Mac's name blank in network after changing it

When I first booted up my Mac mini it made me type my name for my account and I decided to use my full name, I was OK with that. What I didn't know is that it's going to use my first name as my computers name so when I went to find my iPhone/mac it showed "Amiel's Mac mini". I also checked in the client list in my modem and it showed the same. I use "amielDH" as a name to all my iDevices like "amielDH's iPad/iPhone" and I really would like to continue doing that with my iDevices and Macs. So I googled how to change my computers and name I change it in "Sharing" under "System Preferences". But when I went to check on the name in my modem's client list it showed only blank. I decided to revert my computers name and it showed up like nothing happen. It was OK.
Question is: How do I change my computer's name that the network would also show?

I'm sorry, I'm asking how to change the name of my computer/mac on my network since it's showing blank right now after I change my computer's name under "sharing". Thanks!

Similar Messages

Can't log in (Mac OSx 10.6.6) even after changing the password 8 times!

Not happy.I can't believe how hard it is to get support from Spotify for a service I am paying them for! Having to trawl through chat rooms is not customer care! Basically, I can't log into Spotify even after changing my password. I am at work but the tech bods say it should work fine (always has done until now). I just need someone to let me into the service I am paying for!If anyone see's anyone from Spotify hiding anywhere, please let me know.

If I follow that link you just sent me and use my email address for the username (I don't have/ can't remember my username) and put my password in it doesn't work. If I use my email and password to log in (using the link sent to my email to reset my password) it logs in fine. It doesn't recognise password on the Spotify App

HP 200 MFP M276nw not seen in the network after changing router

Printer: LaserJet Pro 200 color MFP M276nw
LAN: two PC's (Windows 7) and the printer wired to the router. Other devices connect wireless. Internet service is cable.
I installed this printer when a Linksys E2500 router was in use. The network configuration after installation of the printer was:
IPv4 address: 192.168.1.120
Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway: 192.168.1.1
IP Configured By: DHCP
I replaced the Linksys router with a Netgear WNDR4500 (N900) router one month ago. Everything worked fine for about two weeks. Suddenly, the jobs sent to the printer started to take a very long time to begin printing, until they stopped printing altogether. The printer did not appear as an attached (wired) device in the router's Web-based interface. Not even the HP printer software or the HP Print and Scan Doctor could find a printer attached.
I unisntalled and reinstalled the printer, but was not successful until I changed the Ethernet cable connecting the printer to the router. The difference is that the old cable is Cat5e and the replacement a Cat6 ??? It is printing and scanning now but the printer is still absent as a wired device, and I am afraid that it will stop working once again.
I noticed that the printer's network configuration after reinstallation is:
IPv4 address: 169.254.230.140
Subnet Mask: 255.255.0.0
Default Gateway: 169.254.230.140
IP Configured By: AUTOIP
Searching the Web, I found an article saying that AUTOIP might be a sign of router or cable problems. My suspicion is that the printer's IP address is changing constantly and that's the reason for the printing delay.
My questions to the experts are: could I assign a manual IP address to the printer so I can add in the router -it provides for doing so-, and how is this done? In the HP Device Toolbox, under IPv4 Configuration, there is a drop-down menu with different options -DHCP, BOOTP, AUTOIP, and Manual- but I don't know if changes are done here, or if it is a more complex undertaking.
Thank you very much.
Cordially,
Miguel Iturralde
This question was solved.
View Solution.

I fixed the problem the same day I posted the help request.
I shut everything down -including the cable modem and router- but left the printer on. Went to the printer's panel and changed toe IPv4 configuration from AutoIP to Manual. I already had picked an IP address starting with 192, since I've read that IP's starting with 169 are associated with AutoIP settings. From there, the printer presented valid Subnet Mask addresses, I picked one, as well as a Default Gateway address. Then I shut down the printer.
I turned back on the modem, router, pc's, and printer. The router then showed the printer as an attached device with its newly assigned IP address.
I suspected the cable was not a problem here, so I put back the Cat5e Ethernet cable. What baffles me is why the printer changed to AutoIP because it was not done by any user. Checking the reports printed when the printer was first installed, I see that the IP adress method as DHCP. After putting in the new router, changes consisted in SSID name and password in the wireless devices, and a firmware uodate of the router.
This was learning by trial since I am not a computer expert, but so far, we are to print and scan documents.
Thanks to everyone who took the time to read the post and offered help.

