# [07/29/2020 @15:27]: Re: Naming Computers

Now that I've gotten to a point where the TODO list for Gemini stuff is pretty short I've started strolling through the GUS known_hosts list and CAPCOM.  I came across dctrud's[1] question on naming computers so I figured I'd weigh in.


=> gemini://dctrud.randomroad.net/gemlog/20200712-naming-computers.gmi [1]


Over the 25 or so years I have had to name computers I have developed a general pattern that works for me.  Generic stuff boils down to a pretty standard format of [thing]##.[site-name].example.com.  The ## always starts at 01 and resets per-site.  I have a handful of 'things' with specific purposes.


* bdr - Network Router

* cntr - Container Server

* ns - Name Services Server

* printer - Printer / Print Server

* sw - Network Switch

* wap - Wireless Access Point

* virt - VM Server


Once we get out of the 'thing' categories I get a little more whimsical.  I started with Roman / Greek mythology:


* Andromeda	(a Laptop - gone)

* Hermes	(a Laptop - gone)

* Apollo	(a Server, now a VM)


I then moved into Tolkien.


* Imladris	(a Server, now a VM)

* Bree		(a VM)

* Hobbiton	(a Server - gone)


I took a detour briefly through video game characters, settling for a long time on Ghost in the Shell anime characters.


* Aramaki	(a Laptop - gone)

* Ishikawa	(a Laptop - gone)

* Motoko	(current Windows 10 Gaming PC)


And now most recently I've settled on random Japanese animal words.


* Kitsune	(current Laptop)

* Tanuki	(current non-gaming desktop)


There is a pretty complete list of systems, what they run and what they do over on my web site.


=> https://www.going-flying.com/network.html


And now that I've typed all of this, I'm a teensy bit embarrassed. 😳




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