The first is that the user has a PC on the network with file sharing enabled, and the user has Windows sharing enabled on their computer. In this instance, everything is working as it should; however, the three possibilities where things are not functioning correctly could be the following:. The computer is falsely identifying itself OS X comes with support for Windows networking, and sometimes configuration glitches can cause the computer to turn this on and broadcast its name to itself.
It is also possible that even though windows networking is disabled, other it may pick up names from other computers and display them in the Finder, even at a later date when the computer is not connected to the network anymore. The computer is picking up a router or printer device on the network Many network devices use file sharing protocols for various services, and its possible one of these is showing up.
This may be especially true if the device seems to have random letters and numbers for the name instead of something like "joe's computer". The computer is getting conflicts with other networking protocols. Deselect Internet Sharing as in this picture: Click the padlock. Close the System Preferences window. Last reviewed:. Feedback To leave feedback or other suggestions about this website, please see our contact page. Unless explicitly stated otherwise, all material is copyright The University of Edinburgh.
Open Sharing preferences for me. On your Mac, click the Finder icon in the Dock to open a Finder window, then click Network in the Locations section of the sidebar. If no items appear in the Locations section of the sidebar, hold the pointer over the word Locations , then click the arrow.
Registered User: Connect to the other Mac using a valid login name and password. If necessary, enter your user name and password, then select volumes or shared folders on the server. In some cases you need the network area or workgroup for the shared computer.
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