tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5385036587194404038.post6343037424832546181..comments2023-10-07T04:29:16.932-07:00Comments on Technical notes, my online memory: ComputerName vs. LocalHostName vs. HostName on OS XUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5385036587194404038.post-61561285437089438512015-11-18T02:03:59.051-08:002015-11-18T02:03:59.051-08:00Thank you, just what I have been looking for. Very...Thank you, just what I have been looking for. Very helpful.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5385036587194404038.post-36910136823767902372014-10-28T09:06:08.532-07:002014-10-28T09:06:08.532-07:00This should get the NetBIOS name:
sudo defaults re...This should get the NetBIOS name:<br />sudo defaults read /Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/com.apple.smb.server NetBIOSNameAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5385036587194404038.post-80948892161612977762013-09-04T13:06:34.493-07:002013-09-04T13:06:34.493-07:00I've muddled through the mystery of OS X machi...I've muddled through the mystery of OS X machine names for months. This quick post does the best job of demystifying them that I've seen yet. Thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5385036587194404038.post-75231414637335606312013-05-06T06:50:19.060-07:002013-05-06T06:50:19.060-07:00And yet another computer name would be the Active ...And yet another computer name would be the Active Directory computer object name (if your macs bind to AD) as determined by this command:<br /><br />dsconfigad -show | grep -i 'Computer' | awk -F "= " '{printf $NF}'<br /><br /><br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5385036587194404038.post-27474164311406396872013-03-22T08:57:00.688-07:002013-03-22T08:57:00.688-07:00There is one more name that you don't have lis...There is one more name that you don't have listed. I was doing a network IP scan, and the OSX machines were showing up with names other than the ones you have listed. The IP scanner was finding the NetBios name which is listed on the WINS tab of the network settings.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5385036587194404038.post-38891327236867668682012-05-16T08:01:44.281-07:002012-05-16T08:01:44.281-07:00Best overview of these overly complicated yet simi...Best overview of these overly complicated yet similar names in OS X. Thank you.Samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02771650400092468161noreply@blogger.com