Shared name

kobrynioli · Dec 1, 2012, 02:31 PM

I see one iMac with 2 names on the network.
One has the computer's name and in the information is a Mac, the second has the name: iMac-5a3bxx and in the informatIon is a PC???
To is new today? Why?
Ideas?
Thank you in advance
kobrynioli

Weaselboy · Dec 1, 2012, 03:15 PM

Could that second entry machine be running Windows in Parallels or similar VM software?

bananafranco · Dec 1, 2012, 03:31 PM

I guess the iMac has sharing turned on for afp and smb protocols

(System Preferences -> Sharing -> Options)

If you don't want or need to share to Windows-Clients you can turn smb-sharing off

Dec 1, 2012, 02:31 PM	#1
kobrynioli macrumors newbie Join Date: Dec 2012	Shared name I see one iMac with 2 names on the network. One has the computer's name and in the information is a Mac, the second has the name: iMac-5a3bxx and in the informatIon is a PC??? To is new today? Why? Ideas? Thank you in advance kobrynioli
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Dec 1, 2012, 03:15 PM	#2
Weaselboy macrumors 604 Join Date: Jan 2005	Could that second entry machine be running Windows in Parallels or similar VM software?
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Dec 1, 2012, 03:31 PM	#3
bananafranco macrumors newbie Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Cologne / Frankfurt	I guess the iMac has sharing turned on for afp and smb protocols (System Preferences -> Sharing -> Options) If you don't want or need to share to Windows-Clients you can turn smb-sharing off
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