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To temporarily change the Hostname of your device via the terminal 

Set or Change Hostname (via Terminal) - OS X Mavericks or newer
  • Open Terminal by going to Applications, then Utilities, and select Terminal
  • The type the following:

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sudo hostname -s new_hostname
For example:  sudo hostname -s ECE-MAC


To permanently change the Hostname of your device via the terminal

Set or Change Hostname (via Terminal) - OS X 10.6 - 10.8
  • Open Terminal by going to Applications, then Utilities, and select Terminal
  • The type the following:

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