Connection issue MBP to Mac Pro

i have an old issue where when i access my mac pro from my MBP it is called "MyName Mac Pro (2)" and i have always wanted to get rid of the "(2)" because it annoys me that i cannot control why it is there.
now i have an issue where the Mac Pro just comes up with a blank Finder window and shows that i am connecting via my iCloud account email address (which seems just plain bizarre) and i can't get the "disconnect" to work so i can't access my desktop from the laptop.
anyway i am going to turn off wifi and try to connect again but i would like to solve this name issue and if anyone has any tips on either of these issues it would be great.
TIA

Please follow these instructions:
Lion: Connecting to legacy (pre-Lion) AFP services - and Mac OS X (server):
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3258472

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