![]() Often this problem happens when you have sharing services enabled and are using two active ports such as Wi-Fi and Ethernet that are linked to the same network. ![]() If this happens to your system, then you can try tackling it in a few ways: When this happens, you can edit you computer name in the sharing system preferences, but you may see an alert stating the name is already in use with the system reverting back to numbering the name. This renaming allows the system's shared services to be used in the event of a naming conflict, but sometimes it may occur without any apparent reason, and at times even continue changing the number appended to the computer name. For example, if you purchase a new computer and call it "My Mac" similar to your old one, then it will rename itself "My Mac (2)" and appear as such on the local network. In general, computers usually have unique names, but if the system detects the name is already in use then it will dynamically assign a sequential number to itself so network services may still be used. When you share files and other services from your Mac on the local network, the systems on the network will use your computer's name to distinguish it from others that are available.
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