Modifying Sharing Preferences

Summary

Instructions for turning off the sharing preference on Mac computers.

Body

Issue/Question

Why do I keep getting requests to connect to other computers when I'm on campus?

Environment

  • macOS

Cause

Users may experience random connection requests because their computer is broadcasting via sharing preferences.

Resolution

  1. Navigate to System Preferences.
  2. Select Sharing.
  3. Check/Uncheck the service you wish to enable/disable.

Details

Details

Article ID: 547
Created
Fri 8/29/14 9:00 AM
Modified
Wed 7/29/20 1:19 PM