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Rogue Shared PC in Finder
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Join Date: Aug 2006
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I have a rougue Shared item in finder... how do i remove it?
Get info shows it as a PC Server.
Thanks
Rich
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MacBook Pro 2.2 i7 | 4GB | 128GB SSD ~ 500GB+2TB Externals ~ iPhone 4 32GB
Canon 5DII | EF 24-105mm IS USM | EF 100-400mm L IS USM | 50mm 1.8mkII
22" Viewsonic | 32" Panasonic HDTV | PS3
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Is this on your own personal wireless network? If so, it could be someone leeching off of your connection, and you should set up some encryption on your router to prevent that. It could also be a VMWare drive or a router that appears to be a server.
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It appears to be local as it still shows when disconnected from my router. I am running XP via Parallels., but it does not connect to anything even when the VM is running.
Im at a loss to as what it is or where it came from... and it cant simply delete it like i thought i might be able to do!
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MacBook Pro 2.2 i7 | 4GB | 128GB SSD ~ 500GB+2TB Externals ~ iPhone 4 32GB
Canon 5DII | EF 24-105mm IS USM | EF 100-400mm L IS USM | 50mm 1.8mkII
22" Viewsonic | 32" Panasonic HDTV | PS3
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Moderator  Join Date: Apr 2005
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It's your XP machine from Parallels.
It'll stick around for a while after the VM is off, but should disappear eventually.
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Addicted to MacNN
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I never used the "Shared" panel on my computer, so I just turned it off.
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"Specific knowledge on a topic usually demonstrates in-depth knowledge."
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Administrator  Join Date: Apr 2001
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It's amazing how many computers you can sometimes see in the Shared panel. At school, I would HAVE to close it because everything below it was scrolled way down by all the other computers-almost all of 'em PCs too. (Love the PC icon in Shared, by the way.)
Generally, there's nothing to worry about, and as long as you don't share anything important (at least not for long) you'll be fine.
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It does appear to be something to do with parallels thanks seanc... but it seems to serve no purpose!
And its disappeared now.... thanks for your quick responses!
Rich
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MacBook Pro 2.2 i7 | 4GB | 128GB SSD ~ 500GB+2TB Externals ~ iPhone 4 32GB
Canon 5DII | EF 24-105mm IS USM | EF 100-400mm L IS USM | 50mm 1.8mkII
22" Viewsonic | 32" Panasonic HDTV | PS3
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Administrator Join Date: Apr 2001
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The only thing you'd be able to access on such a shared machine is resources SPECIFICALLY shared publicly. Since you have to go out of your way to do this, even with Windows, most of the time the information you get out of Shared is how many other computers are on the network.
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Glenn -----
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Another related question.... why when i start up xp through parallels does my idisk show on my desktop!!
Crazy thing!!
Rich
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MacBook Pro 2.2 i7 | 4GB | 128GB SSD ~ 500GB+2TB Externals ~ iPhone 4 32GB
Canon 5DII | EF 24-105mm IS USM | EF 100-400mm L IS USM | 50mm 1.8mkII
22" Viewsonic | 32" Panasonic HDTV | PS3
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