I cannot change the computer name on Lion on preferences panel (web sharing).
I have read existing threads and tried following solutions:
1: reinstall a clean osx lion
2: restore from time machine
3: change NetBIOS` nameÂ
it is very strange that when i turn off my wifi, i can change it and once i turn on wifi the computer name will be changed back automatically.Â
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MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.4)
How change in network smb the computer name description
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Mac mini, Mac OS X (10.7.4)
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MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.6.7)
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MacBook, Mac OS X (10.6.8)
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Example:
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