[Tfug] connecting Linux machine to Windows workstation

[rye]

Subtitle;
Harry's busy but I'm not
Question;
I have installed linux (Ok, Debian if you must know)
on our laptop. I do not know how to connect it to our home workstation. The
Host (actually, the Hostess, it's my wife's machine) is Windows based. The
modem is Cable. The connection between the machines is an ethernet cable.
There's a nic card in the laptop..just a generic card.
Is there anything else you need to know to help me out?
Thanks
Bob