AppleTalk zones
Last revision July 28, 2004
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AppleTalk lacks a hierarchial naming system such as the TCP/IP domains, but it has an organizing concept called "zones" that can be configured by the network manager. Computers can "join" the zone that represents their location or affiliation. This simply organizes computers and printers when they are viewed in the Chooser or other network browsing system.
In Earth Sciences, for administrative convenience, there is a set of geographically oriented AppleTalk zones. Each floor or other major section of each building is a separate zone. New devices that use AppleTalk will initially appear in the default zone ES-Ethernet when attached to the network. Note that this zone 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. Computers and printers on the network that use AppleTalk should be configured to join the correct geographic zone.
Current list of Earth Sciences AppleTalk zones:
| ES-Ethernet | For School or Department wide services only |
| ES-GeoCorner-1st | First floor of Geology Corner (Braun Hall) |
| ES-GeoCorner-2st | Second floor of Geology Corner (Braun Hall) |
| ES-GeoCorner-3rd | Third floor of Geology Corner (Braun Hall) |
| ES-Green-Concourse | ERE concourse in Green |
| ES-Green-East | East half of the Green "tower" |
| ES-Green-West | West half of the Green "tower" |
| ES-Mitchell-SB | Mitchell Sub-basement ("A" level) |
| ES-Mitchell-B | Mitchell Basement ("B" level) |
| ES-Mitchell-1st | Mitchell 1st floor |
| ES-Mitchell-3rd | Mitchell 3rd floor |
| ES-Mitchell-4th | Mitchell 4th floor |