So, no router and you're using a cross-over cable?
(If you connect LAN card to LAN card, you need a special cross-over cable and not a regular patch cord. This special
cable has the TX & RX pairs reversed on one side and will be marked by 'crossover' or 'X' somewhere on it. They're
pretty cheap if you don't have one..cheaper than a cheap router.)
Can your computers already talk to each other?
Do you have a working solo server now and just want to and LAN support?
If you haven't set up your server yet, I think Huppy's guide is the one most used.
I think this is the most recent one:
http://www.eqemulator.org/forums/showthread.php?t=32980
You will need to do everything as you normally would with the exception of how to configure your server. I haven't used this
particular guide, but I see most people with questions are. (There's a few things that I do differently, but I don't want to
confuse the matter any more than I usually do...)
That's a lot of work so far..post back with where you stand in the process.