Can't Connect to WiFi Network After Changing Encryption

I have an iPod Touch that no longer connects to my wifi network at home.
Some background: I have an aipport extreme base station with three XP laptops, an iMac and a printer connected to it wirelessly. I use a WPA Personal password. My wife's iPhone connects without a problem.
I recently changed the password on the base station to WPA Personal because one of the laptops could not connect using WEP (solution to inconsistent hashing of 13 character password problem found elsewhere in this forum). Ever since changing the password, the iPod touch will not connect.
I have looked for, but cannot find the "Forget Network" button on the wifi network page on the iPod touch (I understand that button appears after you have successfully connected to the network). I have reset the iPod up to and including removing all data.
When I go into the settings>wifi menu, I see the network's SSID. When I input the password, I get a "cannot connect to . . . " message.
Any ideas on how to solve this problem?
Thanks

This does not work in my case.
Situation: we have wifi at home using WPA encryption.
The iPod Touch 8GB connected seamless to this network and anything was ok. After some days i could no longer connect, the iPod told me "connection to network 'networkname here' failed". Deleting the network and reenter the (correct) passphrase was no help, but changing the SSID on the router was helpful: the iPod could connect again ... for several days.
Now things stopped working again. Resetting network settings did not help either.
The iPod can see the network, is asking me for the passphrase and after several seconds telling me: can't connect. On the router log i don't even see a dhcp request, but other laptops work fine with the same wifi network.
That's a mess, i cannot and will not change the SSID every some days just to get the iPod working again.

Officejet 7590 can not be found on network after changing router

Recently changed my router and once I did, I lost connection with the printer from my MacBook. It still printed using a pc desktop connected to the router with an Ethernet cable to the router. I reset the printer to see if it would reconnect with the MacBook and now it doesn't work with any of the computer.
The IP address is now 0.0.0.0.
When I plug it into the router the LAN light doesn't light up. I have gone through most sequences of resetting the router to establish a new IP. Power everything off then power up the modem, then router, then plug in the Ethernet, then power up the printer the pc.
I've reset the Network IP through settings. The router is enabled for DHCP. I've manually set the IP to 192.168.1.254 then 255.255.255.000 on the sub and 0's at the gateway.
For some reason the printer suddenly won't communicate with the router. Also change Ethernet cables and ports on the router.
Any help would be appreciated.

Unplug the Ethernet cable. On the front of the printer: Setup > Network > Restore defaults. Plug in the Ethernet cable and retest.
Say thanks by clicking "Kudos" "thumbs up" in the post that helped you.
I am employed by HP

Airport doesn't find network after startup when wireless router is hidden

If I have the Wireless Network setting on my router set to "Hide Wireless Network" my Mac can't find the network after I have restarted it.
If I leave the "hide wireless network" box unticked everything works fine, but I would prefer to have it hidden.
Two windows-based laptops also use this router and they work fine with the wireless network hidden.
The router is a D-link DSL-2740B.
Has anyone else had this problem?

I also confirm the same problem. I do not have any bridges etc on my network. Direct connect from Comcast cable modem to Airport router. The only way to set it correctly so far is to allow the network name to be visible. Whats strange is that I have this same router type at my other place and the other one is working just fine. Perhaps there is some slight hw change recently?

My Mac's name is changing time by time...

Hi,
I've just upgraded to Yosemite, but all goes wrong, BT, speed down, wallets stopped synronise from iCloud/Drive between mac an ios, so lost f...ing importand passwords AND my Mac's name is changing time by time, many times a day....
I set up in zac.local and the name is Zac, 10 minutes later in finder I see Zac (2) and Zac (3) !!!! What the ****!!! Who is 2, 3?
I checked zac.local isn't changed but there were Zac (2)... repair... then drop a file by airdrop to my macmini and it wrote Zac (2) send.... ???????
All my macs and IOS what we have in family went crazy after upgrade to Yosemite / IOS 8 (now 8.1)
I did SMC and PRAM reset, bit better now, but why change mac's name ???? Any idea? How to solve?
Thanks!

If you're running Mac OS X client, then launch System Preferences, select Sharing, and fill in the blank.
If you're running Mac OS X Server variant (and this is one of the Server forums), then changing the name of the server is rather different, and involves using the changeip command and quite possibly a trip through the DNS definitions for the host.

