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Blank Zoo Admin Dialog

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Thu, 08 May 2025 17:11:46 +0000

Blank Zoo Admin Dialog Problem: Some “headless” computers running the Zoo Admin Application may display the Zoo Admin dialog blank. Reported software that can not display the Zoo Admin dialog are: Kaseya or ScreenConnect Background The Zoo Admin Application

Changing IP Address of LAN Zoo Server

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 15 Dec 2023 19:07:54 +0000

Changing IP Address of LAN Zoo Server " Products: Zoo Summary: Discusses the ramifications of changing the IP address of a LAN Zoo server" Question We would like to change the IP Address on several of our license servers. One of these now hosts the Zoo license server service for Rhino. As this is a soft lock, will any part of the license be disabled by changing the IP Address on the server? The host name and MAC address should remain the same.

How often does the LAN Zoo check for a Rhino key?

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 15 Dec 2023 19:19:58 +0000

How often does the LAN Zoo check for a Rhino key? " Product: Zoo Summary: How often does the LAN Zoo check for a Rhino key?" If Rhino obtains a licenses from a LAN Zoo, it will “ping” that Zoo every 5 minutes to let the LAN Zoo know it's still alive.

Convert a Rhino That Uses the LAN Zoo to a Stand-alone License

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 15 Dec 2023 19:09:57 +0000

Convert a Rhino That Uses the LAN Zoo to a Stand-alone License " Product: LAN Zoo Summary: Discusses how to convert a Rhino for Windows or Rhino for Mac installation from a network node to a stand-alone node." Question By mistake, I installed one of my Rhino seats to use the

Convert a Standalone Rhino to Use the LAN Zoo

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 15 Dec 2023 19:11:07 +0000

Convert a Standalone Rhino to Use the LAN Zoo " Product: Zoo Summary: Discusses how to convert a Rhino installation from a standalone license to use the licenses in the Zoo." Question We have recently installed the LAN Zoo and added our licenses to it. How do I

Data Transmitted Between Client and LAN Zoo Server

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Wed, 10 Dec 2025 21:59:33 +0000

Data Transmitted Between Client and LAN Zoo Server " Product: Zoo Summary: Discusses what type of data is being transmitted between the client and Lan Zoo Server on port 80." When a Zoo client requests a network license, these details will pass through Port 80 in the Client and on the Lan Zoo Server:

Determine the Zoo Server Name

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 14 Aug 2020 22:48:31 +0000

Determine the Zoo Server Name " Product: Zoo Summary: Discusses how to determine the name of the system running the Zoo" Question I recently bought two copies of Rhino to share among five systems. So, we have installed the Zoo and added the two Rhino licenses to it.

Zoo - Diagnostics Utility for Windows

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Thu, 22 Jan 2026 16:19:16 +0000

Zoo - Diagnostics Utility for Windows " Product: Zoo Summary: Discusses the Zoo Diagnostics utility for Windows" Need Mac? Go here. [Zoo Diagnostics] The Zoo Diagnostics utility runs on a Rhino for Windows workstation. The utility provides these useful tools: * Provides several useful network diagnostics to troubleshoot connectivity issues between Rhino for Windows workstations and

Zoo - Diagnostics Utility for Mac

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 01 Oct 2024 18:15:58 +0000

Zoo - Diagnostics Utility for Mac " Product: Zoo Summary: Discusses Terminal for diagnosing network LAN Zoo issues on Mac" Need Windows? Go here. Terminal runs on a Rhino for Mac workstation. It provides command line access to several useful network diagnostics to troubleshoot connectivity issues between Rhino for Mac workstations and Zoo servers.

How Does Rhino for Mac Find a LAN Zoo Server?

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Thu, 26 Jun 2025 16:57:15 +0000

How Does Rhino for Mac Find a LAN Zoo Server? " Product: LAN Zoo Summary: An overview of how Rhino for Mac finds a LAN Zoo license manager server." When Rhino needs a license from a LAN Zoo server, it determines the name of the LAN Zoo server by looking in the following locations in this order:

How Does Rhino for Windows Find a LAN Zoo Server?

