Computer and NetBIOS name keep changing to NAME_(2)
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From: Jamie Kahn Genet on 27 Apr 2010 11:26 Jolly Roger <jollyroger(a)pobox.com> wrote: > In article <1jhmr1c.gqk4xizs2obdN%jamiekg(a)wizardling.geek.nz>, > jamiekg(a)wizardling.geek.nz (Jamie Kahn Genet) wrote: > > > OSX 10.5.8, been happening for a couple years. No, zero machines with > > the same name are on my network. Yup - I've double and triple and > > quadruple checked this. In Network settings->WINS it always says "NAME > > is currently in use" no matter what I change it to. I change it to... > > say 'Dragon', apply - it still says it's in use. I change the computer > > name in Sharing prefs and later it's Dragon_(2) again. > > > > However I'd REALLY like it to accept and KEEP 'Crystalis' as my > > computer's name. Not Crystalis_(2). Not one of the other test names > > which all eventually become NAME_(2) anyway. > > > > I've put up with it for ages as it's a minor problem - I can just use IP > > addresses to connect, not hostnames that OSX keeps appending numbers to > > and thus wrecking (so braindead...). But for reasons I won't bore you > > with it's becoming more of a hassle. Any advice? > > > > TIA, > > Jamie Kahn Genet > > Have you tried doing some investigative work with the various smb > command-line tools in Mac OS X? For instance, have you tried this?: > > findsmb Done after changing the name yet again, but before it reverts to Crystalis_(2) as it always does: Crystalis:~ Jamie_Standard$ findsmb *=DMB +=LMB IP ADDR NETBIOS NAME WORKGROUP/OS/VERSION --------------------------------------------------------------------- 192.168.1.2 CRYSTALIS +[WORKGROUP] [Unix] [Samba 3.0.25b-apple] Crystalis:~ Jamie_Standard$ > Or you might try setting the name to something else, and then doing a: > > smbtool lookup Crystalis I'm afraid I get onlly the following result: -bash: smbtool: command not found A utility I've not got installed? Are you sure it's part of 10.5's standard install? TIA JR :-) - Jamie. -- If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the precipitate.
From: Jamie Kahn Genet on 27 Apr 2010 11:26 Doug Anderson <ethelthelogremovethis(a)gmail.com> wrote: > jamiekg(a)wizardling.geek.nz (Jamie Kahn Genet) writes: > > > OSX 10.5.8, been happening for a couple years. No, zero machines with > > the same name are on my network. Yup - I've double and triple and > > quadruple checked this. In Network settings->WINS it always says "NAME > > is currently in use" no matter what I change it to. I change it to... > > say 'Dragon', apply - it still says it's in use. I change the computer > > name in Sharing prefs and later it's Dragon_(2) again. > > > > However I'd REALLY like it to accept and KEEP 'Crystalis' as my > > computer's name. Not Crystalis_(2). Not one of the other test names > > which all eventually become NAME_(2) anyway. > > > > I've put up with it for ages as it's a minor problem - I can just use IP > > addresses to connect, not hostnames that OSX keeps appending numbers to > > and thus wrecking (so braindead...). But for reasons I won't bore you > > with it's becoming more of a hassle. Any advice? > > Have you tried the usual way of setting your computer name: > > System Preferences -> Sharing -> Computer name: Yes, to no avail. It is later changed to NAME_(2) again. -- If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the precipitate.
