Channel 9 Forums - Coffeehouse - Names for computers/devices http://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1/Dev/App_Themes/C9/images/feedimage.png Channel 9 Forums - Coffeehouse - Names for computers/devices http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums Channel 9 keeps you up to date with the latest news and behind the scenes info from Microsoft that developers love to keep up with. From LINQ to SilverLight – Watch videos and hear about all the cool technologies coming and the people behind them. http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums en Tue, 21 May 2013 23:43:19 GMT Tue, 21 May 2013 23:43:19 GMT Rev9 44 -44 -1 Coffeehouse - Names for computers/devices What kind of original names do you guys give to computers and devices? I mean the name you assign to a computer in a network. When I was in college, the servers were given names of scientists, like Einstein and Newton.

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/213685-Names-for-computersdevices/213685#213685 Sun, 23 Jul 2006 18:50:16 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/213685-Names-for-computersdevices/213685#213685 Tommy Carlier 44 http://channel9.msdn.com/Niners/TommyCarlier/Discussions/RSS Coffeehouse - Names for computers/devices My computers at work right now have unimaginative serial-number names, unfortunately. At home I have Infidel and Apostate, while at my old job we had a somewhat celestial theme - W2K-Supernova, W2k-Stardust (that was mine) and W2k-Kpax (on the claims that he was an alien, and thus related to the stars, or whatever. I never approved. Smiley).

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/213685-Names-for-computersdevices/944dd2714568493fbcca9deb0186e8c0#944dd2714568493fbcca9deb0186e8c0 Sun, 23 Jul 2006 18:56:07 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/213685-Names-for-computersdevices/944dd2714568493fbcca9deb0186e8c0#944dd2714568493fbcca9deb0186e8c0 Yggdrasil 44 http://channel9.msdn.com/Niners/Yggdrasil/Discussions/RSS Coffeehouse - Names for computers/devices I generally assign a location and type in the network name

location_type

example

office_pc

or

bedroom_mediacenter

our school uses a purely number based system , e.g. PC159, and have a big map of where all the PC's are.

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/213685-Names-for-computersdevices/799aa523dd184058aba09deb0186e8e6#799aa523dd184058aba09deb0186e8e6 Sun, 23 Jul 2006 18:57:51 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/213685-Names-for-computersdevices/799aa523dd184058aba09deb0186e8e6#799aa523dd184058aba09deb0186e8e6 tomtech999 44 http://channel9.msdn.com/Niners/tomtech999/Discussions/RSS Coffeehouse - Names for computers/devices My computer name is HH8R9EOZE0A1C3H ... now, the next Noble award winning scientist will be called HH8R9EOZE0A1C3H ! Tongue Out Wink

Shreyas Zare

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/213685-Names-for-computersdevices/d789bfcfa4e74387a77d9deb0186e90c#d789bfcfa4e74387a77d9deb0186e90c Sun, 23 Jul 2006 18:59:04 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/213685-Names-for-computersdevices/d789bfcfa4e74387a77d9deb0186e90c#d789bfcfa4e74387a77d9deb0186e90c shreyasonline 44 http://channel9.msdn.com/Niners/shreyasonline/Discussions/RSS Coffeehouse - Names for computers/devices in the house i have

puck, oberon, titania and theseus.

and (lexmark, gateway and xbox, heh)

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/213685-Names-for-computersdevices/d0f45b37278e4b4682f69deb0186e932#d0f45b37278e4b4682f69deb0186e932 Sun, 23 Jul 2006 19:03:22 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/213685-Names-for-computersdevices/d0f45b37278e4b4682f69deb0186e932#d0f45b37278e4b4682f69deb0186e932 blowdart 44 http://channel9.msdn.com/Niners/blowdart/Discussions/RSS Coffeehouse - Names for computers/devices Well, at home I usually use the name of the room the computer is in + "COMPUTER" or a slight variation on that.

When I worked in the local university they had a naming system which was like this:

DEPARTMENT + "PC" + NUMBER

e.g.

