Migrated and now 2 computers with same computer name?(user account)

I used the Migration Assistant to move info from iBook to my MacBook.
I don't know how but now on my MacBook I have a copy of my user account from my iBook.
Now, I have two user accounts on my MacBook, the original user account created when I started using the computer and now, my old iBook user account.
Is this normal?
Later, I would like to create a network using the two computers on my Airport Extreme n Base station.
Will it be a problem to have two computers with identical user accounts?

There is not a problem with having identical usernames on two different computers. You also suggested the "Computer name" was the same. Is this the computer name at the top of the "Sharing" preference panel? If so, those need to be different.

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