How is a Full Mesh topology directly implemented in an office scenario.

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Hello hello. Basically what I'm looking for is an explanation on how to directly connect computers to each other in a Full Mesh topology in order for them to send and receive data. And how does it work? I've seen that you just connect cat5/6 Ethernet cables and there is a support feature in win8/10 that would automatically read the up address of the computers in order for them to communicate with each other. But I'm sceptical as to if it really works. Thanks
 
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So you basically want to have like a shared folder or the complete drive accesable over the network and then copy files to every pc?
This is not safe because of easy data loss and hard to backup. If doing a shared file network there should just be 1 computer that contains the data that everyone can acces that computer then automatically backs itself up to another local source and the cloud every specified interval.
 
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bill001g

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You can do it that way but it tends to be a headache to manage. Too many users have to have too much knowledge all making setting changes on the machines.

As indicated above this is more normally done by a central server. Of course microsoft wants you to buy a server license, and it makes doing this very easy especially when you have complex sharing rules. If you want as cheap you just use a NAS but it does not scale well so a small machine running a linux based server is better. Most NAS systems are running a cut down version of this linux software in a lot of cases.
 
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@bill001g is there a way to do it withput a server? Would using a but in hdd in the central computer which would be used for 3d modeling be fine? And the other pcs just take the files via Ethernet be fine? And then make the central computer back up to one drive?
 
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A server is more a concept than anything else...it is just a computer. You could just use any machine on your network and have that be the central share, it can also be used as a user machine at the same time. This is not a optimal design performance wise. Partially it is mircosoft putting a very basic file sharing into the user versions of their operating system and putting the better version in their server software. To a point this makes sense, most people would not use the feature anyway and a actual business can afford the better software.
 
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That's fine it doesn't need to be efficient since it is just done in a low level theory sense therefore it just has to work no matter how impractical it would be. However i am curious what you think is an efficient topology for a scenario LAN like this
 
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