GEOPC123

Would be:

Computer 123 in the Geography department.

At my school they have a slightly more elaborate system which is like this:

ROOM + "-" + MAKE + "-PC" + NUMBER

e.g.

M4-DELL-PC12

Would be:

Computer 12 sold as a Dell, in the room M4.

I prefer the way the university does it.

Angus Higgins

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/213685-Names-for-computersdevices/6cb36329492b48b0b1199deb0186e95a#6cb36329492b48b0b1199deb0186e95a Sun, 23 Jul 2006 19:13:24 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/213685-Names-for-computersdevices/6cb36329492b48b0b1199deb0186e95a#6cb36329492b48b0b1199deb0186e95a Angus 44 http://channel9.msdn.com/Niners/Angus/Discussions/RSS Coffeehouse - Names for computers/devices Whales. 

Our architect is a marine biologist by trade, so he names them after whales.

I prefer connecting by IP address since I can never remember the correct spelling of Delphinidae.

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/213685-Names-for-computersdevices/514eb1cd572f47ac88969deb0186e97f#514eb1cd572f47ac88969deb0186e97f Sun, 23 Jul 2006 19:30:48 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/213685-Names-for-computersdevices/514eb1cd572f47ac88969deb0186e97f#514eb1cd572f47ac88969deb0186e97f armbrat 44 http://channel9.msdn.com/Niners/armbrat/Discussions/RSS Coffeehouse - Names for computers/devices I really only have a unique name for my home network, which is "BigBekly"...I'm using Belkin technology with a rather quick internet connection - hence the name, BigBelky:)

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/213685-Names-for-computersdevices/1097b2ac2fed4effbfd39deb0186e9a5#1097b2ac2fed4effbfd39deb0186e9a5 Sun, 23 Jul 2006 19:31:15 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/213685-Names-for-computersdevices/1097b2ac2fed4effbfd39deb0186e9a5#1097b2ac2fed4effbfd39deb0186e9a5 jsampsonPC 44 http://channel9.msdn.com/Niners/jsampsonPC/Discussions/RSS Coffeehouse - Names for computers/devices Matrix, Exorcist, Omen, Poltergiest, Stand, Hostel, Saw.

My router/firewall is of course "Seraph" Smiley

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/213685-Names-for-computersdevices/31860ab6f111480487be9deb0186e9e6#31860ab6f111480487be9deb0186e9e6 Sun, 23 Jul 2006 19:42:07 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/213685-Names-for-computersdevices/31860ab6f111480487be9deb0186e9e6#31860ab6f111480487be9deb0186e9e6 wikka 44 http://channel9.msdn.com/Niners/wikka/Discussions/RSS Coffeehouse - Names for computers/devices I use Microsoft codenames for mine Smiley

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/213685-Names-for-computersdevices/e2d74032c69a472595289deb0186ea0c#e2d74032c69a472595289deb0186ea0c Sun, 23 Jul 2006 19:47:13 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/213685-Names-for-computersdevices/e2d74032c69a472595289deb0186ea0c#e2d74032c69a472595289deb0186ea0c yman 44 http://channel9.msdn.com/Niners/yman/Discussions/RSS Coffeehouse - Names for computers/devices I use names of animals like: rabbit, armadillo, squirrel, aardvark...

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/213685-Names-for-computersdevices/2518513012c34994af759deb0186ea58#2518513012c34994af759deb0186ea58 Sun, 23 Jul 2006 20:01:24 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/213685-Names-for-computersdevices/2518513012c34994af759deb0186ea58#2518513012c34994af759deb0186ea58 WabbitVann 44 http://channel9.msdn.com/Niners/WabbitVann/Discussions/RSS Coffeehouse - Names for computers/devices I use the names of space missions.Smiley

