Workgroup Configuration Archive

One more time: Computer names and Workgroup names

Have you ever belonged to a club? At your kids’ school, are you a member of the Parent-Teacher Organization (PTO)? At your job, do you work in a particular department, like information technology or human resources? Do you play softball in a summer league?
If so, then you already understand the idea of computer […]

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What’s a Workgroup?

Here’s another mistake that will kill your attempt at networking two or more Windows PCs together:
The workgroup name is different on one or more of the PCs in your network.
Fine. What’s a workgroup?

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Here’s how to set up a workgroup

For Windows 95, 98 and ME:

Right-click on Network Neighborhood and select Properties
On the Identification tab, enter a unique name for your computer.
Also on this tab, you can (re)set the workgroup name. You can enter anything you want as a workgroup name, but all the computers on your network must share the same workgroup name.
Click […]

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