How do you hide a computer name on a network? (OS X 10.6)

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Published on 2010-06-18T13:22:39Z Indexed on 2010/06/18 13:24 UTC
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I regularly plug my Macbook Pro into a network at work, but because of the way Mac networking works, my computer's name instantly becomes available to any other Mac on the network. Is there a way to hide my computer's name so that I do not appear on the network list of other people's computers? Also, can I set this up so as a network specific profile? For instance, I would like my computer's name to show up on my home network, but not my work network.

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