All computers are peers; no computer has control over another computer.
Each computer has a set of user accounts. To use any computer in the workgroup, you must have an account on that computer.
There are typically no more than ten to twenty computers.
All computers must be on the same local network or subnetwork.
One or more computers are servers. Network administrators use servers to control the security and permissions for all computers on the domain. This makes it easy to make changes because the changes are automatically made to all computers.
If you have a user account on the domain, you can log on to any computer on the domain without needing an account on that computer.
There can be hundreds or thousands of computers.
The computers can be on different local networks.
In workgroup, all computers are peers; no computer has control on another computer.
Each computer has a set of user accounts. To use any computer in a workgroup you should have the account on that computer. All computers must be in the same network or subnet.
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One or more computers are servers. Network administrators use servers to control the security and permissions for all computers on the domain. This makes it easy to make changes because the changes are automatically made to all computers.
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If you have a user account on the domain, you can log on to any computer on the domain without needing an account on that computer.
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There can be hundreds or thousands of computers.
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The computers can be on different local networks.
Added by DaviePCRepair:
Basically: A workgroup is a group of computers and users sharing resources. Each computer maintains a list of users and their rights on that particular PC. A domain is a group of networked computers that share a centralized directory database of user account information and security.
Resource: Guide to managing & Maintaining Your PC Sixth Edition by Jean Andrews Pg.541
A domain provides user and group-based security, centralized management of network resources and is physically irrelevant (can be contained in one room or span international borders).
The advantages of Domain model over a workgroup model are:
1. Here ( domain model) we have a centralised administration.
2. Lot of security- which is not there in Workgroup since anyone with the knowledge of credentials of a particular machine can access its resources.
3. lot of scalability
3.lot of extensibility
4. Single sign on
Domain is better than workgroup,why because there is no control on sharing resource in workgroup,and is only suitable for small businesses like 10 to 15 systems.wheather in domain we can control sharing resources like printer,scanner etc..,and we can provide security for machines.
The difference is using a NOS ( Network Operating System), A Domain uses a NOS whereas a Workgroup does not.
A domain is a server
and a workgroup is a home network
for example at work you may be on a domain and at home you will be in a workgroup
I am in workgroup
more tech involved with a domain. a workgroup is simple
a network/workgroup
the main reason behind that is we can control sharing resources in domain,and as well as as we can use more no.of systems than in workgroup,and we can provide user permissinons in domain.
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Configuring a workgroup is easy - give the workgroup and name and use that name in the workgroup section for the computer identification. The other choice is for a client-server (domain) based network. Therefore you only have two choices for computer identification; either as a workgroup or as a domain (client/server).
A workgroup
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All that I have found so far involves making the PC leave the domain by joining a workgroup, then rejoining the domain.
join the client to workgroup and restart the PC. it will be out of domain. But you require proper admin rights to do so.
A workgroup is 10 PCs or less, used for home or small business, each computer works independent, there is no centralized control of resources. A Domain is more than 10 computers, Microsoft recommends that you use a domain controller running a network operating system such a Windows Server 2003 to control network resources. or a domain provides centralized control
No. A Domain uses a Client/Server networking Model. A Workgroup uses a peer-to-peer networking model.
Windows 98 machines don't join a domain - they are just able to browse it. You only have a choice to change the workgroup name on a Win98 machine - you make the workgroup name the same as the domain name and they can browse the network resources and map drives to them. They are like XP Home edition which can just join workgroups and not domains.