5. Click the 'Start' button (Tiger); in Leopard check the File Sharing: on radio button is on.
6. You must repeat this process (1-6) with every other computer on the network.
7. Now in the Finder menubar, choose Go then 'Connect to Server'.
8. In the Sharing pane of the machine you want to connect to ('computer 2') you will see, below the computer name the message 'Other computers on your local subnet can connect to your computer at computername.local'. Make a note of this.
9. In the 'Connect to server' window of the 'computer 1', in the top field (Server address) type
afp://computername.local (from computer 2) and hit the 'Connect' button.
10. The icon for computer 2 should mount on the desktop. If you have an account on this computer you can log into it. You cannot access other people's accounts except for the Public Folder, the Drop Box and any folders they have designated as shared.
11. Make an alias of the icon for computer 2 and put it somewhere convenient. Now you can double-click it to make connection easy in future.
12. You can eject computer 2 like any disk: drag to the trash or highlight and command-e.
There are other methods of connecting but I felt this one was most likely to produce results. Repeat the process for any other computers, and then on each of the other computers you can do the same thing.

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