Computer name showing as 'windowsmediaplayer'
HI all
In the last few days I've noticed my computer name in the terminal and all the share names in the Sharing control panel has changed to 'windowsmediaplayer'
I've completely wiped my imac with a clean install (it was getting slow anyway), installed nothing, and the name is still windowsmediaplayer
My Computer Name (the top input box in the Sharing config panel) is my usual computer name
Anyone know what's going on here?
I formatted it in the disk utility in mac os install
Could it be my router/another computer on my network changing it?
Edit: For the first time I thought of checking it when not connected to my network, and indeed it's making the change whenever I'm connected. Sorry, I'm being clueless here since I don't know about this kind of stuff, is this normal?
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