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bisifunke
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Is it posible to have a workgroup and domain together on a network ? I hv 10pc on workgroup in acct dept. and now they are employing 3 more which i will hve to supply systems for them making it to be 13pc on a workgroup. I learnt that 10pc is the max on a given workgroup. I need to join them on this workgroup so that they can talk to the accounting server.
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mmonwuba (m)
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10 max? never heard that before
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dayooye
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just go ahead and connect remaining 3 cpu to the workgroup. there is nothing like 10 maximum
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T@meD0 (m)
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Is it posible to have a workgroup and domain together on a network ? I hv 10pc on workgroup in acct dept. and now they are employing 3 more which i will hve to supply systems for them making it to be 13pc on a workgroup. I learnt that 10pc is the max on a given workgroup. I need to join them on this workgroup so that they can talk to the accounting server.
To answer your first question, No, it's not possible to have a Domain and a Workgroup on the same network. You can have either but not both. However, you can have the workgroup and the Domain but will not be on the same network because when you configure the network settings for each node on the network you can only configure either the Domain or the Workgroup. To answer your second question, yes, it's true that MS Workgroup only has 10 node limitation but there are ways around it. For instance, I'm assuming your accounting dept. being on a workgroup is given a unique name. Instead of calling it the default workgroup that MS puts there, you can give it a unique name. Also, I'm assuming these PCs on the workgroup all have static IP addresses. If they're on a DHCP, then this work around might not work (not saying it won't). Try adding 1 of the 3 PCs to Workgroup and see what happens. If the limitation do occur, then try giving the workgroup a unique name if you haven't already done that. And if it still won't allow you to add additional node, then your only hope is to go static on the IP addresses if they're on DHCP, that I know works fine. Good luck! Peace! |
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nikekenny (m)
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Funke, it can be more than that, just do your networking well, name them accordingly and give them same workgroup name. need more assistance call or mail 08051355133 email2kenny@gmail.com |
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