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Thu, 26 Jun 2025 16:57:40 +0000

How Does Rhino for Windows Find a LAN Zoo Server? " Product: LAN Zoo Summary: An overview of how Rhino for Windows finds a LAN Zoo license manager server." Overview When Rhino needs a license from a LAN Zoo server, it determines the name of the LAN Zoo server by looking in the following locations

LAN Zoo License Manager

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Mon, 02 Oct 2023 20:39:01 +0000

LAN Zoo License Manager [Zoo - License Manager] The LAN Zoo keeps your licenses on your private LAN server and lets you share them among the Rhino users on your network. The LAN Zoo now supports Rhino 8. Learn how to upgrade your existing LAN Zoo installation. Download the LAN Zoo here... Is the Zoo right for you? Only if: * You are using

Open TCP Port 80 in Windows Firewall Using Netsh

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 15 Dec 2023 19:34:02 +0000

Open TCP Port 80 in Windows Firewall Using Netsh " Product: Zoo Summary: Using Netsh to open LAN Zoo required TCP Port 80" LAN Zoo communicates with Rhino clients via TCP Port 80 (HTTP). After installing the LAN Zoo, you need to ensure that TCP Port 80 is open for

Install LAN Zoo on Alternate Drive

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 12 Mar 2021 17:08:54 +0000

Install LAN Zoo on Alternate Drive " Products: Zoo Summary: Discusses how to install the LAN Zoo on a drive other than the default." Question I am trying to install the LAN Zoo server onto a different disk drive. I tried to install LAN Zoo via msiexec.exe

Installing Rhino for Windows in a School Lab

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Thu, 19 Sep 2024 11:16:23 +0000

Installing Rhino for Windows in a School Lab The issue when installing Rhino on lab or classroom computers, is that often it works for the Admin. However when the a limited rights user logs in to the computer, Rhino can no longer open and reports that it cannot find a license.

Checking Out Licenses from LAN Zoo

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Wed, 20 Mar 2024 17:18:50 +0000

Checking Out Licenses from LAN Zoo " Product: Zoo Summary: Solving the “cannot check out license...” error." Question I am trying to check out a license from my LAN Zoo floating license manager using Rhino's CheckOutLicense command. I keep getting the following error:

Discovering Misplaced Licenses

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Mon, 14 Oct 2024 18:02:41 +0000

Discovering Misplaced Licenses " Product: Zoo Summary: Discusses how the LAN Zoo can help you recover misplaced licenses" Question We need to move the LAN Zoo service to a different system. This requires us to re-add our license keys on the new system. The problem is that we are unable to locate all our Rhino license keys. Is there a way I can just move my licenses from one

Monitoring LAN Zoo Licenses Remotely

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 15 Dec 2023 19:27:05 +0000

Monitoring LAN Zoo Licenses Remotely " Product: Zoo Summary: Discusses how to track LAN Zoo-managed licenses from a web browser." Question Is there a way to actively track license use in real time from a device other than the server? We would like the ability to let users see who is currently using a license, allowing self-regulation of our licenses. Many of our other applications show a web page or provide a separate viewer application that can display the current use.

Moving a LAN Zoo Server

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 13 Jan 2026 08:49:38 +0000

Moving a LAN Zoo Server " Product: Zoo Summary: Discusses the steps to moving the LAN Zoo server software from one host to another." More information Moving the LAN Zoo license manager software from one server to another is no different than installing the

Multiple IP Addresses

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 15 Dec 2023 19:32:34 +0000

Multiple IP Addresses " Product: Zoo Summary: Discusses how to configure the LAN Zoo on system with multiple IP addresses." Question Is it possible for the LAN Zoo to use a port other than TCP Port 80? Answer No, it is not possible for the LAN Zoo to listen for connections on any other TCP or UDP port.

