Setting up a network between a Linux (Xandros 4) laptop and a Vista Desktop

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Recently I bought a new laptop, mainly for writing. I was used to using an old, old ME laptop with my Vista computer and all writing saved on my flash drive, so I could transfer between computers and also because I didn't want to risk losing all my work if the computer crashed (granted, the flash drive could have broken or been lost, etc). Now with my new Linux laptop I am saving all writing to it instead of the flash drive. This is all very good, but it can be a bit irritating when I am at home as it means I can no longer type on my desktop computer, as I can never be bothered re-saving the files as a .doc file, putting them on my flash drive and putting then onto my computer, only to then do the same in reverse. I want to set up a network between my laptop and desktop so I can essentially drag files between computers. I'm want to do it wirelessly, for more convenience. I have set up a network on Vista, detected it on Linux, but it is unable to connect. It just goes to Pending. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks