Home network workgroup names

Mister Bushice · Post by **Mister Bushice** » Tue Mar 01, 2005 5:18 am

I just realized that one of my puters on the network has a different work group name.

Questions:

1 Does anything else besides changing the workgroup name have to be done?

2. Why am I able to see the shared file folder on this computer that is in a different workgroup?

ElTaco · Post by **ElTaco** » Tue Mar 01, 2005 9:20 pm

Mister Bushice wrote:I just realized that one of my puters on the network has a different work group name.

Questions:

1 Does anything else besides changing the workgroup name have to be done?

No. Go into your Computer Properties (rightclick on My computer) and change the name under there. Then reboot and it should be set to go. If you don't reboot, things will not work correctly a lot of times.

Mister Bushice wrote: 2. Why am I able to see the shared file folder on this computer that is in a different workgroup?

Workgroups are just grouping names. There is nothing that says you can't browse the computer from another workgroup and access its shares. Its not a security thing.

Mister Bushice · Post by **Mister Bushice** » Tue Mar 01, 2005 9:48 pm

what are the benefits of having computers on the same network also in the same workgroup?

Mikey · Post by **Mikey** » Tue Mar 01, 2005 10:06 pm

Mister Bushice wrote:what are the benefits of having computers on the same network also in the same workgroup?

They're allowed to have off-site team building activities together and charge the entire cost to Corporate Overhead.

ElTaco · Post by **ElTaco** » Tue Mar 01, 2005 10:06 pm

Nothing, other then computers on the same workgroup will be easier find by 2 or 3 mouse clicks and about 5-20 seconds.

Mister Bushice · Post by **Mister Bushice** » Tue Mar 01, 2005 10:14 pm

Thanks. I'm not having any network problems, but I'm not a network wizard either.

T1B

Home network workgroup names

Home network workgroup names

Re: Home network workgroup names