No Difference Between LAN Manager Domain and WFWG Workgroup

Last reviewed: November 21, 1994
Article ID: Q90224

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows for Workgroups versions 3.1, 3.11

There is no functional difference between a Microsoft LAN Manager domain and a Windows for Workgroups (WFWG) workgroup. Both domain and workgroup refer to a logical grouping of servers and clients within a local area network (LAN).

For example, finance domain means the same thing as finance workgroup.

KBCategory: kbnetwork
KBSubcategory: wfw wfwg
Additional reference words: 3.10 3.11

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Last reviewed: November 21, 1994
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