Re: [SAGE] Naming conventions for servers, network gear, etc.

[Cat Okita <cat@reptiles.org>]

On Sat, 6 Jan 2007, Jason Antman wrote:
> For my personal networks, I really prefer names that have nothing to do
> with the functional nature of the machine, as I view this as making
> network reconnaissance too easy. My home development network has "SATURN"
> as the main DHCP/DNS/LDAP server, and the other machines are named after
> Saturn's moons, allowing approximately 56 unique names.

I'm always entertained by the idea that names must somehow make doing
network reconaissance easier.  When was the last time you saw a scanner
that worked by name, rather than by IP, _especially_ in bulk.

IMNSHO "it makes things harder for crackers" simply isn't a good argument
for names that have nothing to do with the nature of the machine.  That's
like arguing that a different colour of umbrella will somehow make it
less obvious that you're using an umbrella.

On your home network it doesn't much matter what you choose - presumably
you're either the only admin, or one of a tiny number of admins who know
their machines extremely well - but that certainly doesn't hold true as
the environment scales.

cheers!
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