Networkaholic

With plenty of free time on one's hands, one may be able to network an MBP, a D620, and Work Centre XD100 (??) across floors, space and time. If that goes well, throw in a Zd8000, Inspiron 7000 (circa '98), Powerbook 5300c, C610, and an MFC-7220 and network some more. But how exactly?