窗口7 `HomeGroup’ ：长角牛`城堡的重生’ ？

一半每十年在它最初的构想，窗口Codename长角牛以后仍然被证明是想法的一个巨大来源。其中之一以“城堡著名”，看上去复兴是a 特点窗口7 作为“HomeGroup”。

我们知道什么工作小组是-一个同辈对同辈计算机网络的微软的实施为了窗口能分享文件，打印机和其他资源。如此HomeGroups是什么？

奥秘非常长期没有持续，因为某人是足够亲切的指向我确切地描述的一些很好年迈的读物什么城堡是和同一个人要求什么HomeGroups将成为。

我参考的本文是 窗口“长角牛”前发布保密性声明 (被主持的Microsoft.com)，出版2003年10月24日为那些您合作。这是给用户的一个法律文件前发布长角牛的版本当时在长角牛所有网络有关的特点数据收集和用途实践的概述。城堡偶然是他们中的一个。

它写，我引述并且突出，

城堡

什么这个特点：
“城堡”特点允许用户有领域的网络功能包括漫游的用户概况，机器信任并且有a 一致的用户身分在网络中。主要区别与城堡是用户不必须设定一个热忱的机器例如领域控制器，维护信任和身分关系。它在那些计算机也使它容易分享和访问文件。每台计算机在相同子网可能发现和加入一座现有的城堡。或者，用户能创造城堡。要加入一座现有的城堡，您必须已经知道城堡的管理员帐户零件的注册证件。仅非空白的密码可能同意进入。这帮助保证仅授权计算机加入城堡(为管理员帐户高度推荐对强的密码的用途)。当计算机加入城堡，帐户在那台计算机在城堡将增加到帐户名单容易接近从所有计算机。使用物精确的数据(即。他们的密码、存取权和特选)在每台计算机在sync在城堡将被复制并且被保留。另外，最近被加入的计算机将继承并且尊敬所有政策从城堡。

收集的信息，被处理或者被传送的：
要帮助独立计算机发现可利用的城堡在子网，机器在城堡送广播包含城堡的名字的一个烽火台。注意，如果您与其他人分享子网(即。 your neighbor when using a cable modem without a hardware router/firewall) they may be able to see the name of your castles. In this case only choose castle names you are comfortable sharing with others. When joining a castle, the credentials you enter will be sent using security technology (NTLM) to other computers in the castle.

Use of the Information:
Broadcasting the name of each castle makes it easy to discover what castles are available on the subnet. When joining a castle, the credentials help ensure only authorized computers join the castle.

Choice/Control:
The user must initiate joining a castle using the user interface provided. Whether the user’s computer is able to join a castle depends on whether an administrator of a computer already part of the castle has provided the user with the appropriate credentials. When a castle is formed, a beacon containing the castle name will be broadcast. In this release there is no easy way to disable the beacon. A mechanism to disable the beacon will be added in a future release.

Important Information:
The Internet Connection Firewall (ICF) is enabled by default in this software. Therefore, if you create a Castle, it will send out the beacon, but because ICF is enabled, other computers running this software that have the firewall enabled won’t see the beacon.

If HomeGroup is indeed Castle byte for byte, then what it is basically is the equivalent of an enterprise-grade Active Directory roaming-profile network setup simplified into a wizard dialog with a password field and checkboxes. If it’s not, well, that would be a shame.

From what I understand, Castle was intended to supersede Workgroups which could translate into HomeGroups eventually replacing Workgroups in Windows 7 as well. I think a move most people who’s ever been puzzled by home networking would welcome.