Zoo Plug-in for Nagios

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 12 Mar 2021 17:04:51 +0000

Zoo Plug-in for Nagios " Products: Zoo Summary: Zoo plug-in for Nagios is available" Nagios is an open source computer system monitoring, network monitoring, and infrastructure monitoring software application. Nagios offers monitoring and alerting services for servers, switches, applications, and services. It alerts you when things go wrong and alerts you a second time when the problem is resolved.

LAN Zoo - Features Overview

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Thu, 14 Nov 2024 21:07:28 +0000

LAN Zoo - Features Overview " Product: Zoo Summary: A overview of the features of the LAN Zoo." Overview The LAN Zoo lets you share Rhino, Flamingo, Penguin, Brazil, and Bongo licenses (CD-keys) among users on the same network workgroup. When these products are installed as the workgroup nodes instead of a stand-alone product, it works like this:

LAN Zoo - Product Compatibility

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Mon, 11 Aug 2025 18:38:40 +0000

LAN Zoo - Product Compatibility " Product: Zoo Summary: Rhino and Rhino-related products and their compatibility with LAN Zoo." LAN Zoo Supported Products Rhino Evals can not be validated in the Lan Zoo. The following McNeel products are supported by

Recovering a Checked Out LAN Zoo License

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Mon, 14 Oct 2024 18:05:13 +0000

Recovering a Checked Out LAN Zoo License " Product: Zoo Summary: Discusses recovering a Rhino licenses that is left in use in the LAN Zoo" Occasionally a license is left checked out when it is not really in use. This can happen if Rhino crashes or a license is checked out and never returned. However, you can recover the license manually. If the license is in use, it will stay available on the user's computer until Rhino is closed.

LAN Zoo - System Requirements

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Thu, 08 May 2025 16:54:18 +0000

LAN Zoo - System Requirements " Product: Zoo Summary: Outlines the system requirements for running the LAN Zoo." System Requirements * A Windows-based system that supports Microsoft .NET Framework 4.8 * A network connection configured for TCP/IP * Virtual Machine host is supported

LAN Zoo License Validation: Return Validations

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 07 May 2024 17:42:12 +0000

LAN Zoo License Validation: Return Validations " Product: Zoo Summary: What to do when returning a license validation fails" If you got to this page, you're likely trying to remove a license from LAN Zoo and got this error message: " Your license cannot be deleted because the McNeel license server at

Rhino for Mac Managed Distribution

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 14 Feb 2025 18:14:07 +0000

Rhino for Mac Managed Distribution " Product: Zoo Summary: Discusses how to deploy Rhino for Mac configured to use the Zoo" Question We recently purchased a Rhino for Mac Education Lab License. What are some strategies to help deploy it configured to use a Zoo license server on several computers at our university?

Rhino 8 uses .NET Core Runtime

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 10 May 2024 15:00:27 +0000

Rhino 8 uses .NET Core Runtime " Product: Zoo Summary: Discusses LAN Zoo and Rhino 8" Question Our LAN Zoo hosts both Rhino 7 and Rhino 8 licenses. And, our Rhino workstations can successfully obtain licenses from the LAN Zoo. However, Rhino 8 is not working - it is failing the connectivity test in the

Adding Rhino Licenses to LAN Zoo

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 15 Dec 2023 18:59:05 +0000

Adding Rhino Licenses to LAN Zoo " Product: Zoo Summary: Discusses adding and validating Rhino licenses with the LAN Zoo" "When you add a Rhino license to the LAN Zoo, you are asked to validate the license online. Rhino licenses must be validated before they can be used.

LAN Zoo License Validation: Online and Offline

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 15 Dec 2023 19:25:10 +0000

LAN Zoo License Validation: Online and Offline " Product: Zoo Summary: Discusses Rhino license validation and how it works with the LAN Zoo" Rhino 5, 6, 7, and 8 use a license validation system to make it easier to recover lost or stolen license keys. License validation associates your license with your email address (or email domain in the case of a Lab License), a Rhino device name, Device ID, and for upgrade licenses, your previous license key.

