Computer and NetBIOS name keep changing to NAME_(2)
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From: Jamie Kahn Genet on 27 Apr 2010 07:19 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 -- If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the precipitate.
From: Warren Oates on 27 Apr 2010 08:15 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? Why are you changing the name under WINS? Why not change it under Sharing (at the top, push the "Edit" button); WINS will then pick up the change, no? -- Very old woody beets will never cook tender. -- Fannie Farmer
From: Doug Anderson on 27 Apr 2010 09:42 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:
From: Jolly Roger on 27 Apr 2010 10:51 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 Or you might try setting the name to something else, and then doing a: smbtool lookup Crystalis -- 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 11:26
Warren Oates <warren.oates(a)gmail.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? > > Why are you changing the name under WINS? Why not change it under > Sharing (at the top, push the "Edit" button); WINS will then pick up the > change, no? Yes, and I have. It is still changed to NAME_(2) later on. I just thought it useful that under WINS it says name already in use. -- If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the precipitate. |