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SUMMARYWHAT "NET START PEER" REALLY DOESThe NET START PEER command starts the server service, according to the parameters defined in [server] section of the LANMAN.INI file. Depending upon how the workstation was originally configured, typing NET START PEER can result in starting a full server. This will happen if the computer was originally installed as a full server, and the "server=" line in the [services] section of LANMAN.INI points to the file NETSVINI.EXE rather than to NETPSINI.EXE. Checking this filename is a reliable way to determine whether the computer is configured as a peer server, or a full server. In reality, there is no "peer" service. You start the "peer" service by calling the server service with a different file and different parameters. When the peer service is installed on a workstation by means of the installation program, there is no need for the command NET START PEER because it inserts "server" as one of workstation services by inserting the following line in LANMAN.INI:
HOW TO ADMINISTER A PEER SERVERPeer servers are basically full servers with limited functionality. All of the administration concerns which apply to full servers also apply to peer servers. There are some services that peer servers cannot run, and these are described in the next section. Peer servers can be administered with user-level or share-level security, and can be audited.LIMITATIONS OF PEER SERVERS
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