Move Rhino Licenses from LAN Zoo to Cloud Zoo

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 15 Dec 2023 19:29:03 +0000

Move Rhino Licenses from LAN Zoo to Cloud Zoo Make your Rhino 6, 7 and 8 licenses (Windows and Mac), available to your users anywhere in the world with an Internet connection. Constant Internet connection NOT required. Only occasional access is needed every couple of weeks.

LAN Zoo Usage Tracking

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Wed, 06 Dec 2023 21:51:38 +0000

LAN Zoo Usage Tracking " Product: Zoo Summary: Enable usage tracking for LAN Zoo." Issue I want to see who uses Rhino licenses by tracking license usage on LAN Zoo Resolutions * Start LAN Zoo Admin * From the Tools menu, click Options * Select the

Rhino and Desktop Virtualization

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sun, 22 Dec 2024 05:49:03 +0000

Rhino and Desktop Virtualization " Product: Zoo Summary: Discusses running Rhino for Windows on Desktop Virtualization servers." Question Our school is using Microsoft Windows MultiPoint Server. Is Rhino compatible with this system? Answer Technically, Rhino should run in

LAN Zoo Fails to Start on Web Servers

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 12 Mar 2021 18:06:43 +0000

LAN Zoo Fails to Start on Web Servers " Product: Zoo Summary: LAN Zoo requires access to TCP Port 80. This is not possible on systems with Web Services running." Issue When I restart my server, the LAN Zoo service does not start. When I check the Windows Event Log (Control Panel

Open TCP Port 80 in Windows Firewall

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 05 Jan 2024 23:23:52 +0000

Open TCP Port 80 in Windows Firewall " Product: Zoo Summary: Demonstrates how to open TCP Port 80 in the Windows firewall" Zoo communicates with Rhino clients via TCP Port 80 (HTTP). After installing the Zoo, you need to ensure that TCP Port 80 is open, for

Windows 10 Version 1803 Update Issue

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 14 Aug 2020 22:48:31 +0000

Windows 10 Version 1803 Update Issue " Product: Zoo Summary: Discusses the Windows 10 version 1803 update and it's impact on the Zoo" Issue There have been reports that after installing Microsoft's Spring Creators Update for Windows 10, version 1803, Rhino is no longer able to obtain licenses from a Zoo server.

Windows 10 Version 1803 Name Resolution Issue

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 15 Dec 2023 19:39:46 +0000

Windows 10 Version 1803 Name Resolution Issue " Product: Zoo Summary: Discusses the Windows 10 version 1803 update and it's impact on the LAN Zoo" Issue There have been reports that after installing Microsoft's Spring Creators Update for Windows 10, version 1803, Rhino is no longer able to obtain licenses from a

Windows Security Settings & License Validation

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Thu, 25 Feb 2021 17:30:28 +0000

Windows Security Settings & License Validation " Product: Zoo Summary: Discusses Windows security settings and how it effects license validation." Symptoms: * The Zoo cannot connect to the McNeel Validation Server at . * Internet Explorer cannot connect to

Zoo 5

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 14 Aug 2020 22:48:31 +0000

Zoo 5 Getting Started Setting up the Zoo * Download and install the Zoo on a Windows-based server or workstation. * Make sure TCP Port 80 is open in your system's firewall software. * Run ZooAdmin and add your Rhino CD-Keys. Setting up Rhino to use the Zoo * If Rhino is already installed, then run Rhino and click

Open TCP Port 80 in Windows Firewall Using Netsh

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 14 Aug 2020 22:48:31 +0000

Open TCP Port 80 in Windows Firewall Using Netsh " Product: Zoo Summary: Using Netsh to open Zoo required TCP Port 80" Zoo communicates with Rhino clients via TCP Port 80 (HTTP). After installing the Zoo, you need to ensure that TCP Port 80 is open for

Setup LAN Zoo for All Users

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 15 Dec 2023 19:37:14 +0000

Setup LAN Zoo for All Users " Product: Zoo Summary: Instruction for setting up the LAN Zoo for all users on a Rhino for Windows client computer" Issue I have several users on a Rhino for Windows client computer. I have to set the LAN Zoo server IP/name in every user. Can I set up the

Brazil 2.0 and the Zoo

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 12 Mar 2021 17:09:34 +0000

Brazil 2.0 and the Zoo " Product: Zoo Summary: Discusses how to use Brazil 2.0 with Zoo." Brazil 2.0 can be used with either Rhino 4.0 or Rhino 5. Because of this, Brazil 2.0 network licenses can be served by either Zoo 4.0, Rhino 4.0's network license manager, or Zoo 6, Rhino 5's network license manager.

