IMac to iMac ethernet connection

I am trying to use migration assistant to transfer data from my old (2007) iMac to my new one.  I have updated both to OSX 10.9.5 and followed the instructions for migration on each (from old to new).  I have connected them with an ethernet cable but each searches for the other with no success.  I tried giving each the same IP address but this did not work.  What else do I need to do to link them both?

Yes, I realised that this was the case, but using auto assigned was where I started and each iMac was continually searching for the other.  There had been an indication that the Ethernet connection was working as I got the message that both could not use the same IP address.  My question is, what else do I need to do to get them to find each other?

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