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Old Mar 9th, 2006, 11:11 AM   #6
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Originally Posted by bigguy
I don't want to have a centralized server. I want it where it will search EVERYBODY or EVERYTHING that is online that has the program.
It is impossible to get such robustness in a completely decentralised P2P network amongst home computers. Unlike servers, which say online near 100% of the time, users often turn their computers off for long periods. This results in loss of connections that will inevitably result in loss of network integrity.

Even creating a P2P network that manages to route most of the packets, most of the time, is not an easy task. Routing algorithms that allow for both redundacy and efficiency are not something a beginner can get to grips with straight away. Decentralised P2P networks are not trivial to develop.
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