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Re: Hostnames

#11

Post by neur0mancer » Sat, Oct 12, 2013, 8:47 PM UTC

Someone should try to use these a source for guessing of subdomain for a large number of domain (probably fetched from Google).

Re: Hostnames

#12

Post by Hovertruck » Sat, Oct 12, 2013, 8:47 PM UTC

We used to use palindromes. It was a terrible idea.

Re: Hostnames

#13

Post by teddyh » Sat, Oct 12, 2013, 8:49 PM UTC

8ig8 wrote: post #9

We've been using Seinfeld characters. It makes me smile when I ssh to Peterman, Puddy, Morty...

That could bite you if you happen to start to work with someone with that name. Therefore, RFC 1178 recommmends not naming hosts using names of people.

Re: Hostnames

#14

Post by cupcake-unicorn » Sat, Oct 12, 2013, 8:50 PM UTC

Nice! I did this without being aware that it was a good thing to do, and with a small network. I chose Finnish goddess names, some of which got pretty unwieldy...

Re: Hostnames

#15

Post by smkelly » Sat, Oct 12, 2013, 8:50 PM UTC

How about this site (http://namingschemes.com) for hostname schemes? Honestly, though, I prefer hostnames that tell you what a machine does.

Re: Hostnames

#16

Post by binarymax » Sat, Oct 12, 2013, 8:52 PM UTC

Sweet list. Phonetic Alphabet is a good one - it has the typing superpower of striking first letter then for instant autocomplete.

Re: Hostnames

#17

Post by darklajid » Sat, Oct 12, 2013, 8:53 PM UTC

Ah, but that's obviously outdated: 'Nine planets and their moons'.. The RFC linked in the current top comment looks neat though!

Re: Hostnames

#18

Post by sean13013 » Sat, Oct 12, 2013, 8:54 PM UTC

I like to use elements. Bonus if you're working with the first half of a /24, last octet = atomic weight. 10.0.0.1 = hydrogen, etc.

Re: Hostnames

#19

Post by vonskippy » Sat, Oct 12, 2013, 8:55 PM UTC

location-service-type-number

  accting-ws-01
  email-server-01
  building1-upstairs-switch-01
  eastgroup-noc-router-01

Why go cutesy when you can actually define what they do and where they are?

Re: Hostnames

#20

Post by robotmlg » Sat, Oct 12, 2013, 8:59 PM UTC

My university used to have their CS lab machines named after breakfast cereals, soups, and pastas. Last year they switched to Unix commands, programming languages, and design patterns.