Problem : Mac OS renames itself volumes on network

Hello.
I have 2 computers connected on a simple network : an iMac Tiger and a MacBook Pro Leopard connected by FireWire. Everything used to work fine (files and internet sharing) until yesterday.
When I try to access to the iMac's files from the MacBook Pro Leopard, I mount an AFP drive. Its name is "louisbelval" (my name).
But when I open this drive, I see its address on the top of the finder's window : /Volumes/louisbelval-1
This '-1' at the end of the name makes many things go wrong. Example : I use synkron to sync my folders between the iMac and the MacBook Pro. All my saved sync can't be used anymore because they're looking for iMac's folder through /Volumes/louisbelval, and not /Volumes/louisbelval-1
Where does this problem come from, and how could I solve it ?
Thank you in advance and sorry for my poor English.

first check the computer name in System preferences->sharing on the computer you are connecting TO. make sure there is no -1 at the end. if there isn't, go back to the computer you are connecting FROM, and in finder go to go menu->go to folder. in the resulting popup enter /Volumes
this wiull open /Volumes in a separate finder window. it should contain all your mount points which should look like aliases. see if there is a "fake" mounted volume named "louisbelval" which looks like a regular folder. if there is one trash it.

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