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The name that I am trying to give it is asmmac029 and the name that I am getting is asmwks075. I am on an Office LAN. It is a Windows 2000-based Active Directory setup with static IPs. We have our own DNS servers and WINS servers. Let me know fi you need any more information.

Okay. I removed all file sharing and successfully renamed the computer. I did this by editing the hostconfig file in /etc and changed HOSTNAME= from -AUTOMATIC- to the name that I wanted to use. However, when I restart file sharing it reverts back to the old hostname and I can't seem to...

I know how to change the name in the "Computer Name" box, but it doesn't match the name listed when I click on Personal File Sharing or Windows Sharing. When I click on either of those, at the bottom of the screen where it tells you "other Macintosh users can access your computer at...

I am running Panther and I want to change my host name or the computer name that comes before the domain name (ie I want to change the xxxx in //xxxx.domain.com). In Sharing under System Preferences, the name I want to use is listed in the Computer Name box at the top of the screen but it is...

I've been searching this issue for two days. My situation is unique in that it should be prompting me for a username and password and it is not. All of my other settings are correct.

I am having trouble adding a Mac running Panther to a Windows 2000 domain using Active Directory. I set up Windows Sharing and Directory Access (including Active Directory and SMB). The Mac can access the Windows 2000 machine, but the Windows 2000 machine cannot access the Mac. The Mac shows...