Peer to Peer Networking
Peer to Peer Networking • Designed for ten or less workstations • Only moderate network security – Users manage their own account information. • No centralized storage of information • No centralized administration control – Lack of management for users and critical files – Inability to centrally back up important files • Slower response times when sharing resources • Examples: – Windows for Workgroups – Windows 9x, 2K, XP – LANtastic – AppleTalk • Advantages: cheap to create and operate than a client-server network, users control their own resources, no dedicated server is required, no additional software is required, beyond a suitable operation system. • Disadvantages: no central management, each user must manage shared resources on their machine. If a workstation is unavailable, those resources are not available. If there are more than ten users or if the network will gr...