IBook connection problems

Hi,
Sorry if this is in the wrong forum, but there isn't a general "wireless connectivity" forum, thats why I'm posting this here:
I have an iBook and a MacBook - the iBook is an early 04 model and the MacBook is one of the 1st generation (early-mid 06) models. I wanted to connect my MacBook to my iBook wirelessly to transfer data, but for some reason it didn't work. I went to Go -> Connect to Server and then I typed in the IP address of the MacBook but it said something like "connection failed" or "server does not respond" or something similar. If I try it from the MacBook to the iBook the same error occurs.
I don't know why this is happening!
Please help!
Thanks,
Ferdinand

Hi, Have you enabled 'Personal File Sharing' in System Preferences>Sharing?
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Thanks, you two, for your patient help, and also for clarifying the situation re the three signal paths being shown on inSSIDer. At least I know that's usual now! And now, hopefully, when I press 'Post', I won't be faced with an endlessly spinning Firefox circle culminating in what may well be, or seem to be, the 57,938th time today of seeing "Page Not Found". . .

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