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+Title: Re: Naming Computers
+Date: 07/29/2020 15:27
+
+Now that I've gotten to a point where the TODO list for Gemini stuff is pretty
+short I've started strolling through the GUS known_hosts list and CAPCOM.  I
+came across dctrud's[1] question on naming computers so I figured I'd weigh in.
+
+=> gemini://dctrud.randomroad.net/gemlog/20200712-naming-computers.gmi [1]
+
+Over the 25 or so years I have had to name computers I have developed a general
+pattern that works for me.  Generic stuff boils down to a pretty standard
+format of [thing]##.[site-name].example.com.  The ## always starts at 01 and
+resets per-site.  I have a handful of 'things' with specific purposes.
+
+* bdr - Network Router
+* cntr - Container Server
+* ns - Name Services Server
+* printer - Printer / Print Server
+* sw - Network Switch
+* wap - Wireless Access Point
+* virt - VM Server
+
+Once we get out of the 'thing' categories I get a little more whimsical.  I
+started with Roman / Greek mythology:
+
+* Andromeda	(a Laptop - gone)
+* Hermes	(a Laptop - gone)
+* Apollo	(a Server, now a VM)
+
+I then moved into Tolkien.
+
+* Imladris	(a Server, now a VM)
+* Bree		(a VM)
+* Hobbiton	(a Server - gone)
+
+I took a detour briefly through video game characters, settling for a long
+time on Ghost in the Shell anime characters.
+
+* Aramaki	(a Laptop - gone)
+* Ishikawa	(a Laptop - gone)
+* Motoko	(current Windows 10 Gaming PC)
+
+And now most recently I've settled on random Japanese animal words.
+
+* Kitsune	(current Laptop)
+* Tanuki	(current non-gaming desktop)
+
+There is a pretty complete list of systems, what they run and what they do
+over on my web site.
+
+=> https://www.going-flying.com/network.html
+
+And now that I've typed all of this, I'm a teensy bit embarrassed. 😳