To check your workgroup, go to Control Panel and Network , and select the Identification tab. Computer name is the unique name of the computer on the network. Workgroup is the name of the workgroup the computer will connect with to share files and data. Workgroups are unassigned and are usually department or organization names. Computer names can be chosen.
Some suggestions are room numbers or what no. computer in the work environment.
Sometimes user s names are discouraged because personnel and computers often get moved and switched around. To check what subnet you are under, go to Control Panel and Network . Click on the IP Address tab. Your subnet is the 3 rd set of digits in the IP address. IP addresses are assigned, with subnets usually assigned by what building on campus.