Networking two mac pros together?

i just bought a 2012 and did a fresh install of yosemite and have a 2006 that is running lion.
i have migrated my data over to the 2012 and plan to wipe the 2006 of the data so i don't get confused. i expect to have a number of backups on the shelf and don't plan to get these into circulation again until i am confident the 2012 is running properly.
is it possible to network these two machines together in some way while i am working in yosemite so that i can periodically grab data from the HOME FOLDER in Lion?
can i run an ethernet into my TIME CAPSULE from both machines and see the 2006 from the 2012? i mean, presumably i would have to keep the 2006 running even if i can't see it on the monitor? or do i have to somehow get set up with a keyboard and monitor on the 2006 and boot into disk mode to do this??
for some reason i am thinking this would be a nice way to get myself running on yosemite and i am imagining i don't need to boot into LION (say by buying a KVM switch) at least for the time being.
will this work?

If you can connect each of them to the Internet without re-cabling, you have all the infrastructure needed for File Sharing and Screen Sharing.
Then all you have to do is use System Preferences > Sharing to turn on what you want. I suggest you enable File Sharing in both directions, because that is sometimes handy later when debugging. File Sharing allows you to mount the shared items from the remote Mac on your local Mac as if they were a drive on your local Mac.
The dialog box presented when initiating a File sharing connection is requesting credentials (username and password) to access files on the REMOTE Mac, even though that dialog box appears on the local Mac. Also, the number of bullets in the password field is arbitrary -- neither Mac knows the length of the password.
How to connect with File Sharing on your Mac - Apple Support

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