I'm running OS X 10.6.8, and somewhere along the way I screwed up the name that identifies my iMac in the Finder/Sidebar/Shared group of entries.
How do I change it?
How do I change it?
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Correct my Finder/Sidebar/Shared name
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Nice writeup! Did I miss something, or did you not deal with the "Shared" name, which is what I want to change?
As long as I was there, I thought I would try changing the hard drive's name, but it just bonked at me.
Where, oh where did I go wrong?
Nice writeup! Did I miss something, or did you not deal with the "Shared" name, which is what I want to change?
As long as I was there, I thought I would try changing the hard drive's name, but it just bonked at me.
Where, oh where did I go wrong?
Close. SO close!
I got into the area where I'm supposed to be, and sure enough, it showed my computer's name and underneath it it showed that others can find me on the network (or words to that effect) at xxx.local, where xxx = the computer name, with the space squeezed out, and the "'s" dropped, and hyphen inserted. So far all looks good. BUT
I get into Finder and "Bud Vitoff's iMac" shows up under Shared as "butvitoffmac". (No typos)
I'm really not trying to be difficult.
And what's the bit about the other computer's name? No problem there. That's my daughter's machine and it generated the .local name just the way it says it would.
Do you think the apostrophe s is messing it up? I'd be happy to take it out of the computer name.
I got into the area where I'm supposed to be, and sure enough, it showed my computer's name and underneath it it showed that others can find me on the network (or words to that effect) at xxx.local, where xxx = the computer name, with the space squeezed out, and the "'s" dropped, and hyphen inserted. So far all looks good. BUT
I get into Finder and "Bud Vitoff's iMac" shows up under Shared as "butvitoffmac". (No typos)
I'm really not trying to be difficult.
And what's the bit about the other computer's name? No problem there. That's my daughter's machine and it generated the .local name just the way it says it would.
Do you think the apostrophe s is messing it up? I'd be happy to take it out of the computer name.
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Not Windows
Better now? The other partition on the iMac is Win7, as is my daughter's PC on the network. I kinda doubt they're bothering us.
Note that I changed the computer name.
Better now? The other partition on the iMac is Win7, as is my daughter's PC on the network. I kinda doubt they're bothering us.
Note that I changed the computer name.
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If it is showing up under your shared list, it is not your current client. It is either another computer or your computer in Windows.
It would seem to me that the network believes you're still running Windows at the moment.
Have you tried connecting to the folder? Tell us what happens if you try.
It would seem to me that the network believes you're still running Windows at the moment.
Have you tried connecting to the folder? Tell us what happens if you try.
Okay, now you're starting to lose me, or scare me, or both.
My daughter's machine went to sleep, so it's not showing on my shared list; and believe me, this partition knows nothing about the other partition, although I do have public folders available to both sides. But considering that I have to re-boot to switch partitions, I could bet a dime or two that that's not the problem.
I was programming mainframes for about 50 years and got out just when client-server got popular, so I don't talk about them very easily. What do you mean here?
If you mean clicking on the name under Sharing, I get "Connection failed".
My daughter's machine went to sleep, so it's not showing on my shared list; and believe me, this partition knows nothing about the other partition, although I do have public folders available to both sides. But considering that I have to re-boot to switch partitions, I could bet a dime or two that that's not the problem.
I was programming mainframes for about 50 years and got out just when client-server got popular, so I don't talk about them very easily. What do you mean here?
If you mean clicking on the name under Sharing, I get "Connection failed".
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Dummy! You can't use her mouse on your machine!
I just woke up her PC, and she shows the same three that I do: hers, mine, and the external drive.
At the moment, I don't know how to disconnect from the network with software. I could pull the plug. Alzheimer's coming up.
What I'd really like to know is how to refresh this screen sp I don't have to back up one level.
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Sees my folders and public stuff.
I just woke up her PC, and she shows the same three that I do: hers, mine, and the external drive.
At the moment, I don't know how to disconnect from the network with software. I could pull the plug. Alzheimer's coming up.
What I'd really like to know is how to refresh this screen sp I don't have to back up one level.
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Sees my folders and public stuff.
Just unplugging the cable will work.
The "Shared" list is other computers on your network.
The "Places" list is your computer and yours alone.
The "Shared" list is other computers on your network.
The "Places" list is your computer and yours alone.
Well, I'll be darned!
By chance, I powered down both the Mac and the PC last night. When it came up just now, it confirmed your statement: The mysterious other thing with the strange name is gone. (I don't like things that go bump in the night!) I'm glad you posted, otherwise I could have been stewing about that for some time.
Incidentally, the PC does show all three items under "Network": The Mac (with the correct name), the external hard drive, and itself.
Thanks much for the help.
By chance, I powered down both the Mac and the PC last night. When it came up just now, it confirmed your statement: The mysterious other thing with the strange name is gone. (I don't like things that go bump in the night!) I'm glad you posted, otherwise I could have been stewing about that for some time.
Incidentally, the PC does show all three items under "Network": The Mac (with the correct name), the external hard drive, and itself.
Thanks much for the help.