To connect 2 or more machines:
A sends a broadcast packet, UDP (Broadcast) asking for other peers (Machines)
B Recieves and sends back a TCP packet (One destination) with information
A accepts connection and establishes it. Peer to peer is complete.
Torrent:
Person gets torrent from a tracker, torrent has URL's of trackers in it.
Client connects to tracker and retrieves an IP list of clients having the torrent on them (Thus calling to the same tracker and 'registering').
Client now has a list of other people. Peer to peer is complete.
yes
Peer-to-peer
Nope. There is no server in peer to peer networks. Only client computers connected to each other.
The reason peer to peer networks aren't usually installed in large businesses is because of the security risk. Peer to peer networks allow all users on the network access to each others files and systems.
They are called Peer to Peer networks, or P2P for short.
yes it is easy to secure the peer to peer connections.......
It's only true for so called "peer-to-peer" networks.
Prohibited on DoD computers or networks
Distinguish between Peer-to-Peer and server based networks
client server n peer to peer
p2p
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