Ethernet cable connection of MacBook Pro to G5

I have been following the Finder Help guide to connect my G5 to my MacBook Pro. I found the four step guide under the query of "connecting computers". The first three steps are unambiguous: -
1, connect the cable.
2, Open Sharing preferences on both computers and turn on Personal File sharing. Note Computer name for the computers.
3, On one of the computers, choose Go> connect to server and then click Browse.
However 4 is not so clear: - Double click the other computer in the window and enter your password if necessary.
My questions are double click what and in which window?
T5G5

Hi. Better come clean and say that I don't use this route for networking - the LAN here is via a router to Vista & XP... So I can't test your exact set-up.
However, I think Apple are steering the User along a different path for a simple two-Mac, ethernet cable-connected 'network', which is inherently physically secure, to overcome the (deliberate) limitation of OS X that only the 'Public' folder is shared on a potentially 'open' network; see the Admin User-Connect to Server 'workaround' further down the page here
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=106224
Personally - on this LAN, with 10.4.11, I use(d - see note below) Sharepoints
http://hornware.com/sharepoints/
which enables the sharing of your choice of folders/drives - the User on the networked Mac does not have to be Admin - and then connect in Finder > Go > Network.
Please post again if you have any questions. Good Luck.
Note - Networking is somewhat "different" in 10.5

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