Some background on what gets named and why. A suggested naming scheme for each college and major unit. The plan does not mandate names. We hope this process will provide a plan for naming computers that will greatly simplify the growth and use of the backbone. IP Numbers are more likely to change than names, so once names are assigned, the underlying number can be changed without users being affected.
Names make machines easy to refer to in conversation, which helps users to personalize the machine.
Naming helps clarify the human support for a system. Choosing a name for your computer. All machines that will have permanent IP numbers assigned to them should have names. The names correspond to the numbers and are used by LAN users to identify the machines. Machines which use IP number pools will not require names.