https://padlet.com/Espresso2342/networking en-us 2023-02-09 13:26:55 UTC 2023-02-16 13:44:09 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f607.png Espresso2342 https://padlet.com/Espresso2342/networking/wish/2474996513 In a peer to peer network, all systems are directly connected to one another without a central server.

This way, instead of all data being stored on one server, the data is split between peers, and can be directly sent to one another instead of data being requested through a server.

]]> 2023-02-09 13:31:30 UTC https://padlet.com/Espresso2342/networking/wish/2474996513 stefanuk12 https://padlet.com/Espresso2342/networking/wish/2474996859 Stefan

Client-server: file server, mail server, game server

Peer-to-peer: torrenting, cryptocurrencies, tor]]> 2023-02-09 13:31:46 UTC https://padlet.com/Espresso2342/networking/wish/2474996859 Espresso2342 https://padlet.com/Espresso2342/networking/wish/2474998649 2023-02-09 13:33:08 UTC https://padlet.com/Espresso2342/networking/wish/2474998649 stefanuk12 https://padlet.com/Espresso2342/networking/wish/2475047608 A client requests data while a server provides that data.]]> 2023-02-09 14:04:24 UTC https://padlet.com/Espresso2342/networking/wish/2475047608 stefanuk12 https://padlet.com/Espresso2342/networking/wish/2475054284 In a client-server network, all of the clients connect to a central server(s). Clients are not connected to each other, instead they could communicate with each other through the server.

The clients can communicate to the server through any network, either a Local Area Network or a Wide Area Internet; which includes the Internet.]]> 2023-02-09 14:08:32 UTC https://padlet.com/Espresso2342/networking/wish/2475054284 stefanuk12 https://padlet.com/Espresso2342/networking/wish/2475070228 The main benefit of using a client server architecture is security. The server controls everything and clients cannot communicate with each other. This means that clients will not have access to access-controlled resources and can't send malicious data to other clients. 

For example, if using a peer-to-peer architecture for a game, this allows peers to grab each others' IP addresses and DDoS them; resulting in them unable to access the Internet.

Another benefit is their ability to be scaled up. You can easily grow the amount of servers and clients connect to the server with the most availability. This can be done as this architecture is centralised. ]]> 2023-02-09 14:17:51 UTC https://padlet.com/Espresso2342/networking/wish/2475070228 stefanuk12 https://padlet.com/Espresso2342/networking/wish/2475087531 However, the servers can be overloaded with requests. Imagine trying to speak to more than 2 people at once, each asking a question and demanding your attention - it gets hard to do so.

Overloading can be reduced by using a 'load balancer' which redirects requests to different servers. For example, if a server is at 50%, another at 25%, aim to get them both the same amount.

Another huge disadvantage is cost. You need money to host the servers and this increases drastically with the amount of people and requests to your servers.

For example, a basic "bare metal" dedicated server can start at around £100+ a month. Large companies like Amazon have thousands of servers around the world, a lot larger than these basic ones.]]> 2023-02-09 14:27:32 UTC https://padlet.com/Espresso2342/networking/wish/2475087531 Espresso2342 https://padlet.com/Espresso2342/networking/wish/2476391080 Client networks are commonly used in organisational sitations such as universities, schools, and large businesses.

Users of a client network usually have a need/ access to things such as:
- Private File Storage
- Shared File Storage
- Organisational Internet
- Hardware peripherals such as printers or scanners.

In the case of a secondary school, it would allow students and teachers to have a frequently backed up personal file storage that allows the permissions to create, delete and view files as well as the permissions to access the internet and peripherals avalible at the school. 
Students would have no way to delete files on the shared teacher file storage whilst the teachers would have a easy way to share teaching resources with students and teachers alike.



]]> 2023-02-10 13:12:52 UTC https://padlet.com/Espresso2342/networking/wish/2476391080 stefanuk12 https://padlet.com/Espresso2342/networking/wish/2476398113 Web sockets allow a persistent connection between a server and a client. 

Typically, you connect to the server, request the data, await the response, then disconnect. However, with a web socket the connection can remain open.

This allows both parties to communicate with each other at any time. ]]> 2023-02-10 13:18:45 UTC https://padlet.com/Espresso2342/networking/wish/2476398113 stefanuk12 https://padlet.com/Espresso2342/networking/wish/2476404859 When connecting to a website, the server cannot send you data. You can only ask for data and it'll respond; it cannot ask you for data.

With a web socket, it can. This allows the server to update data when something changes. For example, you're working on Padlet and someone changes something, a server can tell every client that something changed and they can update the page.

