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Macintosh network setup for OS XLast revision July 19, 2004
TCP/IP ConfigurationTCP/IP is the network protocol used on the Internet for web, ftp, telnet, and other services. It is the primary networking protocol on campus. Instructions for configuring your TCP/IP networking for OS X are found at the Essential Stanford Software site. If you are using MacOS X version 10.2 or later, NEVER turn on the Internet Sharing feature in the Sharing System Preference panel. This misnamed feature is NOT file sharing. Instead, it turns your computer into a router that tries to capture all traffic on the local network. This causes a major disruption of connectivity for others on the network. NEVER TURN ON INTERNET SHARING. Please note that each major release of MacOS X (10.1, 10.2, and 10.3) requires a different version of the MacLeland program. Be sure to get the correct version from the Essential Stanford Software site. Your MacOS X system offers traditional Unix network services, such as remote (ssh) login, ftp (file transfer) and web page serving. These services are accessed from the Sharing system preference, and are off by default on a new system. If you use any of these services, you need to worry about network security issues.
If you want to learn more about the Unix "engine" running your new MacOS X system, you can browse the Unix/Linux pages on pangea's web site or the recommended book MacOS X: The Missing Manual by David Pogue, O'Reilly & Associates, ISBN 0-596-00082-0. AppleTalk ConfigurationAppleTalk is Apple's proprietary networking protocol used for file sharing, printing, and other services. It is routed as a secondary networking protocol so you can see AppleTalk devices within the local Earth Sciences network. AppleTalk has a routing concept called "Zones". Multiple network cables, or only some systems on one cable, can be consolidated into a single zone. In Earth Sciences, for administrative convenience, we have created a set of geographically oriented AppleTalk zones. Each floor or other major section of each building is a separate zone. When a new Macintosh computer or AppleTalk printer is connected to the network, it initially shows up in the default zone, which is ES-Ethernet. Note that this name is an historical accident, dating back to the years when we had a mixture of LocalTalk and Ethernet networks. All AppleTalk devices and zones are now ethernet based. Please change your AppleTalk zone configuration to the one appropriate for your actual location. For MacOS X, turn on AppleTalk support and set your zone using the Network preference pane in the System Preferences application. Also set your computer's AppleTalk name to match its TCP/IP registered name using the Sharing preferences pane. For a printer, set its AppleTalk name to match its TCP/IP name and set its correct AppleTalk zone by running the utility program (such as Apple Printer Utility or HP LaserJet Utility) that is provided by the printer manufacturer. You can run this from any Macintosh on the network. Current list of Earth Sciences AppleTalk zones:
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