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/213685-Names-for-computersdevices/c85f22c4ecf549269fe49deb0186ea7d#c85f22c4ecf549269fe49deb0186ea7d Sun, 23 Jul 2006 20:03:43 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/213685-Names-for-computersdevices/c85f22c4ecf549269fe49deb0186ea7d#c85f22c4ecf549269fe49deb0186ea7d LaBomba 44 http://channel9.msdn.com/Niners/LaBomba/Discussions/RSS Coffeehouse - Names for computers/devices mine its called "eclipse", that my nick/id or something, anyway my university use this system: faculty + lab nr. + pc number.

yman wrote:
I use Microsoft codenames for mine Smiley
odd. Names from Star Trek Tongue Out

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/213685-Names-for-computersdevices/7519a6697c34441697bb9deb0186ea32#7519a6697c34441697bb9deb0186ea32 Sun, 23 Jul 2006 20:03:53 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/213685-Names-for-computersdevices/7519a6697c34441697bb9deb0186ea32#7519a6697c34441697bb9deb0186ea32 Ion Todirel 44 http://channel9.msdn.com/Niners/Ion Todirel/Discussions/RSS Coffeehouse - Names for computers/devices I use the processor name, machine model, or primary application as the name for the machine.

My desktop's name is xeon for the processor, server is hercules since I primarily use it to run the Hercules mainframe emulator, laptop is called x60 since it's a ThinkPad X60, AlphaStation is called alpha, RS/6000 is called aix (slightly breaking the rules).

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\\c9
\\tory
\\laptop

shorter the better


edit - Norm my friend where the paintings got printed used to call his network shares curly,larry, moe, harpo etc... it was the 3 stooges trying to no what machine was what.

so he swithed it to p3   p4  p42  and it was just as confusing

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/213685-Names-for-computersdevices/dade17f5f32d408cb1989deb0186eac8#dade17f5f32d408cb1989deb0186eac8 Sun, 23 Jul 2006 20:16:08 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/213685-Names-for-computersdevices/dade17f5f32d408cb1989deb0186eac8#dade17f5f32d408cb1989deb0186eac8 me 44 http://channel9.msdn.com/Niners/jamie/Discussions/RSS Coffeehouse - Names for computers/devices Cartoon or comic book characters for the office.

For home I just make up whatever, things that resonate well with me are video game characters, Norse mythology, or whatever.

So I have Rexorg (made up evil sounding name), Mjolnir (the hammer of Thor I believe), Deimos and Phobos (the moons of Mars, a reference to Doom video games), Denton, etc etc.

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/213685-Names-for-computersdevices/9e1c26fe865e4689b9c49deb0186eaef#9e1c26fe865e4689b9c49deb0186eaef Sun, 23 Jul 2006 20:21:15 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/213685-Names-for-computersdevices/9e1c26fe865e4689b9c49deb0186eaef#9e1c26fe865e4689b9c49deb0186eaef DoomBringer 44 http://channel9.msdn.com/Niners/DoomBringer/Discussions/RSS Coffeehouse - Names for computers/devices At work.. we name them after sports cars... (yeah original i know)...

At home... I name it usually with the owners nic and its purpose...

Ang3lFir3_Server
Ang3lFir3_HTPC
Ang3lFir3_Main
Ang3lFir3_Vista (that one's special or summin)

Same goes for the gf's machines.....

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/213685-Names-for-computersdevices/3baebf0db1834c8fa2d69deb0186eb15#3baebf0db1834c8fa2d69deb0186eb15 Sun, 23 Jul 2006 20:47:34 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/213685-Names-for-computersdevices/3baebf0db1834c8fa2d69deb0186eb15#3baebf0db1834c8fa2d69deb0186eb15 Ang3lFir3 44 http://channel9.msdn.com/Niners/Ang3lFir3/Discussions/RSS Coffeehouse - Names for computers/devices my webserver is named SPIDERMAN and one other server is is HAL-9000

