On 07/06/2011, at 12:15 PM, Matt Falvey wrote:
>
> Hi, I have just bought a MacBookPro for my daughter and during the set up
> imported the data from my old PowerBookG4.
>
> I have managed to change the hard drive name on the new MBP from PowerBookG4
> HD to MBP HD.
>
> Now what I would like to do is change the Computer name to MBP. I checked on
> the web and followed most of the instructions, which indicated that I go to:
> System Preferences>Sharing>ComputerName and type in Edit, the new name MBP
> and away I go.
>
> But in the web examples it shows the result as having the new name and the
> afp://with a series of numbers, on my MBP is has "Other users can access
> shared foders on this computer, and administators all volumes, at
> aft://powerbookg4.bigpond/ or "MBP". So is it half changed ?
>
> Under the Finder window it shows up under Devices as MBP and MBP HD and
> Shared as powerbookg4. I don't really want the powerbookg4, how do I get rid
> of it?
>
>
> Now to make matters worse I still use the PBG4.
> And when I turn that on, it appear on the Finder's Shared window along with
> the MBP's "powerbookg4" as PowerBookG4 (3) and powerbookg4-3
>
> So ideally I would like to remove all reference to the PowerBookG4 from the
> MBP both from its hard drive and its networking, does any one have any idea
> of how to make this happen?
Hi Matt,
This is how I have always changed my computer name in Snow Leopard.
1. Open "System Preferences" from the Apple menu or the dock and click on
"Network".
2. Click the "Advanced" button to access the WINS settings for the Mac.
3. Click on the WINS section of the advanced network preferences and type in
the "NetBIOS Name" (ie. the new Mac computer name) and "Workgroup" (this should
match the workgroup name specified on Windows computers on your network.)
4. Click the "OK" button to save the advanced settings and then the "Apply"
button to save the network settings.
5. Return to the "System Preferences" window and click on "Sharing".
6. Type in the new Mac computer name in the "Computer Name" text field at the
top of the window.
If sharing is turned on the text describing the type of sharing should
reflect your newly changed name.
7. Change hostname via the terminal.
I found at this point that my sharing name and my terminal prompt were stuck
using my old computer name. I ultimately determined this was due to the name
being cached on the network.
In order to fix this I began by changing my hostname via the terminal.
Open the "Terminal" application and enter in the command:
sudo scutil --set HostName [NewMacComputerName]
8. Next flush the DNS cache on the Mac by entering the command: dscacheutil
-flushcache
9. Finally reboot the Mac and if your home router provides DNS services like
mine does reboot that as well.
Cheers,
Ronni
17" MacBook Pro 2.3GHz Quad-Core i7 “Thunderbolt"
2.3GHz / 8GB / 750GB @ 7200rpm HD
OS X 10.6.7 Snow Leopard
Windows 7 Ultimate (under sufferance)
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