Phil SMB means Server Message Block.
In layman's terms, its the name used to identify your mac to Windows computers on a network. -Adam On Friday, 8 November 2013, Phil Tomlinson wrote: > Thanks Sam, what is a Symb bios name? > > Sent from my iPad > > > On 8 Nov 2013, at 21:54, Sam - MacAmbulance > > <[email protected]<javascript:;>> > wrote: > > > > That could be the smb bios name, try changing the name of your iMac in > system preferences > sharing and see if it disappears after that. > > > > Regards > > > > Sam > > > > -- > > MacAmbulance > > Sam Mullen > > 07747778022 > > [email protected] <javascript:;> > > > >> On 8 Nov 2013, at 20:08, Phil Tomlinson < > [email protected] <javascript:;>> wrote: > >> > >> Something very strange is happening. I have noticed that in Finder a > new item is in the "Shared" list. There is my router bthub3 and my drive > "mybooklive" but also an item that is called "philtomonsonimac9" - that is > an imac that I haven't got, with my name spelled wrongly. How do I get rid > of this link. Should I worry? > >> Something else that may be related is that I have lost connection with > my new WD MyBook drive for using with Time Machine... > >> Advice anyone???? > >> > >> Phil > >> > >> -- > >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Sussex Mac User Group" group. > >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send > an email to [email protected] <javascript:;>. > >> To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]<javascript:;> > . > >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/smug. > >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Sussex Mac User Group" group. > > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send > an email to [email protected] <javascript:;>. > > To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]<javascript:;> > . > > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/smug. > > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Sussex Mac User Group" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected] <javascript:;>. > To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]<javascript:;> > . > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/smug. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > -- Adam Field CertHE Cert. Legal Studies (Open) ----------------------------------------------------- M: +44 (0)7845 311 441 http://about.me/adam.field -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Sussex Mac User Group" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/smug. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
