Do you have any funny names for your network gear? (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by transientpunk@sh.itjust.works to c/networking@sh.itjust.works

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A while back I got a Unifi AP, and decided to name it WiFi UFO. My main Wi-Fi SSID is ¯⁠\⁠_⁠(⁠ツ⁠)⁠_⁠/⁠¯ and I just got a PoE switch, and it's bugging me that I'm not thinking of something more amusing to name it than USW-24-PoE.

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[-] ladicius@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Edgar Allan POE?

[-] transientpunk@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago

I love this!

[-] Ookami38@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago

I use the SSID "network unavailable". The password is funny too, but I'm not going to share both, you never know

[-] waspentalive@lemmy.one 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

My WiFi password is basically a "Login Banner" that forbids use without permission. It's long. https://security.tennessee.edu/login-banners/ (I was hoping for a Wikipedia article but this will do)

[-] thebardingreen@lemmy.starlightkel.xyz 2 points 1 year ago

I have a Ubiquiti long range point to point antenna. My wife calls it the "glowing UFO thingee."

[-] eduardm@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago

It hurts when IP Courtesy of my networking instructor

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