HELP!!! -- Remote Access, VPN, Routers

Hi all,

Hope that everyone had a wonderful holiday and wishing you the best in 2005.

Here's my problem: I am trying to allow remote access so that our bookkeeper can log into my Windows XP Pro computer when she needs to work on our company file (the file is currently too large to continue emailing back and forth). I have set her up as a user and have enabled Remote Access. She cannot log on. I'm thinking that the problem lies with the router and some type of firewall that is enabled. With that said, I thought if I set a fixed IP address on my PC it would help. It hasn't. The question is what do I do next?

Does anyone know what the security issues are with Remote Access? What is VPN?

Many thanks!

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