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Peer to Peer Network
Usually, you begin to feel the need to network at the office when there are about five computers and only one printer. Each time to print, to save data to disk, then move the computer. Friends who work in the computer fit berprinter also be affected. It was so, when the document is opened on another computer, the format changed everything. Boring is not it?

In these conditions, the service (service) network that you wanted are:

* File Sharing: To copy files from one computer to another.
* Printer Sharing: To be able to print from all computers to a specific printer.

Those needs can be met by the network model of peer-to-peer. Here, each computer can be a server, the service provider. For example, a printer server that can accept print documents from anywhere. Meanwhile, with a large hard drive, can store files received. Every computer that will use these services, must be a client.

To build it, the first step, of course, prepare your network. Please buy and install the necessary hardware, and design intranet IP address. For example use 10. 0. 0. 1 – 10. 0. 0. 254, netmask 255. 255. 255. 0 (abbreviated 10. 0. 0. 0/24). Next, you need to install the operating system that can service a peer-to-peer network in each computer. In this case you can use Windows or Linux.

The family of Windows that supports this model is the Windows for Workgroup, Windows 95/98/XP, and Windows NT/2000/2003 workstation. In order for a computer so the server, activate the service “File and Print Sharing”, then specify the folder and printer-sharing going on. Meanwhile, on the client side, enable the service “Client for Microsoft Network”. The client will be able to use Network Neigborhoud to access a folder on the server computer, and also use the printer on the server. This service is available with a uniform on all versions of Windows.

Meanwhile, on Linux, the philosophy is somewhat different. Service is additional to the operating system that runs as a daemon. So you can use any Linux distribution, whatever the version, which is important to enable daemon. Alas, or rather enaknya, for the same services you have many choices daemon!

For file sharing, you can use daemon NFS (Network File System) or SAMBA. NFS for file sharing between * nix. If you use SAMBA, you can share files between Linux / Windows. Meanwhile for printer sharing, you can use lpr daemon, a classic for all * nix. If you want to share Windows / Linux, using SAMBA.

So so. Network with peer-to-peer, each employee can work on your own computer work, just need to go to the printer if you want to get results. But then, the computer in the office more, so did its employees. Well, pusinglah business address / computer name and also name / user password. You need to rise to the level of network-centered.