Trying to upgrade from old mac to new.  old mac can't find new mac in the migration program any suggestions

I purchased a new mac and am trying to migrate my hard drive from the old to the new.  I follow the instructions, but my source computer can not find my target computer.  The target has no problem finding the source.  Any suggestions as to how I can get this done?

See Pondini's Setup New Mac guide.
27" i7 iMac (Mid 2011) refurb, OS X Mavericks (10.9.4), ML & SL, G4 450 MP w/Leopard, 9.2.2

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