LAN Zoo Requires Microsoft .NET Framework 4.8

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Wed, 10 Mar 2021 16:51:07 +0000

LAN Zoo Requires Microsoft .NET Framework 4.8 " Product: Zoo Summary: Discusses LAN Zoo and the Microsoft .NET Framework 4.8" The LAN Zoo requires Microsoft .NET Framework 4.8. You can ensure that Microsoft .NET Framework 4.8 is installed on your system by using Windows Update. Additional Information

Flamingo nXt 3.0 and the Zoo

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 12 Mar 2021 17:10:21 +0000

Flamingo nXt 3.0 and the Zoo " Product: Zoo Summary: Discusses how to use Flamingo nXt with Zoo" Flamingo nXt 3.0 can be used with either Rhino 4.0 or Rhino 5. Because of this, Flamingo nXt network licenses can be served by either Zoo 4.0, Rhino 4.0's network license manager, or

LAN Zoo for macOS

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 12 Mar 2021 17:03:50 +0000

LAN Zoo for macOS " Product: Zoo Summary: Discusses the LAN Zoo and running it on macOS." Question If we want to use Rhino for Mac with the LAN Zoo, then we need to host it on a Windows system, as the LAN Zoo only runs on Microsoft Windows. Is there any plan on porting the

Using LAN Zoo with a Proxy Server

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 15 Dec 2023 19:39:08 +0000

Using LAN Zoo with a Proxy Server " Product: Zoo Summary: Discusses how to bypass a proxy server to access a LAN Zoo server." Today, many organizations use proxies to protect their users from intrusion and to use smaller amounts of publicly routed IP addresses. A proxy is a server that sits between you and the Internet. It receives all client requests to the Internet, fulfills the request itself, and then sends the information to the client.

Skype Conflicts with LAN Zoo

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 12 Mar 2021 18:19:14 +0000

Skype Conflicts with LAN Zoo " Product: Zoo Summary: Discusses a TCP port conflict with Skype and the LAN Zoo" Issue When I restart my server, the Zoo service does not start. When I check the Windows Event Log Control Panel -> Administrative Tools

Upgrading a LAN Zoo Server

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Wed, 01 Nov 2023 20:52:57 +0000

Upgrading a LAN Zoo Server " Product: Zoo Summary: Upgrading a LAN Zoo server." To support the latest Rhino, you may need to either upgrade your LAN Zoo or move to the Cloud Zoo (often a better option). Prerequisite The LAN Zoo Requires Microsoft .NET Framework 4.8 Download and Install * Download the LAN Zoo here. * Install on the same server as your current

Running LAN Zoo on VMware Fusion for Mac

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 15 Dec 2023 19:36:20 +0000

Running LAN Zoo on VMware Fusion for Mac " Product: Zoo Summary: Discusses the LAN Zoo and running it on VMware on macOS" Question We installed the LAN Zoo on VMware Fusion Pro and Windows on our macOS server. For some reason, it just does not work. From Rhino, we have tried both the automatic detection and specifying the server's IP address. Rhino reports,

LAN Zoo Does Not Run On Windows XP

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 12 Mar 2021 17:06:54 +0000

LAN Zoo Does Not Run On Windows XP " Product: Zoo Summary: Discusses running LAN Zoo on Windows XP" Question I am trying to get the LAN Zoo running on Windows XP. As soon as we start the Zoo on that machine, the LAN Zoo freezes up, and nothing happens. Isn't Windows XP supported for