Creating a Dedicated Peer Server

There is an alternative approach to the problem of balancing resources within a workgroup. If multiple users rely heavily on Windows 95 to provide fax and print services, you may want to dedicate a computer to duty as a fax or print server.

Windows 95 provides a number of controls that enable the user to adjust the priority allotted to various system activities. You can optimize a machine that is not used as a production workstation to provide peak performance for tasks like printing and faxing, which are usually background processes.

The use of a dedicated machine may seem contradictory on a peer network, and the concept of a peer server is something of an oxymoron, but many different factors contribute to the ...

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