Why does my imac all of a sudden start changing "this computer's local host name"

why does my imac all of a sudden start indicating that "this computer's local hostname is already in use on this network" and then change the name

The default of the pref network.http.max-connections has been increased from 30 to 256 in Firefox 6+ versions.
Try to decrease the value of the pref <b>network.http.max-connections</b> from 256 to 30 as used in Firefox 3 versions.
*https://support.mozilla.com/kb/Firefox+never+finishes+loading+certain+websites

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