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/213685-Names-for-computersdevices/3a202af1dce544c99de99deb0186eb3a#3a202af1dce544c99de99deb0186eb3a Sun, 23 Jul 2006 20:50:21 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/213685-Names-for-computersdevices/3a202af1dce544c99de99deb0186eb3a#3a202af1dce544c99de99deb0186eb3a Refrax 44 http://channel9.msdn.com/Niners/Refrax/Discussions/RSS Coffeehouse - Names for computers/devices i use the names of muppets..

fozzy, gonzo, kermit, thog, waldorf Smiley

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/213685-Names-for-computersdevices/3624d51380064816bd3d9deb0186eb5f#3624d51380064816bd3d9deb0186eb5f Sun, 23 Jul 2006 21:02:33 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/213685-Names-for-computersdevices/3624d51380064816bd3d9deb0186eb5f#3624d51380064816bd3d9deb0186eb5f ploe 44 http://channel9.msdn.com/Niners/ploe/Discussions/RSS Coffeehouse - Names for computers/devices At work in our lab we have dwarfs...

Sneezy, Doppy, Doc, etc. etc...

On our domain we have Position/Country/State/Building/Workstation Number

PCUSAZTW13506
WSUSVAC12506

and such...

at home it's WEB_SERVER, moms_laptop, dads_laptop, kids_mac

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/213685-Names-for-computersdevices/97ee47cb8cd149d8bb899deb0186eb85#97ee47cb8cd149d8bb899deb0186eb85 Sun, 23 Jul 2006 22:24:00 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/213685-Names-for-computersdevices/97ee47cb8cd149d8bb899deb0186eb85#97ee47cb8cd149d8bb899deb0186eb85 Cybermagellan 44 http://channel9.msdn.com/Niners/Cybermagellan/Discussions/RSS Coffeehouse - Names for computers/devices At home my machines are all named after Disney characters, Goofy, Pluto, Nala, Mufasa etc. The main server when that finally gets set up is going to be Walt and my wifi AP is called Tinkerbell (coz she floats around spreading her magic).

At work its rather dull, users FirstNameLastName (LukeSmith) and the servers all names of its use.

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/213685-Names-for-computersdevices/0133e0fd8b0a42e4ba819deb0186ebab#0133e0fd8b0a42e4ba819deb0186ebab Sun, 23 Jul 2006 22:52:28 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/213685-Names-for-computersdevices/0133e0fd8b0a42e4ba819deb0186ebab#0133e0fd8b0a42e4ba819deb0186ebab lukes 44 http://channel9.msdn.com/Niners/lukes/Discussions/RSS Coffeehouse - Names for computers/devices For a while at work we used this scheme to name machines

Servers: Planets
Desktops: Moons
Laptops: Comets

Then we started to run out of names, a few like Yavin and Vulcan crept in but now I just use <username>-<type>-<number>.

My home network is named after people, places and things from arthurian legend.

My favourite though has to be the name of the routers on my Uni's core backbone (was token ring), they were all named after The Magic Roundabout Smiley

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/213685-Names-for-computersdevices/a0baa443e7dd485592809deb0186ebd2#a0baa443e7dd485592809deb0186ebd2 Sun, 23 Jul 2006 23:00:38 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/213685-Names-for-computersdevices/a0baa443e7dd485592809deb0186ebd2#a0baa443e7dd485592809deb0186ebd2 PerfectPhase 44 http://channel9.msdn.com/Niners/PerfectPhase/Discussions/RSS Coffeehouse - Names for computers/devices At home my computers are part of the "simpsons" workgroup. I am currently on Homer (the big fat desktop) and Maggie (my small laptop) sits downstairs.

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/213685-Names-for-computersdevices/77ab327faf6942b3b87a9deb0186ebf8#77ab327faf6942b3b87a9deb0186ebf8 Sun, 23 Jul 2006 23:12:14 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/213685-Names-for-computersdevices/77ab327faf6942b3b87a9deb0186ebf8#77ab327faf6942b3b87a9deb0186ebf8 Árni Gunnar Ragnarsson 44 http://channel9.msdn.com/Niners/Zeus/Discussions/RSS Coffeehouse - Names for computers/devices Ah. So all the c9 luminaries are obviously designing and deploying end to end solutions in 'enterprise' orgs then. At least that's what I would assume from their posts.

