# Server Names **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [June 19, 2008, 12:52pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/server-names/50272 "2008-06-19T12:52:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![boxxa](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/boxxa/32/5045_2.png) [@boxxa](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boxxa)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2008, 12:52pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/server-names/50272/1 "2008-06-19T12:52:01Z")
What are some cool server naming schemes you have used? We are going to be setting up about 5 servers and 20 workstations that are going to have host names set. Our last 3 setups were flowers names, beer names, and most recently auto makes. Looking for something else for this one that can give us enough names for the setup. ---
**Author:** ![SkunkApe](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/skunkape/32/7575_2.png) [@SkunkApe](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SkunkApe)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2008, 1:00pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/server-names/50272/2 "2008-06-19T13:00:12Z")
names from anchorman: Ron Burgundy Veronica Corningstone Brian Fantana Brick Tamland Champ Kind Ed Harken Garth Holliday Dr. Chim Richels Wes Mantooth Arturo Mendes 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![RuBiCaNT](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/rubicant/32/7622_2.png) [@RuBiCaNT](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RuBiCaNT)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2008, 1:00pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/server-names/50272/3 "2008-06-19T13:00:31Z")
My last job I used Marvel superheroes and villans for server names. Greek gods US Cities Transformers (ultra-geeky) Flowers names is kinda gay though. ---
**Author:** ![brent\_strong](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/brent_strong/32/7203_2.png) [@brent\_strong](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/brent_strong)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2008, 1:01pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/server-names/50272/4 "2008-06-19T13:01:04Z")
food, musicians of a genre, characters from book/tv/play/whatever… ---
**Author:** ![RuBiCaNT](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/rubicant/32/7622_2.png) [@RuBiCaNT](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RuBiCaNT)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2008, 1:01pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/server-names/50272/5 "2008-06-19T13:01:47Z")
> [@SkunkApe](#): > > names from anchorman: > > Ron Burgundy > > Veronica Corningstone > > Brian Fantana > > Brick Tamland > > Champ Kind > > Ed Harken > > Garth Holliday > > Dr. Chim Richels > > 🙂 You forgot Dorothy and Wes Mantooth… n00b ---
**Author:** ![BuickGN](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/buickgn/32/7200_2.png) [@BuickGN](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BuickGN)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2008, 1:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/server-names/50272/6 "2008-06-19T13:04:50Z")
Mike Hawk ---
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2008, 1:05pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/server-names/50272/7 "2008-06-19T13:05:05Z")
We had NHL player names at my last place until we hired a real admin and he started using computer nerd type names like “appserver01”. Connecting to database “gretsky” (yes, I know I spelled it wrong) was so much cooler. Would have been even better if it was properly spelled gretzky but renaming the most critical SQL server in a company isn’t an easy thing to do. ---
**Author:** ![SkunkApe](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/skunkape/32/7575_2.png) [@SkunkApe](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SkunkApe)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2008, 1:07pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/server-names/50272/8 "2008-06-19T13:07:55Z")
thanks fggt matt… fixed ---
**Author:** ![itsJim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c67d28/32.png) [@itsJim](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/itsJim)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2008, 1:12pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/server-names/50272/9 "2008-06-19T13:12:21Z")
One of our clients uses Silver20, Silver21, Silver22, etc… I want to shoot myself every time I have to deal with them. ---
**Author:** ![OfficerK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/4da419/32.png) [@OfficerK](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/OfficerK)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2008, 1:26pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/server-names/50272/10 "2008-06-19T13:26:00Z")
Ours are GI Joe’s character from the cartoon… ---
**Author:** ![Schema](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/779978/32.png) [@Schema](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Schema)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2008, 1:28pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/server-names/50272/11 "2008-06-19T13:28:05Z")
Pooorn staars :lol: Man we had that for at least two years before someone who cared caught on. -Jon Reremy -JJameson -RRiley -HeatherDT -PeterSouth …etc …etc ---