Airport Utility 6.0 doesn't detect my network after any change

10.7.3, Airport Utility 6.0, MacBook Pro and MacBook Air, Airport Extreme and Airport Express base stations
How does one get Airport Utility 6.0 to see their network again after making any changes to one of the base stations?
When you make any change to any of your base stations airport utility no longer detects your network. All it shows is the internet and it says not connected. All base stations are all up and in the green except for one. From the airport drop down I verify I am on my own network and I can browse normally, yet Airport Utility 6.0, on any connected computer, does not see the network. An older version of Airport Utility is able to see all base stations normally, it is only 6.0 that has the problem.
The only work around I have found is to take an extra base station and reset it. I join the new base station's default network. Airport Utility sets things up, and the network reappears. The trouble is, Airport Utility changes the name of the network to the name of the computer I'm on at the moment. When I use airport utility to change the name back my network disappears again (in Airport Utility. So, I guess I'll change the name of a computer to my network name and try again.
Does anyone have a better way to make the network reappear in Airport Utility? I have tried connecting directly, base stain to Mac on both the WAN and LAN ports of the base station. I have tried using a Mac with a fresh install of 10.7.3 and AP Utility 6.0. I have tried shutting down my network and starting with just the main AP base station. Any other ideas to make my network reappear in Airport Utility after making any change?
(Tried restarting, new user, other laptops, fresh install, only one base station0

10.7.3, Airport Utility 6.0, MacBook Pro and MacBook Air, Airport Extreme and Airport Express base stations
How does one get Airport Utility 6.0 to see their network again after making any changes to one of the base stations?
When you make any change to any of your base stations airport utility no longer detects your network. All it shows is the internet and it says not connected. All base stations are all up and in the green except for one. From the airport drop down I verify I am on my own network and I can browse normally, yet Airport Utility 6.0, on any connected computer, does not see the network. An older version of Airport Utility is able to see all base stations normally, it is only 6.0 that has the problem.
The only work around I have found is to take an extra base station and reset it. I join the new base station's default network. Airport Utility sets things up, and the network reappears. The trouble is, Airport Utility changes the name of the network to the name of the computer I'm on at the moment. When I use airport utility to change the name back my network disappears again (in Airport Utility. So, I guess I'll change the name of a computer to my network name and try again.
Does anyone have a better way to make the network reappear in Airport Utility? I have tried connecting directly, base stain to Mac on both the WAN and LAN ports of the base station. I have tried using a Mac with a fresh install of 10.7.3 and AP Utility 6.0. I have tried shutting down my network and starting with just the main AP base station. Any other ideas to make my network reappear in Airport Utility after making any change?
(Tried restarting, new user, other laptops, fresh install, only one base station0

Can anyone tell me how to change the names of the networks I have set up on Airport Express

Can anyone tell me how to change the names of the networks I have set up on Airport Express please? I now work in a UN compound and my network is my own name, would prefer some anonymity so seeking to change the wifi network name that others might see.

Hi mkl1961,
Happy Holidays! The article below will explain how to reset your Airport Express and change the network and base station names back to their defaults.
Resetting an AirPort base station FAQ - Apple Support
http://support.apple.com/en-us/HT3728
What default settings will my AirPort base station have after a hard or factory default reset?
AirPort base stations are set to request an IP address by DHCP.
AirPort base station passwords are "public."
AirPort base station names revert to "base station xxxxxx," where xxxxxx is the last six digits of the wireless MAC address*.
AirPort base station network names are "Apple Network xxxxxx," where xxxxxx is the last six digits of the wireless MAC address*.
*A MAC (Media Access Control) address, also known as a "network ID," is a unique hardware identification number for a network port. You can find the wireless and Ethernet network IDs on the printed label on the bottom or side of the device.
Airport Express Setup Guide
manuals.info.apple.com/MANUALS/1000/MA1613/en_US/airport_express_80211n_2nd_gen _setup_guide.pdf
I hope this information helps ....
- Judy

After change to Mavericks my Mac become too slow e I can't use it because stays asking passwords for "talagent" and "messages agent" as icloud keys. I got changed the icloud password many times and still doesn't work. I can't open any program.

After change to Mavericks my Mac become too slow e I can't use it because stays asking passwords for "talagent" and "messages agent" as icloud keys. I got changed the icloud password many times and still doesn't work. I can't open any program.

Back up all data.
Launch the Keychain Access application in any of the following ways:
☞ Enter the first few letters of its name into a Spotlight search. Select it in the results (it should be at the top.)
☞ In the Finder, select Go ▹ Utilities from the menu bar, or press the key combination shift-command-U. The application is in the folder that opens.
☞ Open LaunchPad. Click Utilities, then Keychain Access in the icon grid.
Select the login keychain from the list on the left side of the Keychain Access window. If your default keychain has a different name, select that.
If the lock icon in the top left corner of the window shows that the keychain is locked, click to unlock it. You'll be prompted for the keychain password, which is the same as your login password, unless you've changed it.
Right-click or control-click the login entry in the list. From the menu that pops up, select Change Settings for Keychain "login". In the sheet that opens, uncheck both boxes, if not already unchecked.
From the menu bar, select
Keychain Access ▹ Preferences ▹ First Aid
If the box marked Keep login keychain unlocked is not checked, check it.
Select
Keychain Access ▹ Keychain First Aid
from the menu bar and repair the keychain. Quit Keychain Access.

