[X4U] Network locations question

[John Baltutis]

On 10/19/05, Paul <pwblackb at uc.cl> wrote:
>
> It's been a while since I posted to this list, probably a few years.
> I found much help here when I started using OS X, but as time went
> by, I found I could fend for myself on most issues. But now I have a
> new iBook G4 1.42 GHz 14" and I am not only using new corners of the
> OS that I hadn't before,  but I'm also learning about an entirely new
> set of technology: WiFi.

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> At university, I have a static IP assigned, along with a valid
> hostname. I have a Location for the uni and a Location for my home
> setup.
>
> The problem is that I am not allowed to set my iBook's name in the
> Sharing pane as I want it: kasumi.local instead of kasumi-2.local,
> which I am forced to do, since the prefs pane tells me that there is
> another computer using the name kasumi.local on the network. What
> might I be missing here? The eMac is obviously not called kasumi.

Try this. Select Finder->Go->Connect to Server and delete all server
entries. Then, try resetting the computer's name via the Sharing prefpane.