Hello all!

I am putting together a proposal for a client who wishes the ability to use
QuickBooks from afar. The basic job is to get them a new computer (which
will be the "server" for QuickBooks Pro with 5 copies and the ability to use
it simultaneously from different computers, and to get a router/switch (we
will probably use Verizon's) to establish a wired network at the store in
Maine. The owner will be living in Florida during the winter, and wants to
be able to work on QuickBooks whilst hopefully basking merrily in the land
of sunshine and warmth.

All this is reasonably basic for me except the connection from afar, which
MUST be secure. The laptop from afar has Windows XP Home on it. In a few
tries, I have consistently failed to get into an internal network from the
outside with the ability to run programs, explore, etc. My question is this:
what program or settings does the afar laptop need in order to get into the
local network?

As an aside, for another group, I was trying to set up a laptop to get into
their local network via remote assistance in XP Pro. Although I could find
remote desktop, I couldn't find Remote assistance. I well could be just
missing it, but where does it live?

Thanks in advance for your time and thought on these questions.

Best,

Will Stephenson
Acadia Technologies Inc.
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