Console logs: Couldn't read user-specified computer name

Last night I was experiencing frozen apps, was unable to open web pages and could not open the Apple menu to Restart computer. Somehow I eventually managed to Restart and everything seemed OK.
When I checked in Console logs tonight, I saw this message:
Couldn't read user-specified Computer name; using default using default "Macintosh 00145112d484. local instead"
I found BDAqua"s reply to a similar problem dated 4/14/08 - "Try editing it in both places in Sharing Pref pane." However, I could not find what I exactly had to edit!
I would greatly appreciate some help. Thanks.

Hi there,
However, I could not find what I exactly had to edit!
In System Preferences>Sharing Pref pane...
Then click on the edit button to verify, it'll have the .local after it here.

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Hallo, and hope this email finds you in good health, please could someone clarify whether or not this is anything to worry about. It has been going on for 6 weeks now and I get about 50 to a 70 a day:
Dec 12 01:21:15 localhost mDNSResponder: Couldn't read user-specified Computer Name; using default “Macintosh-000000000000” instead
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TCP    0.0.0.0:808            0.0.0.0:0              LISTENING       2260
TCP    172.17.2.123:444       172.16.2.127:8050      ESTABLISHED     4
TCP    172.17.2.123:444       172.16.2.127:8069      ESTABLISHED     4
TCP    172.17.2.123:444       172.17.2.127:8053      ESTABLISHED     4
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TCP    172.17.2.123:11190     172.16.2.90:8080       SYN_SENT        15268
TCP    172.17.2.123:11330     172.16.2.90:8080       SYN_SENT        1296
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4
TCP    [::]:808               [::]:0                 LISTENING
2260
TCP    [::1]:6001             [::1]:8028             ESTABLISHED     4764
TCP    [::1]:6001             [::1]:8029             ESTABLISHED     4764
TCP    [::1]:6001             [::1]:8030             ESTABLISHED     4764
TCP    [::1]:6001             [::1]:8031             ESTABLISHED     4764
TCP    [::1]:6001             [::1]:8032             ESTABLISHED     4764
TCP    [::1]:6001             [::1]:8033             ESTABLISHED     4764
TCP    [::1]:6001             [::1]:8034             ESTABLISHED     4764
TCP    [::1]:6001             [::1]:8035             ESTABLISHED     4764
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TCP    [::1]:6001             [::1]:8041             ESTABLISHED     4764
TCP    [::1]:6001             [::1]:8048             ESTABLISHED     4764
TCP    [::1]:6001             [::1]:8049             ESTABLISHED     4764
TCP    [::1]:6001             [::1]:8059             ESTABLISHED     4764
TCP    [::1]:6001             [::1]:8060             ESTABLISHED     4764
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TCP    [::1]:8040             [::1]:6001             ESTABLISHED     9980
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TCP    [::1]:8049             [::1]:6001             ESTABLISHED     9980
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