i have connected my laptop and desktop directly via a cat5e cross over cable.
my desktop is connected to aol broadband via a usb modem. i am able to access
the shared drives on both computers remotely but it will only allow me to
connect to the internet on the desktop.

what settings do i need to change on both computers so i can access the
internet on my laptop. when i go into the network devices on the laptop it
has my desktop setup as the internet gateway.

can anyone help?