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Stupid question....

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urbantechie

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Whats the difference between a Domain and a Workgroup? I use Workgroups and stuff at home and small LANs, but I know they use Domains in large LANs and WANs, whats the difference?
 
A Workgroup is a collection of machines that may or may not be part of a domain. Separating machines into workgroups allows you to keep better control of resources, especially in large environments. Domains work like this too, but one level higher. Where I work, we have two domains set up, and I can set "trust" relationships between them to control which servers and/or machines can be accessed from what domain. Trusts can be one- or two-way between domains.

If you want more info, PM me and I'll answer any questions you have... it's late and that's a very simple explanation... 🙂

Dave
 
i believe a workgroup can have a max of 10, while a domain is for the most part unlimited. Another major diff. is a workgroup can consist of a bunch of workstations and win9x machines without a server, while a domain must have a server.
 
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