I.T. Times
Volume 2. No 1 Information Technology News of the University of California, Davis October 1993

Correct Domain Nameserver Setting for MacTCP


Recently, several of us in IT have responded to reports of trouble regarding TCP/IP connections from Macintoshes. In all cases, there was a problem with the configuration of MacTCP. The domain nameservers setting should be as follows:

ucdavis.edu 128.120.1.250
ucdavis.edu 128.120.2.167

Note that the domain section should only have "ucdavis.edu," not a hostname, i.e., bullwinkle.ucdavis.edu. That field is for the domain only, not the name of a server.

It is also useful for LAN administrators to lock the configuration of MacTCP using the Admin TCP program. This will keep new users from mistakenly altering these fields. If you need further assistance with MacTCP, please call the IT-CAP at 752-2548.

ietpubs@ucdavis.edu