In a peer to peer network (p2p) all hosts are equal in their roles. That means, anyone can open a port for listening and answering requests and anyone can request communications with anyone else. Other than in a client-server communication, no host is special.

In the gaming context this may be relevant, as many games use a P2P communication concept, such as DirectPlay.

• Client
• Server

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