Mac OS X 10.1: File Sharing Name Appears as Localhost to Clients

Your AppleTalk computer name may not appear as expected on the network if the name entered in the Sharing pane of System Preferences contains Simplified Chinese characters.
Symptom

When other computers browse a network for your computer via AppleTalk, your computer's name does not appear as expected. It appears as the localhost name.


Solution

If the Computer Name as entered in the Sharing pane of System Preferences contains Simplified Chinese characters, the name of the computer when browsed by other computers via AppleTalk will appear as the localhost name or address (rather than the intended name). This behavior is expected. File Sharing works normally despite the appearance of the name.
Published Date: Oct 7, 2016