Re: [OT] Workgroup vs. Domain
A domain is a fairly small number of computers (usually fewer than 10)
connected together in a network. All computers are considered as equal and
administration of resources is done individually on each machine. Each user
must have an account on every machine they will be accessing. This assumes
that the computers are Windows2000 or XP, things are a somewhat different
with Win9x.
A workkgroup is simple and convenient when the numbers of users and
computers is small. But when numbers become larger the system becomes quite
unmanageable.
The domain was designed to solve this problem. A domain requires a domain
controller computer, running a server operating system. This must be
WindowsNT, Windows2000 server, or Windows 2003 server. All users have a single
user account in the domain and can access any resources that their account
permits. The key difference is that security is centrally controlled on the
domain controller. A domain can support many thousands of computers and users.
But there is a downside. There is the added cost of the domain controller
computer, which must be server, and the greater skill level of the administrator
of the system. There is also a single point of failue. If the domain
controller fails no one can access the domain. Daily backups, and preferably
a second domain controller, are recommended.
There is much more but these are the main points.
Larry Miller
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