On: Hostnames

[spindritf]

There's an RFC on that, too.

"Choosing a name for your computer" http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc1178

Shades of colours, for example https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Shades_of_blue, are a good, safe source of names.

[lclarkmichalek → spindritf]

Any Category: page on Wikipedia is great. I've been using http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:German_foresters for a while now.

[oftenwrong → lclarkmichalek]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Categories

[GrinningFool → oftenwrong]

These names, of course, could only be used for VM hosts.

[cupcake-unicorn → spindritf]

Haha, nice idea - would be a nice prank to use:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Shades_of_gray

For a network of 50 computers :)

[stavros → cupcake-unicorn]

There are only 20 there.

[saint-loup → spindritf]

There's even a website collecting naming schemes. http://namingschemes.com/

[teddyh → spindritf]

Yes; 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.

[clarkm → spindritf]

I've never thought of using colors before, but I like it. It's a whole new type of "color coding".

[pallandt → spindritf]

Commenting so I can have a later reference to this post. Thanks!