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--- zoo:findzooserverwin [2023/12/15]
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+++ zoo:findzooserverwin [2025/06/26] (current)
dale [How Does Rhino for Windows Find a LAN Zoo Server?]
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 > **Product:** //[[zoo:home|LAN Zoo]]//
-> **Summary:** //An overview of how Rhino for Windows finds a Zoo license manager server.//
+> **Summary:** //An overview of how Rhino for Windows finds a LAN Zoo license manager server.//
 =====Overview=====
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 > Open Rhino normally (unelevated) and the registry key is place in
+<code>
 Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\McNeel\Rhinoceros\6.0\License Manager
+</code>
+=====Rhino For Mac====
+Rhino looks in the following location for a path to LAN Zoo:
+<code>
+/Users/Shared/McNeel/Rhinoceros/8.0/License Manager/LicensesZooClient.settings
+</code>
+Rhino will create this file with the proper contents when you license Rhino using LAN Zoo. Copy the file to the same folder on other computers to complete the deployment.
 =====Rhino 5 for Windows=====
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 \\
+===== Additional DNS Details =====
+  * If a LAN Zoo server name is found in the Windows Registry, then Rhino will only try to access a license from this location.
+  * If the name of the LAN Zoo, found in the registry, resolves to a DNS A record, and the system that resolved to this record is off, then Rhino will be unable to obtain a license.
+  * On the other hand, if the name of the LAN Zoo, found in the registry, resolves to a DNS CNAME record, then the DNS server will resolve to whatever location is hosting a running LAN Zoo service.//This is standard DNS operation//.
+  * If a LAN Zoo server name is not found in the Windows Registry, then Rhino will look for a license by trying to resolve the automatic server name of
+<code>
+__mcneel.__zoo5
+</code>
+as documented above.
+  * An IT professional will be helpful when configuring your DNS server.
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