can i network my lappy into a desktop computer using a 56k modem?

Question

can i hook up modem to modem to gain axcess to internet ?

Answer 1

If you were connected to each other using the modem, how would one of them be connected to the internet?

If you have only a modem in each and one of them is dialed into an ISP, then you cannot connect them together because the modem in one of them would be in use. You'd need to have a network card in each and have them connected through a hub or directly together using a crossover cable in order to share the connection.