UTILIZING RESOURCES OF A PEER-TO-PEER COMPUTER ENVIRONMENT

摘要

Utilizing resources of a peer-to-peer computer environment. Connections to a peer- to-peer computer environment are established using a first protocol at an open node computer system. A request for services is received at the open node computer system from a user computer system not currently associated with the peer-to-peer computer environment, wherein the request is received using a second protocol. The request for the services is satisfied using resources of the peer-to-peer computer environment.