Peer to Peer

Peer to Peer

1. Advantages

   • No Network management need
   • It is easy to install and so is the configuration of computers on this network
   • The over-all cost of building and maintaining this type of network is comparatively very less Keep
   • There is no need for full-time System Administrator
     • Every user is the administrator of his machine. User can control their shared resources Keep

2. Disadvantages

   • In this network, the whole system is decentralized thus it is difficult to administer. That is one person cannot determine the whole accessibility setting of whole network
   • Designed for limited number of computer only
   • Highllevel security cannot be reached
   • Data recovery or backup is very difficult

3. What's Peer to Peer?

   • Connected through a swtich
   • Each Peer to Peer network models allows each node to function as both client and server
   • Used mainly for small groups