Hi Ronni, I did follow the instructions step by step and no brackets. I have taken a Screen shot of the Systems preferences Sharing page and you can see that the name has changed successfully. at aft://MBP/ or "MBP" I went back over the last past of the instructions again and restated the MBP and turned the Modem off, Things have stayed the same.
But I am glad you referred back to it because if you look at the "Shared Folder's:" on the MBP right in the middle under File Sharing : On you will see Matt Falvey Public Folder (with a normal folder icon) and underneath it PowerBookG4 HD (with a HD icon), that is exactly what is turning up on the iMac once I open up the Network>>MBP>Connect as - on the iMac. Now I noticed underneath I have the + and - icons, would it be appropriate to delete the PowerBookG4 HD from this Shared Folder, presuming it is now NOT the actual MBP HD and that will get rid of it for ever? But then if it is not the actual MBP HD by another name, why isn't that showing up there in its own right under its own name? (Just checked the Imac and the HD name and the name in the Shared Folders is the same, .) So we have the situation of on the MBP in System preferences under Shared Folders: the MBP being described as PowerBookG4 HD and if you then look at the imac on the Finder window under Shared it has a little (iMac) symbol and MBP. But once you try to launch it on Network you get the two options as previously described. More confusion. I will email the Screen shots privately as they are not allowed on Wamug. Matt On 08/06/2011, at 1:53 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: > Hi Matt, > > Begin forwarded message: > >> From: Matt Falvey <[email protected]> >> Date: 8 June 2011 11:57:12 AM AWST >> To: Ronda Brown <[email protected]> >> Subject: Re: How to change HD name of MDP after Import from PowerBookG4 >> >> Hi Ronni, Okay I did everything. I had to go to the terminal steps 7-8 as >> the old PowerBookG4 was still showing up. >> >> Now I wasn't really sure of what "reboot" the Mac meant in 9., was it >> referring to something in Terminal or restarting the Mac. I couldn't find >> anything in Terminal help concerning rebooting so I took it to mean >> restarting the Mac? > > Yes, “Reboot the Mac” meant “Restart the Mac”. > >> Nor could I find out 100% about rebooting the home router. I have a Thompson >> TG482 with Bigpond and I checked that it is linked via a DNS Servers - no >> 10.0.0.138 and Search Domain - Bigpond on the Airport Network. I checked the >> manual and could not really see anything about a reboot button. In the front >> of it there is a Wi-Fi Protected Setup button on the front of it, which >> seems to reset the system for two minutes, while it searches for "wireless >> clients that are in registration mode" so I guess that may be a type of >> reboot? > > If it doesn’t have a restart function, the Thomson TG482 has a power button > beside the power lead connection, switch it OFF then wait a couple of Minutes > and then switch ON again. >> >> Anyway I did both of them and when I opened up my iMac to check what we had >> on the Finder, MBP was the only one that showed up I thought you bewtie, > > So the NEW name MBP is showing under “Shared” in a Finder Window? > > In System Preferences > Sharing - File Sharing - Computer Name: MBP & > underneath is Computers on your local network can access your computer at: > MBP-HD.local is showing there (Local Hostname)? > >> but when I went to Go>Network>MBP>Connect as: the two options were Matt >> Falvey's Public Folder and PowerBookG4 HD. It was still there. > > You sure to entered the NEW MBP name Terminal command as shown with ‘no > brackets’ in the PDF? > and flushed the DNS cache as shown in the PDF? > >> Now I have made sure that the other, the actual PowerBookG4 laptop is not >> on, so it is not picking up any signal from that. >> >> Sorry to keep bothering you but if you have any other ideas of what to do I >> would be grateful and once we have sorted it I will then post back to Wamug. > > I posted back to WAMUG Matt as someone else might be able to help you, as I’m > fairly busy on clients work and might not be able to respond as quickly. > > Cheers, > Ronni > > >> >> On 08/06/2011, at 10:20 AM, Ronda Brown wrote: >> >>> Hi John, >>> >>> You might find, you don’t need to use the Terminal part. I have not always >>> found I have had to use Terminal. >>> If the Computer name & hostname changes to the new name after doing Steps 1 >>> to 6, you don’t need to do the Terminal part (Steps 7-8). >>> Do Step 9 though. >>> >>> Let WAMUG know how you get on please. I have to rush out to clients now, >>> but will be back later. >>> >>> >>> <How To Change Computer Name In Snow Leopard.pdf> >>> >>> Cheers, >>> Ronni >>> >>> On 08/06/2011, at 9:50 AM, Matt Falvey wrote: >>> >>>> Hi Ronni, yes I would appreciate the pdf particularly the screen shots as >>>> once Terminal is mentioned I kind of freeze. I received your first reply >>>> yesterday just before heading off to afternoon shift and left trying >>>> anything till this morning, glad I did as I just noticed this welcome >>>> email. >>>> >>>> Thanks very much >>>> >>>> Matt. >>>> >>>> Begin forwarded message: >>>> >>>>> From: Ronda Brown <[email protected]> >>>>> Date: 7 June 2011 3:03:16 PM AWST >>>>> To: WAMUG Mailing List <[email protected]> >>>>> Subject: Re: How to change HD name of MDP after Import from PowerBookG4 >>>>> Reply-To: "WAMUG Mailing List" <[email protected]> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Hi again Matt, >>>>> >>>>> I’ve put together a PDF with screenshots if you find you need it, email >>>>> me ‘Offlist’ & I’ll send it to you. >>>>> >>>>> Cheers, >>>>> Ronni >>>>> >>>>> On 07/06/2011, at 1:57 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> 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) >>> >> > > > > > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Unsubscribe - <mailto:[email protected]> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Unsubscribe - <mailto:[email protected]>