None of the aforementioned naming conventions would last more than a few days in an org such as a bank, a telco, or a government department.

Hold the flames - I'm not saying they are bad conventions; I'm just responding to the frequent posters who are saying "at work I use" (days of the week/top 10 albums/colors in the rainbow) etc. These are the same guys who self appoint themselves on c9 as authorities on the IT world. Nuff said.

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/213685-Names-for-computersdevices/f067051ccab9465b9f419deb0186ec3a#f067051ccab9465b9f419deb0186ec3a Sun, 23 Jul 2006 23:38:06 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/213685-Names-for-computersdevices/f067051ccab9465b9f419deb0186ec3a#f067051ccab9465b9f419deb0186ec3a fatfrank 44 http://channel9.msdn.com/Niners/fatfrank/Discussions/RSS Coffeehouse - Names for computers/devices At Microsoft all my computer names are of the form
(my alias) - (suffix)

The use of my alias precludes collisions with other people's machines, and the suffix is from one to four letters.

At my last job, which I was naming servers, I went through two phases.

Originally I named the servers after what they did - things like "MAIL", "WEB", "PRINT" etc.

Then I ran into a problem - moving functionality from one server to another made the names misleading, and it's a bit of a pain to rename a server.

So in my second phase, I named all the Linux servers after members of the Brady Bunch, and all the Windows servers after members of the Partridge Family.

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/213685-Names-for-computersdevices/7790bb394c674d3bb4459deb0186ec61#7790bb394c674d3bb4459deb0186ec61 Sun, 23 Jul 2006 23:47:17 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/213685-Names-for-computersdevices/7790bb394c674d3bb4459deb0186ec61#7790bb394c674d3bb4459deb0186ec61 Matthew van Eerde 44 http://channel9.msdn.com/Niners/Matthew van Eerde/Discussions/RSS Coffeehouse - Names for computers/devices My systems are named after fruits: E.g. Mango, Pineapple, Guava. The intention is to keep the names neutral but easy to remember.

A previous employer named their servers Company-function. This soon got confusing where servers took on multiple functions, or roles were moved. The workstations were WKS-ABCD, where the ABCD was the last four characters from the system's serial number (on the label on the case). This was neutral, but the names were difficult to remember.

My university named their Computer Science servers after birds of prey. Their Windows servers were named after British castles.

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/213685-Names-for-computersdevices/916c385f635f44a0aeda9deb0186ec8a#916c385f635f44a0aeda9deb0186ec8a Mon, 24 Jul 2006 07:54:05 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/213685-Names-for-computersdevices/916c385f635f44a0aeda9deb0186ec8a#916c385f635f44a0aeda9deb0186ec8a gregoryw 44 http://channel9.msdn.com/Niners/gregoryw/Discussions/RSS Coffeehouse - Names for computers/devices For business we have a pretty standard naming convention for our servers. But for our workstations we use all kinds of names.

For those we live in the Netherlands: Know Truus the hamster from albert heijn? My notebook is named that.

We have all kinds of names: Brutus, Flores-Jan, Broedertje you name it. We even have Kraakpand (A building that has been claimed by people who live in it illegaly Tongue Out)

The last name comes from the fact that the computer only has the metal frame left without any of the covers.

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/213685-Names-for-computersdevices/d6e1d4e4abd342cd86dc9deb0186ecb1#d6e1d4e4abd342cd86dc9deb0186ecb1 Mon, 24 Jul 2006 12:47:56 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/213685-Names-for-computersdevices/d6e1d4e4abd342cd86dc9deb0186ecb1#d6e1d4e4abd342cd86dc9deb0186ecb1 Willem Meints 44 http://channel9.msdn.com/Niners/WillemM/Discussions/RSS Coffeehouse - Names for computers/devices In the lab were I used to work they were called after volcanoes (it was a geophysics lab). All names were 4 or 5 letters long (popo, dobu, etna, etc.) so they were easy to type, which is handy in the UNIX world.

