Q: HOME NETWORKING

I HAD 2 PCDESKTOP 1 IM USING WINNT4SERVER AND THE OTHER ONE IS WINME.
I WANT TO KNOW WHETHER IS IT POSSIBLE TO CONNECT THIS 2 PCS BY PARARELL CABLE OR UTP CABLE? (1PC NIC IS 3COM & OTHER ONE IS NS2 NIC)IS THIS CAN BE DONE WITHOUT NE USE OF HUB? ANDALSO MY PURPOSE IS TO SHARE FILES.

2.HOW TO CONNECT 2 PCS BY SHARING INTERNET? (BOTH PCS HAVE SEPERATE MODEM 56K)IS THERE ANY HARDWARE/SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS?

THANKS