From: Jolly Roger on 27 Apr 2010 18:03 In article <1jhn2lg.14qsfsw1ilq7grN%jamiekg(a)wizardling.geek.nz>, jamiekg(a)wizardling.geek.nz (Jamie Kahn Genet) wrote: > Jolly Roger <jollyroger(a)pobox.com> wrote: > > > In article <1jhmr1c.gqk4xizs2obdN%jamiekg(a)wizardling.geek.nz>, > > jamiekg(a)wizardling.geek.nz (Jamie Kahn Genet) wrote: > > > > > OSX 10.5.8, been happening for a couple years. No, zero machines with > > > the same name are on my network. Yup - I've double and triple and > > > quadruple checked this. In Network settings->WINS it always says "NAME > > > is currently in use" no matter what I change it to. I change it to... > > > say 'Dragon', apply - it still says it's in use. I change the computer > > > name in Sharing prefs and later it's Dragon_(2) again. > > > > > > However I'd REALLY like it to accept and KEEP 'Crystalis' as my > > > computer's name. Not Crystalis_(2). Not one of the other test names > > > which all eventually become NAME_(2) anyway. > > > > > > I've put up with it for ages as it's a minor problem - I can just use IP > > > addresses to connect, not hostnames that OSX keeps appending numbers to > > > and thus wrecking (so braindead...). But for reasons I won't bore you > > > with it's becoming more of a hassle. Any advice? > > > > > > TIA, > > > Jamie Kahn Genet > > > > Have you tried doing some investigative work with the various smb > > command-line tools in Mac OS X? For instance, have you tried this?: > > > > findsmb > > Done after changing the name yet again, but before it reverts to > Crystalis_(2) as it always does: > > Crystalis:~ Jamie_Standard$ findsmb > > *=DMB > +=LMB > IP ADDR NETBIOS NAME WORKGROUP/OS/VERSION > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > 192.168.1.2 CRYSTALIS +[WORKGROUP] [Unix] [Samba 3.0.25b-apple] And I take it 192.168.1.2 is the IP address of the same machine? That's strange. > > Or you might try setting the name to something else, and then doing a: > > > > smbtool lookup Crystalis > > I'm afraid I get onlly the following result: > > -bash: smbtool: command not found > > A utility I've not got installed? Are you sure it's part of 10.5's > standard install? > > TIA JR :-) > > - Jamie. Oops. I meant smbutil, which is at /usr/bin/smbutil in 10.6. And for some reason I haven't gotten it to work correctly here - it always times out. -- Send responses to the relevant news group rather than email to me. E-mail sent to this address may be devoured by my very hungry SPAM filter. Due to Google's refusal to prevent spammers from posting messages through their servers, I often ignore posts from Google Groups. Use a real news client if you want me to see your posts. JR
From: Jolly Roger on 27 Apr 2010 18:04 In article <1jhn2fg.5rzkaw8cwea0N%jamiekg(a)wizardling.geek.nz>, jamiekg(a)wizardling.geek.nz (Jamie Kahn Genet) wrote: > Doug Anderson <ethelthelogremovethis(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > > jamiekg(a)wizardling.geek.nz (Jamie Kahn Genet) writes: > > > > > OSX 10.5.8, been happening for a couple years. No, zero machines with > > > the same name are on my network. Yup - I've double and triple and > > > quadruple checked this. In Network settings->WINS it always says "NAME > > > is currently in use" no matter what I change it to. I change it to... > > > say 'Dragon', apply - it still says it's in use. I change the computer > > > name in Sharing prefs and later it's Dragon_(2) again. > > > > > > However I'd REALLY like it to accept and KEEP 'Crystalis' as my > > > computer's name. Not Crystalis_(2). Not one of the other test names > > > which all eventually become NAME_(2) anyway. > > > > > > I've put up with it for ages as it's a minor problem - I can just use IP > > > addresses to connect, not hostnames that OSX keeps appending numbers to > > > and thus wrecking (so braindead...). But for reasons I won't bore you > > > with it's becoming more of a hassle. Any advice? > > > > Have you tried the usual way of setting your computer name: > > > > System Preferences -> Sharing -> Computer name: > > Yes, to no avail. It is later changed to NAME_(2) again. Are you running more than one network interface on that Mac? -- Send responses to the relevant news group rather than email to me. E-mail sent to this address may be devoured by my very hungry SPAM filter. Due to Google's refusal to prevent spammers from posting messages through their servers, I often ignore posts from Google Groups. Use a real news client if you want me to see your posts. JR
From: Jamie Kahn Genet on 27 Apr 2010 20:54
Jolly Roger <jollyroger(a)pobox.com> wrote: > In article <1jhn2fg.5rzkaw8cwea0N%jamiekg(a)wizardling.geek.nz>, > jamiekg(a)wizardling.geek.nz (Jamie Kahn Genet) wrote: > > > Doug Anderson <ethelthelogremovethis(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > jamiekg(a)wizardling.geek.nz (Jamie Kahn Genet) writes: > > > > > > > OSX 10.5.8, been happening for a couple years. No, zero machines with > > > > the same name are on my network. Yup - I've double and triple and > > > > quadruple checked this. In Network settings->WINS it always says "NAME > > > > is currently in use" no matter what I change it to. I change it to... > > > > say 'Dragon', apply - it still says it's in use. I change the computer > > > > name in Sharing prefs and later it's Dragon_(2) again. > > > > > > > > However I'd REALLY like it to accept and KEEP 'Crystalis' as my > > > > computer's name. Not Crystalis_(2). Not one of the other test names > > > > which all eventually become NAME_(2) anyway. > > > > > > > > I've put up with it for ages as it's a minor problem - I can just use IP > > > > addresses to connect, not hostnames that OSX keeps appending numbers to > > > > and thus wrecking (so braindead...). But for reasons I won't bore you > > > > with it's becoming more of a hassle. Any advice? > > > > > > Have you tried the usual way of setting your computer name: > > > > > > System Preferences -> Sharing -> Computer name: > > > > Yes, to no avail. It is later changed to NAME_(2) again. > > Are you running more than one network interface on that Mac? I have, but only one - Ethernet - is active. -- If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the precipitate. |