Microsoft KB Archive/60506

= Workstation, Logon, and Other Domain Information =

Article ID: 60506

Article Last Modified on 10/31/2006



This article was previously published under Q60506



SUMMARY
There are three different domains a workstation can be listed in: workstation, logon, and other. Each of these domains is described below:   Domain          Description --         ---

Workstation    This domain is the domain name you specify when you start your workstation using the /domain switch in                  the LANMAN.INI file. It is also called the &quot;primary&quot; domain.

Logon          This domain is the domain name you specify when you log on to the network. If you do not specify a                  domain name, you automatically log on in the &quot;workstation&quot; domain.

Other          These domains are the domain names you list in the &quot;othdomains&quot; entry of the LANMAN.INI file. Your workstation receives ONLY the domain-wide messages that are broadcasted to your &quot;workstation&quot; domain. Your workstation doesn't receive messages that are sent to your &quot;logon&quot; or &quot;other&quot; domains. However, &quot;logon&quot; and &quot;other&quot; domains can be used for a server announcement.

For example, if your workstation domain is &quot;abc&quot; and your logon domain is &quot;xyz&quot;, you receive messages sent to &quot;abc&quot;, but not messages sent to &quot;xyz&quot;. NET VIEW lists the servers in all three domains.

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