Peer to Peer

         Peer means colleagues. Peer-to-peer network is a computer network consisting of several computers, connected directly with a crossover cable or wireless or also with an intermediary hub/switch.

Computers on a peer to peer network are usually few in number with 1-2 printers. For special uses, such as computer laboratories, research and other things, this peer to peer model can be developed to connect more than 10 to 100 computers.

Peer to peer is a model where each PC can use resources on other PCs or provide resources for other PCs to use, no one acts as a server that manages the communication system and use of computer resources on the network, in other words, each computer can function as a client. and servers in the same period.

For example, there are several computer units in one department, given a group name according to the department concerned. Each computer is given an IP address from the same IP class so that they can share with each other to exchange data or resources owned by each computer, such as printers, cdroms, files and others.