Networking World

Logical Topologies are of two types

1. Work group.
2. Domain

Workgroup (peer to peer):

Collection of computers connected together to share the resources.
No servers are used.
Only Client OS is mostly used.
Any O/S like, DOS, 95, 98, workstation, win 2000 pro, and XP pro can be configured as work-group model.
Suitable for smaller organizations.
Where security is not the criteria.
No administrator is required
Where we are not using client server based applications. Like oracle, SQL and exchange etc.

Domain (Client/Server)

Domain is a collection of computers connected together with a server and users
Domain model can have servers like UNIX, Novell NetWare, WIN-NT server, 2000 server, and 2003 server.
Provides centralized administration.
Suitable for medium to large size networks/organizations.
Suitable when we have client server architecture (Back ends & front ends)
Domain offers security and provides logon authentication.
Suitable if security is criteria
Requires an administrator.