Hi Matt,
On 08/06/2011, at 2:57 PM, Matt Falvey wrote:
> Hi Ronni, I did follow the instructions step by step and no brackets.
Yes, I see by your screenshot you have ;-)
> 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.
In the Screenshot you sent me of System Preferences > “Sharing” I notice two
things wrong.
1. Under Shared Folders: Beside the Matt Falvey - Users: Matt Falvey - Read &
Write (which is correct)
Unknown User (Incorrect, should be Staff) & Read only
(which is correct)
Everyone - Read & Write (is correct)
>
> 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?
By your screenshot, you are sharing ‘File Sharing & ‘Printer Sharing’, so
select the PowerBookG4 HD & use the - to stop sharing it.
You can always + it again if you find it is actually the MBP HD.
> 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, .)
Please send me a screenshot “Offlist" of this.
>
> 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.
I’m concerned as to how you transferred & what you transferred across to your
Daughter’s MBP & did the Set Up.
Was it her User Account your transferred or ?
> More confusion. I will email the Screen shots privately as they are not
> allowed on Wamug.
Thanks for sending the screenshots. I’ll email a screenshot of my Sharing to
you “Offlist” so you can see that the “Unknown User” should be “Staff”.
I’ll get back to you tomorrow as I have to go out now.
Cheers,
Ronni
>
> 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)
>>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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