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In this kind of network there is no such thing as server and network hosts don't have a specific role. They provide network services and they also consume network services. In a peer-to-peer network we can have hosts that will fulfill a variety of different roles. For example, one computer can have a printer connected to it which is shared on the network. Another computer can have a large hard drive installed and everyone is allowed to put files on that hard drive. So, in this situation we have hosts that both provide and consume network services. In essence, they function both as a client and as a server at the same time. The main benefit of peer-to-peer network is the ease of installation. All we have to do is share  \nour resources on the network. It's also very inexpensive since we don't have to buy server hardware and software. Of course, there's some drawbacks to a peer-to-peer network. First of all, a peer-to-peer network is not very scalable which means that the bigger it gets, the harder it is to manage it. That's because they lack centralized control. Peer-to-Peer networks are usually implemented in small organizations which use limited number of computers. In situations where there are more than 10 computers on the network, we should consider using centralized, server based network.  \nImage 111.1-Peer-to-Peer Network  \nClient-Server  \nAnother classification within the host roles category is a client server network. In a client server network, unlike a peer-to-peer network, network hosts have specific roles assigned to them. We have certain systems, certain hosts that are assigned to be servers. A server provides network resources. On a client-server network we also have clients or workstations. Server provides the resources and the client uses resources. With a peer-to-  \npeer network everybody had the same or similar operating system, but in a client server network client workstations have generic user-friendly operating systems like Windows XP, Vista, 7, MacOS or Linux. Servers would have some special optimized operating system like Server 2003 or Server 2008. These operating systems are designed to provide network resources and are not designed for client type tasks. The main benefit of this type of network is that it's very highly scalable. That means it's very easy to expand the size of the network, it's very easy to add more clients and it's very easy to add more servers. Client server networks are also much easier to support. That's because services are centralized. If we know where are all the services, we know where to look when we have some problems with them. Backup is also a lot easier. We can configure that users store their data on the server. That way, instead of having to back up individual workstations we only need to backup one location-the server. There are some drawbacks. Operating systems for servers are fairly expensive (the exception, of course, is Linux) . The other thing is that this type of network takes a lot of planning. We have to decide which servers are going to host which services, where they're going to be placed on the network, etcetera.  \nImage 111.2-Client-Server Network  \nNetwork Classification Based on Geographic Proximity  \nLocal Area Network (LAN)  \nThe first kind of network based on geography is the Local Area Network or LAN. 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