Network bindings are the series of paths that enable communication among the network services, protocols, and adapters in your computer. In some cases, you can adjust the bindings on your computer to increase the performance of certain network services among multiple network adapters. Figure 5.10 Click next to start the network. In Windows NT, a workgroup is a collection of computers that appears, for convenience, under the same workgroup name when you browse network resources. Belonging to a common workgroup is a way for coworkers to quickly find each other's computers on the network.
Any computer can join any single workgroup.
You can join an existing workgroup or create a new one by simply typing a workgroup name. The only workgroup name that you cannot give it is the name of your computer. A domain is a collection of computers defined by the administrator of a Windows NT server network. A domain provides the same convenience for network browsing and also provides access to the centralized user accounts and group accounts maintained by the domain administrator. Unlike a workgroup a domain must already exist for you to join it.