Connecting 2 laptops without Wi-Fi?

I need to connect my old Samsung laptop *Windows 7* to my Lenovo *Windows 8.1*
But the old one is… Old, and won't connect to my Wi-Fi network. Can I use HDMI to connect them?

Please add what you want to connect them for. Because for example if you just want to transfer files back and forth get Google drive it's free just set up a gmail address free and then you can transfer large files free between google drive.

HDMI=No. HDMI is for video/audio

If you want to get files from the old laptop, remove the hard drive and put it into a USB enclosure and plug into the new laptop.

http://www.ebay.com/...-enclosure

Or find someone who knows how to make your old laptop connect to your Wi-Fi. I'm sure it can.