Airport Card won't connect after changing wireless networks

Hello,
I have a black macbook with an internal airport extreme wireless card. I use the computer at school and at home. Both school and home have functioning wireless networks in which other computers are connected and running with no problems.
When I open my laptop and wake it from sleep after changing from school to home or visa versa the airport card often will not recognize the wireless network. On many occations, even when the network is recognized it will not automatically connect to it (I have it set to do). A message saying "There was an error joining the network" comes up. The only resolution has been to reset the computer (which doesn't always work) or reset the PRAM.
Sometimes after reseting the PRAM the computer doesn't even recognize that I have an airport card installed at all. When this happens I have to reset the PRAM again to resolve it.
As a final note, when the computer doesn't automatically recognize the network and I click on the desktop wireless network icon, I get the "spinning beach ball" for a period of time before the drop down box with the available networks shows up. This seems strange to me because it shouldn't be a RAM issue as I have 2GB of ram installed on this computer.
Any help would be appreciated.
K.
MacBook (Intel) Mac OS X (10.4.8)

Try the following:
Delete Preferred Network(s)
- System Preferences > Network > AirPort > Configure
- In the "By default, join:" pull-down menu, select "Preferred networks"
- Delete the network(s) you regularly use from the list
Delete AirPort Keychain Entries
- Launch the "Keychain Access" application located in Applications/Utilties.
- Click on the "Kind" filter at the top, and look for any "AirPort network password" entries...and delete them.
- Restart, or log out then back in.
Add Preferred Network(s)
- System Preferences > Network > AirPort > Configure
- In the "By default, join:" pull-down menu, select "Preferred networks"
- Add the preferred network(s) using the "+" button.
- Restart or log out then back in.
If you haven't already, you may want to consider creating a network location for each (school & home) with the appropriate network settings required for connectivity at each. For each location, you can set the preferred network.

Name of my iMac suddenly changed on home network

I received a prompt saying the name of my iMac was being changed on the because there is another computer with the same name on my network. I have no idea why this happened. As far as I can tell, my iMac is the only one with that original name. Can anyone tell me why this happened. I have virus barrier 6 installed, and there is no indication of outside mischief.

There are several potential causes for this, among them is having mounted an additional volume containing OS X.
williamfromsaddlebrooke wrote:
... I have virus barrier 6 installed, and there is no indication of outside mischief.
Intego Virus Barrier is self-infliced mischief. Get rid of it. It will do nothing but cause problems for you.
Be sure to follow Intego's uninstallation instructions with care, and verify its complete eradication.
Do not install such junk on a Mac.

HP Photosmart 6510 series network printer will not print black after changing cartrage

HP Photosmart 6510 series network printer will not print anything that is black or has black in the picture after changing cartridge, all other colors are working properly after changing. Does not look like any damage to the cartridge or the insert where you plug in the ink. The well where the ink pad and the cartridge meet is damp with black ink. So not sure what is going on

Hello dinger57 and welcome to the HP forums!
I understand since changing the black cartridge the black ink has not been printing. I'm sorry to hear this, but I will definitely do my best to lend a hand
I will suggest that you start with following through this Printer Does Not Print Black Ink or Color Ink, or Prints Blank Pages document. If the issue persists after that can you please let me know what country you're in and whether the printer is in or out of warranty? Thanks! Please feel free to private message me the country information.
Hope to hear from you soon!
Please click “Accept as Solution ” if you feel my post resolved your issue, as it will help others find the solution faster
Click the “Kudos Thumbs Up" on the right to say “Thanks” for helping!
**MissTeriLynn**
I work on behalf of HP

I have forgotten my Password to be able to connect between my desktop Mac and Mac Book on my home network. How can I recover the password or change it?

I have forgotten my Password to be able to connect between my desktop Mac and Mac Book on my home network. How can I recover the password or change it?

The password used to log in to a user account remotely is the same as you would use to log into it locally. You can also use your Apple ID, so try that.
To change your login password read OS X Mavericks: Reset a login password
also OS X Mavericks: If you forget your login password

HT204053 I have an iCloud account on my Mac which has a different account name to that on my iPhone. How can I change the Mac account name to that on the iPhone?

Hi,
I have an iCloud account on my Mac which has a different account name to the iCloud account on my iPhone. How can I change the Mac account name to match the iPhone one? Kuranda.

You can't change it in one step. Sign out of the one now on the Mac, sign onto the right one.

Mac's name blank in network after changing it

Similar Messages

Maybe you are looking for