Where I work now PCs have horrible names based on some weird asset tags: AAAAAXXXXXXX (where A is a letter and X a number), which makes it impossible to remember! Work stations have random names (asterix, obelix, china, achille, etc.) which also makes it a little hard to type and you can never remember which work station does what.

I guess the volcanoe schema was the best one!

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/213685-Names-for-computersdevices/e2a7ec85c92e45d3b0cc9deb0186ecd8#e2a7ec85c92e45d3b0cc9deb0186ecd8 Mon, 24 Jul 2006 14:06:58 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/213685-Names-for-computersdevices/e2a7ec85c92e45d3b0cc9deb0186ecd8#e2a7ec85c92e45d3b0cc9deb0186ecd8 Deactivated User 44 http://channel9.msdn.com/Niners/freney/Discussions/RSS Coffeehouse - Names for computers/devices We used to name our systems after Simpson's characters until some busybody marketroid decided that we shouldn't be calling our SQL Server "Krusty".

 

<internal monologue>Sell stuff and mind your own business.</internal monologue>

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/213685-Names-for-computersdevices/0cc89b4e4e244d49b18e9deb0186ecfe#0cc89b4e4e244d49b18e9deb0186ecfe Mon, 24 Jul 2006 15:36:42 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/213685-Names-for-computersdevices/0cc89b4e4e244d49b18e9deb0186ecfe#0cc89b4e4e244d49b18e9deb0186ecfe ScanIAm 44 http://channel9.msdn.com/Niners/ScanIAm/Discussions/RSS Coffeehouse - Names for computers/devices At home, my router is named PinkFloyd.
The computers and devices are named after members of the band.
I would like to come up with something more original though.

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/213685-Names-for-computersdevices/b9075476a15a474f96719deb0186ed23#b9075476a15a474f96719deb0186ed23 Mon, 24 Jul 2006 15:53:32 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/213685-Names-for-computersdevices/b9075476a15a474f96719deb0186ed23#b9075476a15a474f96719deb0186ed23 Red5 44 http://channel9.msdn.com/Niners/Red5/Discussions/RSS Coffeehouse - Names for computers/devices
Red5 wrote:
At home, my router is named PinkFloyd.
The computers and devices are named after members of the band.
I would like to come up with something more original though.
Let's hope you don't have a Syd Barrett wireless hub...or do you?

Perplexed

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/213685-Names-for-computersdevices/31bef3be09ab4b1b9eaa9deb0186ed49#31bef3be09ab4b1b9eaa9deb0186ed49 Mon, 24 Jul 2006 16:06:31 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/213685-Names-for-computersdevices/31bef3be09ab4b1b9eaa9deb0186ed49#31bef3be09ab4b1b9eaa9deb0186ed49 Cornelius Ellsonpeter 44 http://channel9.msdn.com/Niners/Cornelius Ellsonpeter/Discussions/RSS Coffeehouse - Names for computers/devices
Cornelius Ellsonpeter wrote:

Red5 wrote: At home, my router is named PinkFloyd.
The computers and devices are named after members of the band.
I would like to come up with something more original though.
Let's hope you don't have a Syd Barrett wireless hub...or do you?



No, but he's next on the list of future devices

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/213685-Names-for-computersdevices/4168bf48d53a479fac189deb0186ed70#4168bf48d53a479fac189deb0186ed70 Mon, 24 Jul 2006 16:38:54 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/213685-Names-for-computersdevices/4168bf48d53a479fac189deb0186ed70#4168bf48d53a479fac189deb0186ed70 Red5 44 http://channel9.msdn.com/Niners/Red5/Discussions/RSS Coffeehouse - Names for computers/devices My names are simple, it's the name of the user and then the purpose of the box, ex: JasonXP, JasonVista, JasonServer, JasonLonghorn, etc.