**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2008, 1:29pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/server-names/50272/12 "2008-06-19T13:29:37Z")
server3rack5vlan100win2k3sp2 ultra useful naming convention :tup: ---
**Author:** ![9c1](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/9c1/32/7392_2.png) [@9c1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/9c1)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2008, 1:29pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/server-names/50272/13 "2008-06-19T13:29:42Z")
Simpsons characters. Homer - file/print PDC Marge - BDC Bart - main app server Lisa - mail server Maggie - isa server the list goes on… ---
**Author:** ![Matt\_Danger](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/matt_danger/32/4981_2.png) [@Matt\_Danger](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Matt_Danger)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2008, 2:17pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/server-names/50272/14 "2008-06-19T14:17:37Z")
The IT lab had an Alice and Wonderland theme going for a while. I have a South Park theme going. If the network was larger then this naming style probably wouldn’t be a good idea… ---
**Author:** ![ILCisDEAD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a87d85/32.png) [@ILCisDEAD](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ILCisDEAD)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2008, 2:18pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/server-names/50272/15 "2008-06-19T14:18:50Z")
Name them ethnic Slurs. > **[List of ethnic slurs](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ethnic_slurs)** > > The following is a list of ethnic slurs (ethnophaulisms) that are, or have been, used as insinuations or allegations about members of a given ethnicity, or to refer to them in a derogatory (that is, critical or disrespectful), pejorative (disapproving or contemptuous), or otherwise insulting manner. > Some of the terms listed below (such as "Gringo", "Yank", etc.) are used by many people all over the world as part of their ordinary speech or thinking without any intention of causing offence. > F... ---
**Author:** ![Fry](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fry/32/7284_2.png) [@Fry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fry)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2008, 7:56pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/server-names/50272/16 "2008-06-19T19:56:40Z")
“Cheese eating surrender-monkey” :lol: ---
**Author:** ![evane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/6bbea6/32.png) [@evane](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/evane)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2008, 9:00am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/server-names/50272/17 "2008-06-20T09:00:34Z")
> [@JayS](#): > > We had NHL player names at my last place until we hired a real admin and he started using computer nerd type names like “appserver01”. Connecting to database “gretsky” (yes, I know I spelled it wrong) was so much cooler. Would have been even better if it was properly spelled gretzky but renaming the most critical SQL server in a company isn’t an easy thing to do. Umm not to burst your developer bubble :nono: but most real admins prefer non identifiable names like greek gods. Well in mine and Marcs case it was norse gods 🙂 … ymir, loki, balder, odin 🙂 Can’t get forget my ulta servers with Lord of the Rings names 🙂 One thing to note in big enterprises though there are naming standards to help identify where a box was and whats it purpose is. PI was trying to adopt this. ---
**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2008, 9:44am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/server-names/50272/18 "2008-06-20T09:44:31Z")
> [@evane](#): > > Umm not to burst your developer bubble :nono: but most real admins prefer non identifiable names like greek gods. Well in mine and Marcs case it was norse gods 🙂 … ymir, loki, balder, odin 🙂 > > Can’t get forget my ulta servers with Lord of the Rings names 🙂 > > One thing to note in big enterprises though there are naming standards to help identify where a box was and whats it purpose is. PI was trying to adopt this. I disagree with your real admins comment… So many kinds of portscans and OS detection techniques that simply naming your servers random names offers no mitigation of risk… ---
**Author:** ![Locutus](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/locutus/32/7574_2.png) [@Locutus](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Locutus)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2008, 9:47am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/server-names/50272/19 "2008-06-20T09:47:29Z")
the matrix. neo morpheus trinity … … … ---
**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2008, 9:48am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/server-names/50272/20 "2008-06-20T09:48:05Z")
> [@Locutus](#): > > the matrix. > > neo > morpheus > trinity > … > … > … Please post up some public IPs to your Mac network :loopie: [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/server-names/50272.md?page=2)