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Thread ID: 130425	2013-04-09 22:11:00	What is a good naming system for home PC's and small networks	Digby (677)	Press F1

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1336178	2013-04-09 23:59:00	Like chill I use a "logical" naming system, although since most devices go on separate networks (not just the home one) I name them on groups Eg Mum's gear is all CAB-xx (eg Desktop CAB-01, Laptop CAB-02 etc etc.) - Works for around the house and is presentable when she's on corporate networks. My laptop is ECLiPSE, partly because I chose the name a while back but when I upgraded couldn't be bothered changing all the shares and partly because it makes it much easier to find on a network, I know it's mine right away. At our flat I did it all by NAME_DEVICE eg the DCHP leases are listed as Mike_OSX, Mike_iOS, Sally_WIN7, Sally_WP8 etc etc Again, simple, effective and it works. Of course if people had more than two device eg Mike had a iPhone, iPad and iPod touch it would get messy, but no one does so that naming system is the most effective for this setup. And like every NAS I've ever run into the NAS is called NAS.	The Error Guy (14052)
1336179	2013-04-10 00:18:00	My network is Illuminati Central Server and the NAS is called ICSS1 (Illuminati Central Server Stack 1) hehe	DeSade (984)
1336180	2013-04-10 00:54:00	So what do you call your networks ? MSHOME :p	pcuser42 (130)
1336181	2013-04-10 07:31:00	My network is named after a Nursery ryme character. Server is HDA Computers are Mine, Hers, Boy My laptop Her tablet Boy laptop Oh and spare one is called It	gary67 (56)
1336182	2013-04-10 07:35:00	Name them after body parts ... see how big a network you can do ... :D	fred_fish (15241)
1336183	2013-04-10 23:35:00	I like to give the 'PCNAME' a generic name. That way when that PC is allocated to a new user, I dont have to re-name it. Generic type login names(eg reception, office1 etc) are the way to go in some cases as well, especially on sites where they have a constant stream of staff leaving & being replaced.	1101 (13337)
1336184	2013-04-11 00:07:00	Hmmm, my network is named after my street, home PC are what they are, Office (Wife commandeered unit), TV-PC (Garage PC for plasma), TheSAFE (Server 2012 - HOST), NAS, 8-Eight (VM-Media server), MINT (VM-linux), XPP (VM).. However at work we use NZ, NPE (Napier) 0001 desktop number, FPS/xx file\print server, DBSxx (SQL), GCSxx (global catalog server), PBXxx (PABX, VMWxx (virtual centre), UTLxx (utility server), TERxx (terminal Server), EXCxx (Exchange Mail)	SolMiester (139)
1336185	2013-04-14 12:01:00	Zion Neo Oracle Unfortunately SWMBO ruined the naming convention... but alas I know her computer is due for a rebuild later this year... I'm thinking Trinity ;)	Myth (110)
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