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The names of your PCs
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| NetChild1985 2003-04-10, 3:21 am |
| I name my machines with chemical elements (oxygen, carbon, etc) taken from UD agent. What about yours?  | |
| thecomeons 2003-04-10, 5:08 am |
| at the moment i just name them after the cpu in the pc (athlon600, 200pro, 200mmx, p133). maybe, when i begin some mcp exams, and have them dualbooting workstation and server o/s, i will name them after greek gods or planets or something. | |
| enforcer 2003-04-10, 5:13 am |
| fastone
lounge
orac - laptop
shamad
xxxdc1
xxxdc2
proxy
xxx= (not telling you)  | |
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| Where they are, or what they are.
workshop
study
room
garage
and for the lab machines
W2K box, Server box, Linux box, W98 box, W95 box, 3.1 box, DOS box etc. | |
| thecomeons 2003-04-10, 7:48 am |
| quote:
Originally posted by enforcer
fastone
is that "fas tone" or "fast one"? | |
| enforcer 2003-04-10, 7:59 am |
| quote:
Originally posted by thecomeons
is that "fas tone" or "fast one"?
one word fastone (it's italian) | |
| bearing 2003-04-10, 8:02 am |
| Tarquin and Farqar | |
| theguy 2003-04-10, 8:12 am |
| I usually just name them with a combination of what school they are in and who uses that machine. HS_DChapelle That way remote management is much easier. | |
| enforcer 2003-04-10, 8:30 am |
| When I did support at the bank, the name as usually derived from the Asset tag.
ie MIZ0123
MIZ2345
etc | |
| Cathy V 2003-04-10, 8:59 am |
| Our server names used to be cool like Gandalf, Merlin, etc. but now they're named after trees (yawn). | |
| theguy 2003-04-10, 9:03 am |
| Atleast yours are still kind of unique. Where I work the servers are all named after what building they are located in. True, for administration reasons this nameing is easier, but so far as the fun factor goes, its almost non-existant. | |
| winterwolf 2003-04-10, 10:56 am |
| Our servers are named for the greek alphabet, ie, Gamma, Alpha, Beta, Pi
Workstations are inventoried here so the names are the bar codes on the machine IE, B89745 | |
| ruscorp 2003-04-10, 11:29 am |
| I named my computer enforcer cuz it goes down so much. *
* ruscorp: 1 - enforcer: 0 | |
| bigdaddychud 2003-04-10, 11:57 am |
| Enterprise = My desktop System
Excelsior = Wifes comp.
Defiant = My laptop
Reliant = Mother in Laws comp.
Voyager = Wifes laptop
Delta Flyer = Kids laptop
DS9 = Server (kinda)
So as you can tell Star Trek is my theme.
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| ccieToBe 2003-04-10, 12:19 pm |
| openbsd-dev - openbsd embedded device development box
freebsd-dev - freebsd embedded device development box
www - web/ftp/ssh/dns server
mail - mail/dns server
cache - squid/dns server
vpn - vpn server/bandwidth throttler
boxen1 - access point 1
boxen2 - access point 2
boxen3 - access point 3
firewall - firewall/bandwidth throttler
workstation - linux/windoze laptop | |
| oddduck 2003-04-10, 12:58 pm |
| Colours:
Red - (laptop)
Yellow - (my computer)
Black - (server)
Blue - (jacobs computer)
Green - (brothers computer)
Orange - (moms computer)
It'll be until I run out of colours
"aquamarine #6" <- that will be nice | |
| DemiGod 2003-04-10, 1:42 pm |
| Well until the last week our office machines and servers were named after the planets. Saturn, Venus, Mars, etc. But now there named after the type of server Exchange55, AppsSrv, etc.
