• The ability of a client/server LAN to support shared data
storage, provide network maintenance tools, and promote
more efficient data backups offers advantages over a peer-topeer
LAN.
• The extensive security features built into a client/server
network operating system provide another advantage.
• Setting up and maintaining a client/server network, however,
can be more difficult and more expensive than a peer-to-peer
LAN, and require much more technical expertise to manage.
• For these reasons, a client/server LAN is the best networking
choice for an organization with multiple users and the
technical staff and financial resources to develop and
maintain the LAN.