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There's an RFC on that, too. "Choosing a name for your computer" http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc1178 http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc1178 Shades of colours, for
by spindritf 13y ago
There's an RFC on that, too.
"Choosing a name for your computer" http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc1178 http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc1178
Shades of colours, for example https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Shades_of_blue https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Shades_of_blue, are a good, safe source of names.
- teddyh 13y agoYes; I often direct people to this RFC. Unlike the linked site, the RFC is most useful for its extensive list on what to avoid in a host name. Very good list with all reasoning explained.
- lclarkmichalek 13y agoAny Category: page on Wikipedia is great. I've been using http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:German_foresters http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:German_foresters for a while now.
- oftenwrong 13y agohttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Categories http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Categories
- GrinningFool 13y agoThese names, of course, could only be used for VM hosts.
- pallandt 13y agoCommenting so I can have a later reference to this post. Thanks!
- clarkm 13y agoI've never thought of using colors before, but I like it. It's a whole new type of "color coding".
- cupcake-unicorn 13y agoHaha, nice idea - would be a nice prank to use: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Shades_of_gray https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Shades_of_gray For a network of 50 computers :)
- StavrosK 13y agoThere are only 20 there.
- saint-loup 13y agoThere's even a website collecting naming schemes. http://namingschemes.com/ http://namingschemes.com/