== == Disadvantages of a peer to peer network: * the system is not centralised, making administration difficult * lack of security * no computer in the network is reliable Therefore, peer-to-peer networks are only useful for a small number of computers (generally about 10), and only suitable for applications that do not require a high level of security (it is not advisable in a business network containing sensitive data).
Some of the disadvantages of peer to peer networking not being able to recover files and security is vulnerable. Also peer to peer networking is not centralized making it hard to control.
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One of the disadvantages of peer to peer pressure is that wen one computer crushes, the entire network will be down. The other disadvantage is that it is very costly to start a peer to peer network.
advantages:- —Easy to install and configure —No dedicated server —Users control own shared resources —Inexpensive to purchase and operate —No additional equipment or software —No dedicated administrators —Works best with 10 or fewer users disadvantages: - —Security applies to single resource at a time —Users may have many different passwords —Must back up each machine individually —Machine sharing resources may suffers reduced performance —No centralized organization scheme to locate or control access to data —Does not usually work well with more than
10 users
Disadvantages of a peer to peer network: * the system is not centralised, making administration difficult * lack of security * no computer in the network is reliable Advantages of a peer to peer network: * lower cost (the costs involved in such a network are hardware, cabling and maintenance) * foolproof simplicity * Easy to set up Therefore, peer-to-peer networks are only useful for a small number of computers (generally about 10), and only suitable for applications that do not require a high level of security (it is not advisable in a business network containing sensitive data).
With a peer to peer network, in order to access computers resources, all systems must be turned on and running. If one system goes down so does the entire connection. Where as with a server based network the connection will be up and running all the time regardless of how many computers are on. A server based network may prove more conventional for a larger network and may prove more reliable.
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.
Security in this system is very less viruses, spywares,trojans, etc malwares can easily transmitted over this P-2-P architecture.
Also Data recovery or backup is very difficult. Each computer should have its own back-up system.
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