This is possible without web sockets but it would require the client to constantly query the server for any changes.]]> 2023-02-10 13:24:30 UTC https://padlet.com/Espresso2342/networking/wish/2476404859 edwardrubinstein https://padlet.com/Espresso2342/networking/wish/2476410654

Files can be transferred directly between peers, this allows for faster transfer than the client-server model, as it doesn't need to be transferred to the host first

Server system is not needed; can save cost.

Time does not need to be spent managing client permissions, as each peer is equal

]]> 2023-02-10 13:29:18 UTC https://padlet.com/Espresso2342/networking/wish/2476410654 stefanuk12 https://padlet.com/Espresso2342/networking/wish/2476416150 They connect through the TCP protocol. This protocol ensures that data is transferred successfully; without errors. I won't go into detail how this works.

The connection they form is called a "full-duplex socket". A socket is like a mailbox for a specific IP address (street name) and port (house number).

The duplex describes what type of "conversation" the parties can have. A full-duplex means that both parties can talk and respond. However, unlike half-duplex, both can talk at the same time.]]> 2023-02-10 13:33:42 UTC https://padlet.com/Espresso2342/networking/wish/2476416150 edwardrubinstein https://padlet.com/Espresso2342/networking/wish/2476431078

Lacks security, no central server to identify possible threats when transferring files.

Each computer would need a backup system in order to restore files, rather than one backup system on a server

Difficult to administrate whole system when no there's no central server.

]]> 2023-02-10 13:45:28 UTC https://padlet.com/Espresso2342/networking/wish/2476431078 stefanuk12 https://padlet.com/Espresso2342/networking/wish/2476440919 An API, or an Application Programming Interface, allow different programs to interface, or communicate, with each other.

Web APIs are standardised with REST, Representational State Transfer, which uses HTTP request methods. It allows clients to talk to the server through HTTP. The API is hosted on the server.]]> 2023-02-10 13:52:29 UTC https://padlet.com/Espresso2342/networking/wish/2476440919 Espresso2342 https://padlet.com/Espresso2342/networking/wish/2476444195 Peer-to-Peer networks are used in a varity of different situations. Peer-to-Peer networks allow the sharing of files between peers without the need of a central authority to judge what files are allowed or disallowed.

Peer-to-Peer networking is used in sitatuons such as Online gaming, Large file sharing and distributed computing.

In the case of Online gaming, 
Multiplayer games often use Peer-to-Peer networking for real time communication between players as it provides much more stable and efficent connections than client server newtorking.

In the case of Large File Sharing, 
It is much faster and easier to share large files by the use of a Peer-to-Peer network as it does not involve the longer process of a central authority checking over the files.

In the case of Distributed Computing,
Peer-to-Peer networks can be used to distribute computing tasks among peers. This allows for large computations to be performed in parallel and reducing the workload on a single central server]]> 2023-02-10 13:54:57 UTC https://padlet.com/Espresso2342/networking/wish/2476444195 stefanuk12 https://padlet.com/Espresso2342/networking/wish/2476451247 What type of requests would you send to a server; what would you ask it to do? An acronym to remember this is CRUD: Create, Retrieve, Update, Delete.

CRUD allows us to map certain HTTP request methods to SQL functions:

• Create: POST -> INSERT
• Retrieve: GET -> SELECT
• Update: PUT -> UPDATE
• Delete: DELETE -> DELETE

]]> 2023-02-10 14:00:23 UTC https://padlet.com/Espresso2342/networking/wish/2476451247 stefanuk12 https://padlet.com/Espresso2342/networking/wish/2476464679 The data sent to an API is encoded either within JSON (JavaScript Object Notation) or XML.

JSON has a very similar structure to Python dictionaries. I recommend you look at what those are, if you don't know. On the other hand, XML resembles HTML more]]> 2023-02-10 14:10:43 UTC https://padlet.com/Espresso2342/networking/wish/2476464679 stefanuk12 https://padlet.com/Espresso2342/networking/wish/2476472461 2023-02-10 14:15:42 UTC https://padlet.com/Espresso2342/networking/wish/2476472461 stefanuk12 https://padlet.com/Espresso2342/networking/wish/2478734316 https://crosswordlabs.com/view/client-server-4]]> 2023-02-13 10:56:33 UTC https://padlet.com/Espresso2342/networking/wish/2478734316 edwardrubinstein https://padlet.com/Espresso2342/networking/wish/2478762101 https://crosswordlabs.com/view/peer-to-peer-4]]> 2023-02-13 11:24:08 UTC https://padlet.com/Espresso2342/networking/wish/2478762101