How to Configure a Network

In this section you will learn how to configure a network, peer to peer, client server, workstation, server, basic data communication.Peer to Peer network modelBefore configuring a computer network, you have to decide that, which networking model you require. There are two main types of network models. Peer to peer and client-server network model. In the peer to peer network model you simply use the same Workgroup for all the computers and a unique name for each computer. Additionally, you will have to give a unique IP address of the same class A, B, or C for all the computers in your network and its related subnet mask e.g if you decide to use class A IP address for your three computers in your Peer to Peer network then your IP address/Subnet mask settings can be as follows.Computer Name IP Address Subnet Mask WorkgroupPC1 100.100.100.1 255.0.0.0 OfficenetworkPC2 100.100.100.2 255.0.0.0 OfficenetworkPC3 100.100.100.3 255.0.0.0 Officenetwor Please note that the above example is for only illustration purpose so you can choose any IP address, computer name and workgroup name of your interest. For doing this right click on My Computer and then click Properties then go to the Network Identification section and set these. In a peer to peer network all computers acts as a client because there is not centralized server. Peer to peer network is used where not security is required in the network.If a computer fails to work then all other computers work normally in peer to peer network.