For some odd reason the pc I recently built at home has become known as junior. | |
| chunder 2003-04-11, 2:30 am |
| i seem to be on an animal kick...
now i have:
mutantllama
mutantgoat
mutantsheep
oh, i had:
bunk and chunk at one time with donkey and monkey.
i usually try to keep a theme...
at work for our workstations it's our 4-letter facility id + s/n. yawn.
for servers it's 4-letter + server type/function. again, yawn. | |
| MistyRing 2003-04-11, 9:39 am |
| quote:
Where they are, or what they are.
workshop
study
room
garage
Room???  | |
| bearing 2003-04-11, 9:45 am |
| quote:
Originally posted by ruscorp
I named my computer enforcer cuz it goes down so much. *
* ruscorp: 1 - enforcer: 0
That joke was crap ruscie, so really that was an own goal wasn't it? | |
| ruscorp 2003-04-11, 10:14 am |
| quote:
Originally posted by bearing
That joke was crap ruscie, so really that was an own goal wasn't it?
No it wasn't, I put a hit out on enforcer. The Dublin Crew is gaining too much power on Examnotes. | |
| ace123 2003-04-11, 2:10 pm |
| ace
pc1
pc2
pc3
pc4
pc5
pc6
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| Teck Shark 2003-04-11, 2:24 pm |
| J.Lo
Lita
Mena
Angelina
Kimberly
Anna | |
| ChrisDfer 2003-04-11, 2:59 pm |
| Moe
Larry
Curley | |
| tom45 2003-04-12, 12:28 am |
| 
piece of crap 1
piece of crap 2
*&%$*%^#%*OH BABY 1 | |
| Deja-vue 2003-04-12, 12:48 am |
| Leviathan
Goliath
Athena
Deep Thought
Killer
Dual Fantasy
Blue Screen
Monster
Deep Blue
Goddess
Zeus
Titan | |
| ccieToBe 2003-04-12, 2:01 am |
| quote:
Originally posted by Deja-vue
Blue Screen
Lol! | |
| Epidemic 2003-04-12, 4:58 am |
| Ip
Dip
Dog
Sh | |
| raster 2003-04-13, 4:20 am |
| Lounge
Bedroom1
Bedroom2
Bathroom (only joking) | |
| Helen of Troy 2003-04-13, 5:14 am |
| My current operating systems are:
Wait for it! 
KILL_MEDIA & DEATH
A rather unholy matrimony?
Probably.
Just my opinion. | |
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| n0_mad 2003-04-13, 9:45 am |
| Pc namez:
Ping
Pang
and Pong
Do not know where I got them from. | |
| ruscorp 2003-04-13, 11:09 am |
| Oh crap. | |
| sanjbatra 2003-04-13, 11:25 am |
| ...the return of psycho | |
| tohrt 2003-04-13, 11:29 am |
| quote:
Originally posted by Cathy V
Our server names used to be cool like Gandalf, Merlin, etc. but now they're named after trees (yawn).
I like it when they aren't anything cryptic.
Like their location or what they have loaded/their function/physical description.
I did some contract work at this one place & the Sys Admin got to name them what he wanted.
The ones I remember are /// Trophy Bass - Bubba - Novel_POS - Unix_Thing - BgBlkBastrd - r5Barracuda
This was the most laid back place I ever worked at.
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| azimuth40 2003-04-13, 1:39 pm |
| quote:
Originally posted by tohrt
I like it when they aren't anything cryptic.
Like their location or what they have loaded/their function/physical description.
Mine aren't really cryptic is you stare at them long enough
1dekcuf......Win2k advanced server dual p3
xeslaro......Suze server celeron p4
emesuba......OS2 Warp advanced server dual p3
moe..........Win98 k6-3
larry........FreeBSD P3
curlyjoe.....Win2k pro Athlon
pinky........Win XP P4
brain........Win XP dual Athlon MP | |
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| Helen of Troy
A.K.A. richardjw
if it walks like a duck.... ) | |
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| prezbedard 2003-04-13, 4:31 pm |
| I'm not too creative with pc names
3 have my name and the os version(windows) in the name
my linux box is Alpha1 for now I might change it. | |
| Treea1 2003-04-13, 7:14 pm |
| I named my pc builds after poker card game players from my side of town...
NiteRiDer
HotGUrl (personal favorite)
PimpDaDDy
TricKy
(I live in the 'hood) | |
| chodan 2003-04-13, 7:42 pm |
| All of our workstations are named for the end user or their function ie bsmith or accounting.
