workgroup

[Guest]

I want to set up a workgroup. Is there any restriction on the number of pc in
workgroup? How many pc can be as a part of it?

 

[ANONYMOUS]

No. Only for P2P there is a theoretical limit of 5 for home versions
but it does not matter as they are not all likely to use/share the same
resources at the same time.

 

[Chuck]

I want to set up a workgroup. Is there any restriction on the number of pc in
workgroup? How many pc can be as a part of it?

There is no real limit on the number of computers in a workgroup. There is a
limit on the number of computers that can concurrently connect to any one
computer, but that is not a workgroup size limit.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/07/server-availability-affected-by.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/07/server-availability-affected-by.html

 

[Guest]

you said There is a
limit on the number of computers that can concurrently connect to any one
computer.can you explain more. what should i do to solve this problem?

 

[Chuck]

you said There is a
limit on the number of computers that can concurrently connect to any one
computer.can you explain more. what should i do to solve this problem?

If you have Windows XP Home, a maximum of 5 different computers can concurrently
access shared data on that computer. With Windows XP Pro, the limit is 10. To
get any more, you need a server operating system, like Server 2000 or Server
2003. Please read for details:
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/07/server-availability-affected-by.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/07/server-availability-affected-by.html

But that does not limit the size of a workgroup. You can have hundreds of
computers in a workgroup (I wouldn't, and see this article for further
discussion about that):
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/08/setting-up-domain-or-workgroup-plan.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/08/setting-up-domain-or-workgroup-plan.html