PS/2 won't register new Zones in AppleTalk Print Server
L. Weissman
May 15, 1997

Note from L. Weissman:
The following was contributed by E. Allen of STA. Your comments will be appreciated.

Problem:

Customer changed zones or added zones to the AppleTalk network and now the PS/2 won't communicate with Macs. All that shows up in the Zones List in AppleTalk Print Servers is a funny smiley face and some other garbage characters.

Solution:

Get into the AIX shell by whatever means is best (usually shutdown to Console Login, then root and rootxx). Type:

cd /scisys/productx/systemx <press Enter> ./SetZoneName_ps <press Enter>

Type in the exact (upper and lowercase and spaces are significant) zone name that the PS/2 *should* be using and press Enter.

Use the exit command to get out of the AIX shell and log back in CreoScitex and check the AppleTalk Print Servers. No more smiley faces. Some of the AppleTalk print servers mistakenly set up while the PS/2 was in smileyface mode may not work and will have to be deleted and recreated, but once recreated, all is well.

Helpful Hint:

(Contributed by J. Rosenbaum)
An easier way to get into /scisys/productx/systemx
instead of using cd /scisys/productx/systemx <Enter>
just type :
    sys <enter>
This will "jump" you right into /scisys/productx/systemx.