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/213685-Names-for-computersdevices/f2a881e090cc41bf94e19deb0186ed96#f2a881e090cc41bf94e19deb0186ed96 Mon, 24 Jul 2006 19:53:15 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/213685-Names-for-computersdevices/f2a881e090cc41bf94e19deb0186ed96#f2a881e090cc41bf94e19deb0186ed96 Jason Cox 44 http://channel9.msdn.com/Niners/Jason Cox/Discussions/RSS Coffeehouse - Names for computers/devices My Mac: Allison, Taylor
PC: Kristi, preceeded by Kelsey

An old friend got me naming computers and such after girls. Kinda went with it, I like the nicer sounding names rather than things like Watermelon and MOX4562-5465NINERZERO.

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/213685-Names-for-computersdevices/43820c3e4065413882229deb0186ee6e#43820c3e4065413882229deb0186ee6e Mon, 24 Jul 2006 20:00:50 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/213685-Names-for-computersdevices/43820c3e4065413882229deb0186ee6e#43820c3e4065413882229deb0186ee6e ricodued 44 http://channel9.msdn.com/Niners/ricodued/Discussions/RSS Coffeehouse - Names for computers/devices Most of the servers at my University are named after metals: titanium, zirconium, plutonium, tin, etc. There are a few exceptions, such as zeus and beast (beast is a big Solaris server with 4GB RAM, truly a beast back when they bought it over six years ago).

Some have aliases based on their function, e.g. zeus is also called mail, tin is also called ssh.

The workstations are all named "pc<room-number><letter>", e.g. "pc305c", nice and simple.

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/213685-Names-for-computersdevices/9ead82065f39482c826b9deb0186ee95#9ead82065f39482c826b9deb0186ee95 Mon, 24 Jul 2006 20:32:23 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/213685-Names-for-computersdevices/9ead82065f39482c826b9deb0186ee95#9ead82065f39482c826b9deb0186ee95 Sven Groot 44 http://channel9.msdn.com/Niners/Sven Groot/Discussions/RSS Coffeehouse - Names for computers/devices Lord of the Rings characters of course Smiley

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/213685-Names-for-computersdevices/c76977c971c749f88eed9deb0186eeb9#c76977c971c749f88eed9deb0186eeb9 Tue, 25 Jul 2006 06:18:06 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/213685-Names-for-computersdevices/c76977c971c749f88eed9deb0186eeb9#c76977c971c749f88eed9deb0186eeb9 andur 44 http://channel9.msdn.com/Niners/andur/Discussions/RSS Coffeehouse - Names for computers/devices As I am completely without a creative bone in my body I've named all of my machines after characters from Dilbert. 

My office work machine - Dilbert
Laptop - Wally
Pocket PC- Dogbert
CellPhone - Ted
Wife's computer - Alice
Portable Media Center - Asok
iPod - ratbert

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/213685-Names-for-computersdevices/16a8d891ba2542f5b9599deb0186eedf#16a8d891ba2542f5b9599deb0186eedf Mon, 13 Nov 2006 19:39:25 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/213685-Names-for-computersdevices/16a8d891ba2542f5b9599deb0186eedf#16a8d891ba2542f5b9599deb0186eedf Robert Nagby 44 http://channel9.msdn.com/Niners/nlinus/Discussions/RSS Coffeehouse - Names for computers/devices We name dev servers after Battlestar Galactica characters (SIX, Starbuck, Sharon) etc and test servers after things that go down (Titanic, Hindenburg, Monica)

FDB

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/213685-Names-for-computersdevices/8e6149fdc3ad4912959a9deb0186ef1f#8e6149fdc3ad4912959a9deb0186ef1f Mon, 13 Nov 2006 19:50:23 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/213685-Names-for-computersdevices/8e6149fdc3ad4912959a9deb0186ef1f#8e6149fdc3ad4912959a9deb0186ef1f FluffyDevilBunny 44 http://channel9.msdn.com/Niners/FluffyDevilBunny/Discussions/RSS Coffeehouse - Names for computers/devices At my home network :
 
