Noticed Shared Category in Finder

I think that my question can be answered by this post (http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1758973&tstart=0), but I just want to make sure.
I have never noticed this before, so I'm not sure if it's been there the whole time, but in the left pane of my Finder window, under Shared, I have "admin-PC", "main-(followed by numbers and letters)", "slug", and then "your-(followed by more numbers and letters).
I tried retracing the steps that the previous poster suggested to verify that it is the computer's information, but I don't think I'm looking under the proper areas because the numbers do not match. Could someone clarify the path I should take to verify. Is this something to be concerned about?
Also, sometimes when I use iTunes, I get another shared category and underneath it it says something about "Compaq Livewire..." if I click it, there are a bunch of songs that I can play. I haven't downloaded limewire or any other file sharing service. It's random, sometimes it's there and sometimes it's not. Is this related to the above information? Should I be concerned about this? Thanks for the help.

If you're on a wireless system you may be picking about a nearby computer belonging to someone else. If you are connected directly to a cable/DSL model and have no router, then you should open the Security preferences and activate the firewall.
But until you provide more information about your situation we can't offer much more assistance.

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