Eject Icon On "network" ????

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I'm new to computers overall - so this may be a silly question...

On seemingly random occasions, an eject icon (line with a triangle above it)
appears to the right of my 'Network' icon in my HD finder window - on my
MacBook

It's not always there & I've noticed it sometimes when I'm online, sometimes
off-line -

Clicking on it seems to do nothing - unlike having a USB digital camera or
or printer that is to be disconnected - or ejecting a CD -

It seems like I'm locked out or something by an external connection or
something -

Q: CAN ANYONE TELL ME WHAT THAT'S ABOUT ?
 
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2 iMacs 17+20" 2.16GHz 2GB RAM 500MB HDD 256MB Graphic card. 60Gig 5th gen iPod with Video
When I connect to my son's iMac or wifes Dell laptop I get the eject icon . This is normal as OSX treats the other computer like a disk which can be ejected when you are finished what you are doing via network.

I hope this goes some way to explaining
 
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When I connect to my son's iMac or wifes Dell laptop I get the eject icon . This is normal as OSX treats the other computer like a disk which can be ejected when you are finished what you are doing via network.

I hope this goes some way to explaining

He means next to the Network link, not connected shares.

I get the Network eject thingie sometimes, I just ignore it. The important one is the eject next button next to any shares you connect to - eject them before sleeping the Mac to reduce problems reconnecting afterwards, as it will lose the connection when it wakes and you'll sometimes have trouble reconnecting.
 

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