Our servers on the other hand are named for
Comic book characters.
Spawn
Blade
Venom
phantom
Morpheus
Trinity
Neo
etc. | |
| Ronin47 2003-04-13, 8:37 pm |
| Time to stop lurking
Pooter names should be fun and personal rather than descriptive and boring.
Mine are :
Coyote (Wile.E)P4
Raptor DC PII
CrashTest Celeron (lives up to it's name)
MoonShadow P200 (wifes pooter)
Work pc had to stick to sitecode + number so
it ended up as
WATP666 better know as the PcFromHEll | |
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| Deja-vue 2003-04-13, 11:54 pm |
| Welcome to the Board, Ronin47 | |
| ClintonN 2003-04-14, 9:37 am |
| My pc as well as domain names are usually starwars characters or planets. I feel so ashamed. | |
| Teck Shark 2003-04-14, 9:57 am |
| quote:
Originally posted by ruscorp
Oh crap.
That's definitely a machine running Windows! | |
| Teck Shark 2003-04-14, 9:59 am |
| quote:
Originally posted by Ronin47
Time to stop lurking
Pooter names should be fun and personal rather than descriptive and boring.
Mine are :
Coyote (Wile.E)P4
Raptor DC PII
CrashTest Celeron (lives up to it's name)
MoonShadow P200 (wifes pooter)
Work pc had to stick to sitecode + number so
it ended up as
WATP666 better know as the PcFromHEll
Welcome to the forums! | |
| ruscorp 2003-04-14, 10:00 am |
| quote:
Originally posted by Teck Shark
That's definitely a machine running Windows!
Yep, Oh Crap! Home Edition. | |
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| ruscorp 2003-04-14, 10:09 am |
| quote:
Originally posted by Teck Shark
Hopefully you've loaded the Service Pack on that thing... And the 100's of patches & hotfixes too!
Yea, I have Oh Crap! SP 1,254,213. What you have? | |
| Teck Shark 2003-04-14, 10:12 am |
| quote:
Originally posted by ruscorp
Yea, I have Oh Crap! SP 1,254,213. What you have?
Yikes, we're up to SP 1,254,213!!! Man you can't step away from Windows Update for even a weekend! I think I'm still on SP 1,254,210.05 | |
| ruscorp 2003-04-14, 10:16 am |
| quote:
Originally posted by Teck Shark
Yikes, we're up to SP 1,254,213!!! Man you can't step away from Windows Update for even a weekend! I think I'm still on SP 1,254,210.05
I hear they are moving scientific notation for sp's. Like SP 5.14 x 105. You have that one yet? | |
| Teck Shark 2003-04-14, 10:26 am |
| quote:
Originally posted by ruscorp
I hear they are moving scientific notation for sp's. Like SP 5.14 x 105. You have that one yet?
Nope, not yet! Seems every other time I load a SP the very next boot ends in a BSOD! Hopefully you had better luck? | |
| ruscorp 2003-04-14, 10:55 am |
| quote:
Originally posted by Teck Shark
Nope, not yet! Seems every other time I load a SP the very next boot ends in a BSOD! Hopefully you had better luck?
Time to call your local Best Buy guy. | |
| Teck Shark 2003-04-14, 11:39 am |
| quote:
Originally posted by ruscorp
Time to call your local Best Buy guy.
Are you kidding! Those guys couldn't tell a USB cable from a Firewire cable! Some of those salesmen need some major training. But they sure think they know their stuff. And remember they're not on commission. | |
| ruscorp 2003-04-14, 11:44 am |
| quote:
Originally posted by Teck Shark
Are you kidding! Those guys couldn't tell a USB cable from a Firewire cable! Some of those salesmen need some major training. But they sure think they know their stuff. And remember they're not on commission.
That's makes me feel so much better that my girl was stolen by a Best Buy smurf! Thanks! | |
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| theprofessor 2003-04-14, 11:59 am |
| Three of my lab computers are:
Sir Francis
El Draque
Golden Hind
Question: how are these names related?
