Product: LAN Zoo
Summary: An overview of how Rhino for Mac finds a 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:

1. The ZooClient Settings xml file. Looks for the host name or IP address of your LAN Zoo server.
2. Queries your Domain Name System (DNS) server for the default LAN Zoo server name.

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:

/Users/Shared/McNeel//Rhinoceros/8.0/License Manager

/Users/Shared/McNeel//Rhinoceros/7.0/License Manager

/Users/Shared/McNeel//Rhinoceros/6.0/License Manager

The settings file can be view with a text editor. The contents of this file will look similar to this:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<!--Zoo client settings file written by Rhino-->
<ZooClient>
  <Software_McNeel_Rhinoceros_6.0_License_Manager Server="host name or IP address" />
</ZooClient>

Note: The Software_McNeel_Rhinoceros_6.0_License_Manager xml tag shown above is used by all Rhino versions.

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:

__mcneel.__zoo5

For example, if your company's domain is mcneel.com, then you can add a DNS alias of __mcneel.__zoo5.mcneel.com which points to your Zoo server.