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by monte

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Can you install a peer- to - peer and domain network on a windows XP pro "server"

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by lordinfidel

While your machine can belong to only 1 or the other, a workgroup or a domain.

In the domain model, your domain can trust and be trusted by other domains. This will seem as if you are a member of mulitple domains.

But at any one time, you can only have 1 primary account in any domain. So if your primary account belongs to Domain A. And domain A trusts Domain B and vice versa. You can access resources on Domain B. But you primary account is still held by Domain A.

Workgroups do not have this option. In a workgroup, each computer is responsible for it's own security. They are only joined together by a common name, and that is all.

by timwalsh

One other point:

If the XP Pro box is your only "server", you cannot have a domain-based network.

A domain-based Windows network requires that you have one of the true Server OSes (WinNT Server, Win2K Server, Win 2003 Server) installed.

by lordinfidel

did not put 2 to 2 together for some reason.

----yes- pro boxes can not be Domain Controllers. You will need to get a true server OS ie NT4 Server or 2K Server.

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