Choosing names for your computers

Re:Choosing names for your computers by nreece on Friday April 23, 2010 @10:50PM (#1290171)

A nice naming scheme (for server names) I read about somewhere suggested following the periodic table. Element names can be used as the server names and corresponding element numbers as corresponding IP addresses (subnet suffix) of the servers.

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Re:Choosing names for your computers by AngryParsley on Saturday April 24, 2010 @01:45AM (#1290434)

There are other advantages to this naming scheme. Element abbreviations can be used as short DNS names. For example, both lithium and li could resolve to 192.168.1.3.

Also, groups of elements can correspond to types of computers. Halogens can be embedded devices, noble gasses can be gaming machines, alkali metals can be file servers, etc.

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Re:Choosing names for your computers by mojuba on Saturday April 24, 2010 @04:34AM (#1290599)

I'd use radioactive elements for Windows servers.

Also, hydrogen - firewall/GW, oxygen - mail server, carbon - public web server, iron - source repository.

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Re:Choosing names for your computers by sketerpot on Saturday April 24, 2010 @12:10AM (#1290307)

That's as good an excuse as any to post the Periodic Table on the wall.

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