Router : CIVILIZATION
Computer names:
BABYLON
ATLANTIS
HARAPPA
QUINN

Sashidhar Kokku
(http://dynacx.com)

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/213685-Names-for-computersdevices/0a63bc32ca8d4a7786af9deb0186ef61#0a63bc32ca8d4a7786af9deb0186ef61 Mon, 13 Nov 2006 20:01:48 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/213685-Names-for-computersdevices/0a63bc32ca8d4a7786af9deb0186ef61#0a63bc32ca8d4a7786af9deb0186ef61 sskokku 44 http://channel9.msdn.com/Niners/sskokku/Discussions/RSS Coffeehouse - Names for computers/devices 1) Vista RTM is named Dublin
2) Windows Xp Development Box is named Longford
3) Windows Server 2003 with SQL Server 2005 Developer is named Sligo
4) Linux (NAS) is named Cork

after that last 4 places i have been to in the south of Ireland

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/213685-Names-for-computersdevices/38699e5a59054038b0f79deb0186ef88#38699e5a59054038b0f79deb0186ef88 Tue, 14 Nov 2006 12:28:04 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/213685-Names-for-computersdevices/38699e5a59054038b0f79deb0186ef88#38699e5a59054038b0f79deb0186ef88 JoeE 44 http://channel9.msdn.com/Niners/die-Sel/Discussions/RSS Coffeehouse - Names for computers/devices My main PC's name is Lucifer.  I also have Lilith, Mordecai, Jezebel, Carrie, Vlad, Thorne and a few others.  My moms Mac is called Jesus, my Dads laptop I call f%$cking and his iMac is called Christ

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/213685-Names-for-computersdevices/b4453d6f9759431597459deb0186efae#b4453d6f9759431597459deb0186efae Tue, 14 Nov 2006 16:20:58 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/213685-Names-for-computersdevices/b4453d6f9759431597459deb0186efae#b4453d6f9759431597459deb0186efae rjdohnert 44 http://channel9.msdn.com/Niners/rjdohnert/Discussions/RSS Coffeehouse - Names for computers/devices
FluffyDevilBunny wrote:
We name dev servers after Battlestar Galactica characters (SIX, Starbuck, Sharon) etc and test servers after things that go down (Titanic, Hindenburg, Monica)

FDB

This would be another case where I wish we had tag lines in our posts Smiley

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/213685-Names-for-computersdevices/1fc9bb6b58784ce780459deb0186efd5#1fc9bb6b58784ce780459deb0186efd5 Tue, 14 Nov 2006 20:29:58 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/213685-Names-for-computersdevices/1fc9bb6b58784ce780459deb0186efd5#1fc9bb6b58784ce780459deb0186efd5 ScanIAm 44 http://channel9.msdn.com/Niners/ScanIAm/Discussions/RSS Coffeehouse - Names for computers/devices I think it doesn't matter if the set of computers is really small short names are better. I think it matters if the total number of hosts is "medium". I think things shift back towards meaningless if the number is large (large places usually mix geography and/or purpose and/or a primary user name and/or a number).

My setups are "medium". Once I used constellations, stars, and star clusters for servers (Gemini, Orion, Virgo, Sol, Cygnus, etc). I currently use molecules for internal host names. With molecules, like celestial bodies, there are many to choose from and they can be grouped accordingly (noble gasses for one kind of server, etc). But my company is Atomic9.NET, so naming things after atoms and molecules kind of makes sense. Wink

It used to make sense, for me, to *not* give a server a name after it's function, because if you know what you are doing generally a server can serve more than one purpose (eg underutilized file server can also do antivirus scans on other computers). 

With the current easy availabilty of VMs, it is makes sense once again to single-purpose a "computer" per role.

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