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Difference Between a Domain and a Workgroup


Computers connected on a network can be part of a workgroup or a domain.  The main difference between the two is how resources are managed.

Administrators should basically know the appropriate grouping of computers when implementing an infrastructure plan in order to effectively setup a working network environment.

Workgroup is the logical way to group computers on a network wherein members of the group are considered “peers”, and each computer maintains its own security policies and resources like printers and shared folders.  It is used on home network or small businesses that have more or less 25 computers. Read the rest of this entry →

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