![]() In my testing, for a very long computer name, the NetBIOS name was set to MACBOOAIR-1B52. I quoted pseudo because it is not random at all. Otherwise it'll take a "pseudo" random name. If computer name is less then 15 characters, NetBIOS name will be the same as computer name. You can assign a different name if you want, from within WINS, but you must follow NetBIOS naming convention. What you choose there, is also assigned to NetBIOS name. In macOS the computer name can be longer. ![]() ![]() Naming convention for NetBIOS name is that the name can be at most 16 alphanumeric characters long. ![]() So nothing has changed between 10.12 and 10.13. What I wrote about my nephew's Mac (High Sierra) is also valid for Sierra. You can easily do it in System Preferences. Even though it is possible to set computer name in Terminal it is not necessary.
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