On 4/26/07, Gary Thornock <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > A few years ago I saw another suggestion (on this list, I think) > that was interesting, if not terribly scalable: use elements from > the periodic table, where the atomic number == the last byte of > the IP address (e.g. 192.168.0.1 would be Hydrogen, 192.168.0.2 > would be Helium, etc.)
I've done this in our datacenter in the past. I gave it up because 1) my coworkers couldn't figure out how to spell the elements, and 2) they were so dreadfully boring and didn't give you any clue as to the function of the box. I started naming the boxes with the boring, but descriptive "function+number" scheme. Everyone can spell it and knows what they're for. > Geographic features work well, too. I remember seeing > Utah mountains used once (and there are a lot of them: > http://thornock.homelinux.com/mountains/mountains.xml). We used to use the names of golf courses. ~ Nathan -------------------- BYU Unix Users Group http://uug.byu.edu/ The opinions expressed in this message are the responsibility of their author. They are not endorsed by BYU, the BYU CS Department or BYU-UUG. ___________________________________________________________________ List Info: http://uug.byu.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/uug-list
