• Onno (VK6FLAB)@lemmy.radioEnglish
    21·
    4 months ago

    My first networked computer, on an AppleTalk network was called “()/)/)()”

    It was an Apple Macintosh IIci.

    It had that name for less than five minutes. That’s how long it took the network manager to find me and demand that I rename it to something that didn’t appear at the top of the Chooser, since that’s where the ADMIN NetWare server should be.

    He suggested “ob1”, and that’s what it has been and continues to be for the past 32 years. My laptop became ob2.

    Servers under my custody are called short words, generally four characters or less unless they’re disposable and they don’t get a name beyond what the installation process creates.

    Edit: Oops, one too many slashes. Fixed.

  • 7U5K3N@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
    13·
    4 months ago

    My stuff is named after planets / ships in Star wars.

    Server is coruscant

    Desktop is malastare

    Laptop is anaxes

    Portable hard drives are ships

  • flux@lemmyis.funEnglish
    8·
    4 months ago

    Lastname-Server

    I know, I’m boring. But at least my laptop and desktop have cool names:

    Firstname-Laptop

    Firstname-Desktop

    • Feathercrown@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      4 months ago

      Yeah, I have Featherserver for my server, Featherbeast for my laptop (named because it has decent specs), and Featherphone for my phone.

  • richieadler@lemmy.myserv.oneEnglish
    7·
    4 months ago

    I use names of known computers or androids in fiction. My main computer is always Ralf (the computer built by Richie Adler in Whiz Kids), and my main phone is Lal (Data’s daughter). My girlfriend uses other franchises (GlaDOS, Wheatley, Marvin).

  • *dust.sys@lemmy.worldEnglish
    7·
    4 months ago

    My Proxmox server is called ARCADE and each VM is named after a game. Currently we have:

    • SpyHunter (PiHole and WireGuard VPN)
    • Pacman (Ubuntu Server w/ Dashy, Syncthing, Portainer, and NextCloud inside Docker)
    • MsPacMan (Ubuntu server for failover purposes. Still under construction)
    • CrazyTaxi (Windows Desktop)
    • MissleCommand (Linux Desktop)
    • MonkeyIsland (qBitTorrent)
  • WasPentalive@lemmy.oneEnglish
    6·
    4 months ago

    One place I worked we had a rule - do not name a server for any group using it. It seems the groups become territorial when you try to add a different group to “their” server.

  • bogosort@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
    6·
    4 months ago

    I used to just name it after the os running on it, but I’ve now switched to periodic elements. But to not be too predictable, I randomly choose one, e.g. osmium, then helium, then argon etc

  • k_rol@lemmy.caEnglish
    4·
    4 months ago

    My tangible servers and clients have people’s names

    My system components VMs have mythology names.

    My non prod VMs have identifiable names like routeros, debiangui etc.

    Fun stuff are my smart vacuums, I give them old women names from different countries. My very first one was Consuela, thinking of Family Guy.

  • NeoNachtwaechter@lemmy.worldEnglish
    4·
    4 months ago

    No phantasy involved here.

    Just my initials & “server” & a number.

    Or, if the device isn’t exactly a server, it can also be my initials & “router” & a number, or “bridge” etc.

  • ordellrb@lemmy.worldEnglish
    4·
    4 months ago

    I had them once named after things ( mostly Ships) from Jules Verne Books: Nautilus, Albatross, Formentera, Duncan, Dobryna, Hansa.

  • naevaTheRat@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
    4·
    4 months ago

    I don’t have many now, just minstrel (it plays music) but previously they’ve always just be sounds. Rawr, groan, whimper, bark, moan, growl etc.

    Except minstrel (it plays music) :p