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zoo:findzooservermac [2025/06/26]
dale [How Does Rhino for Mac Find a LAN Zoo Server?]
zoo:findzooservermac [2025/06/26] (current)
dale [How Does Rhino for Mac Find a LAN Zoo Server?]
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 > **Product:** //[[zoo:home|LAN Zoo]]// > **Product:** //[[zoo:home|LAN Zoo]]//
-> **Summary:** //An overview of how Rhino for Mac finds a Zoo license manager server//+> **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: 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:
-  - The Settings file in the Application Support folder. Looks for the host name or IP address of your LAN Zoo server.+  - The ZooClient Settings xml file. Looks for the host name or IP address of your LAN Zoo server.
   - Queries your Domain Name System (DNS) server for the default LAN Zoo server name.   - Queries your Domain Name System (DNS) server for the default LAN Zoo server name.
  
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 =====More information===== =====More information=====
  
-====Settings file====+==== ZooClient Settings file====
  
-When running as a network node, Rhino determines the name of the LAN Zoo server by first looking in the **LicensesZooClient.Settings** file in this folder:+When running as a network node, Rhino determines the name of the LAN Zoo server by first looking in the **LicensesZooClient.Settings.xml** file in this folder:
  
 +=== Rhino 8 ===
  
-===Rhino 8===+<code> 
 +/Users/Shared/McNeel/Rhinoceros/8.0/License Manager 
 +</code>
  
-  /Users/Shared/McNeel//Rhinoceros/8.0/License Manager+=== Rhino 7 ===
  
-===Rhino 7=== +<code> 
- +/Users/Shared/McNeel/Rhinoceros/7.0/License Manager 
-  /Users/Shared/McNeel//Rhinoceros/7.0/License Manager+</code>
  
 ===Rhino 6=== ===Rhino 6===
  
-  /Users/Shared/McNeel//Rhinoceros/6.0/License Manager +<code> 
-  +/Users/Shared/McNeel/Rhinoceros/6.0/License Manager 
 +</code>
  
-The contents of this file looks similar to:+ 
 +The contents of the file can be viewed and edited with a text editor. The contents of the file will look similar to this:
  
 <code> <code>
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 </ZooClient> </ZooClient>
 </code> </code>
-Note: //Software_McNeel_Rhinoceros_6.0_License_Manager// above is correct+ 
 +Where: **"host name or IP address"** is the host name or IP address of your LAN Zoo server. 
 + 
 +> **Note:** //In order for Rhino to create this file, the user running Rhino must have rights to create files in this location.// 
 + 
 +> **Also:** //The **Software_McNeel_Rhinoceros_6.0_License_Manager** xml tag shown above is used by **all** Rhino versions, //not just Rhino 6//.//
  
 ====Using DNS=== ====Using DNS===
-If Rhino cannot determine the name of the Zoo server by searching in the Settings file, it then queries your DNS server for the default Zoo server, which is the following host name:+If Rhino cannot determine the name of the Zoo server by searching in the ZooClient Settings file, it then queries your DNS server for the default Zoo server, which is the following host name:
  
 <code> <code>
zoo/findzooservermac.1750955397.txt.gz · Last modified: 2025/06/26 by dale