Hey, professors always ask questions | |
| Teck Shark 2003-04-14, 12:00 pm |
| quote:
Originally posted by ruscorp
I'll forward that to the ex!
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| enforcer 2003-04-14, 12:37 pm |
| quote:
Originally posted by theprofessor
Three of my lab computers are:
Sir Francis
El Draque
Golden Hind
Question: how are these names related?
Hey, professors always ask questions
Sir Francis Drake who's ship was The Golden Hind
El Draque, French for drake. | |
| theprofessor 2003-04-14, 12:53 pm |
| El Draque - French? Actually it's Spanish for "the Dragon" which is what Sir Francis Drake was called in the Spanish West Indies. England was at war with Spain in the late 1500s and depending on which side you were on, Sir Francis Drake was either a hero (to the English) or a Pirate (to the Spanish).
But you did get the name of his ship (this one stumps most people) You get points.
What does this have to do with computer names? It's a long story but most of my machine names have something to do with ducks. (Huh?) | |
| enforcer 2003-04-14, 1:01 pm |
| French/Spanish it's still a foreign language | |
| dartist 2003-04-15, 6:52 am |
| The work machines are named as to position in the simulation. ie. port, portrear, portcenter ect.
The home ones are named as to the person who has them. | |
| Treea1 2003-04-15, 7:10 am |
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The home ones are named as to the person who has them.
Dartist, I totally agree with you, Man!!
Hence the names of my PC builds were appropriate for my "shady" customer base:
NiteRiDer
HotGUrl (personal favorite)
PimpDaDDy
TricKy
(I live in the 'hood) | |
| acruth7284 2003-04-15, 8:32 am |
| i name my computers in one general category because they get switched out so much it pointless to name them. and if youcan't think ofthat category, i thin that certifications is the least of your problems. | |
| jonhiker 2003-04-15, 11:59 am |
| Work: 73ADISPA3 73 is the branch number/DISP is for department, "Dispatch"/A# is the third computer/workstation
Home: Mine
Hers
In pieces(actually, components from 2 computers) | |
| yanqui 2003-04-17, 10:32 am |
| quote:
Originally posted by ruscorp
That's makes me feel so much better that my girl was stolen by a Best Buy smurf! Thanks!
Ouch! What was she thinking? He ought to move right up into Mcd's management in a couple of years and be able to offer her a nice double wide in the middle of a cow-pattie condo site. You deserve someone who can appreciate you. Better luck next time--and better screening process, maybe? | |
| yanqui 2003-04-17, 10:34 am |
| We call ours "The one at home" (otherwise known as "the old one" or "the slow one"); "The one at [husband's] work" and "the one at [wife's] work." At some point, "the one at home" will need to be called "The kids' unit" and the new one will be "the real unit." | |
| yanqui 2003-04-17, 12:00 pm |
| quote:
Originally posted by yanqui
We call ours "The one at home" (otherwise known as "the old one" or "the slow one");
Although this won't work for long either because everyone gets confused as to whether we're referring to the computer or each other. | |
| everetjo 2003-04-17, 1:50 pm |
| my home cpu names are all GI Joe names..
Zartan
Zandar
Zarana
Flint
Destro
Hawk (DC)
Serpentor (DC) | |
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| Everybody in my house has a computer, mate. Each computer is known by the name of the operator. We have:
Me, mate.
The Bird, mate.
The Teenager, mate.
The Unco-operative Son, mate.
The Pooch, mate. | |
| prezbedard 2003-04-17, 5:41 pm |
| quote:
Originally posted by everetjo
my home cpu names are all GI Joe names..
Zartan
Zandar
Zarana
Flint
Destro
Hawk (DC)
Serpentor (DC)
GI Joe a real American Hero he's fighting to save the day, He never gives up, he'll stay until the fights won..... | |
| 2lazybutsmart 2003-04-19, 9:44 am |
| My computer is called PERLS RAV | |
| Mauwakee 2003-04-19, 11:29 am |
| M2(square)C2(square).
Mike's Moble Command center. LOL |
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