# Need clever name for wireless network **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [August 25, 2008, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-clever-name-for-wireless-network/461243 "2008-08-25T21:02:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Rick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9f8e36/32.png) [@Rick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2008, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-clever-name-for-wireless-network/461243/21 "2008-08-26T00:51:37Z")
**Skynet**! is mine ---
**Author:** ![5\_time\_champ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/5/278dde/32.png) [@5\_time\_champ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/5_time_champ)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2008, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-clever-name-for-wireless-network/461243/22 "2008-08-26T01:07:14Z")
There is one in downtown St Louis called \*\* Tornado Warning Network\*\*. There is also a non-passworded called **Incognito**. ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2008, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-clever-name-for-wireless-network/461243/23 "2008-08-26T01:30:03Z")
[QUOTE=Rick] **Skynet**! is mine [/QUOTE] Ditto, actually. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Projammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/projammer/32/559_2.png) [@Projammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Projammer)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2008, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-clever-name-for-wireless-network/461243/24 "2008-08-26T01:37:20Z")
100kVolts USB MyNuts ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2008, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-clever-name-for-wireless-network/461243/25 "2008-08-26T05:08:34Z")
My geek brother-in-law calls his “The Collective.” I want to call ours “The Matrix” or something totally geeky like that. I also like Skynet. Ours is currently called TraJim1 - bo-ring. ---
**Author:** ![Richard\_Pearse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/richard_pearse/32/13144_2.png) [@Richard\_Pearse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richard_Pearse)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2008, 5:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-clever-name-for-wireless-network/461243/26 "2008-08-26T05:44:40Z")
Mine is currently called **Snowden’s Secret**. ---
**Author:** ![engineer\_comp\_geek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/engineer_comp_geek/32/504_2.png) [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2008, 5:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-clever-name-for-wireless-network/461243/27 "2008-08-26T05:51:10Z")
Mine is PEBKAC. I doubt my neighbors are geeky enough to know what it means. (For you non geeks, PEBKAC = Problem Exists Between Keyboard And Chair) ---
**Author:** ![Darth\_Sensitive](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/58956e/32.png) [@Darth\_Sensitive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Sensitive)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2008, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-clever-name-for-wireless-network/461243/28 "2008-08-26T06:09:12Z")
I once hopped on one that was something like \*\* I\<3ABORTION!\*\* at a college dorm, though I stayed away from **AllTrafficMonitoredAndLogged** ---
**Author:** ![NurseCarmen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5daacb/32.png) [@NurseCarmen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NurseCarmen)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2008, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-clever-name-for-wireless-network/461243/29 "2008-08-26T16:42:06Z")
I named my Dexter Laboratories. A bridged router is called Didi’s room. I like cartoons. But I think that after reading this I’ll have to change the names to “A series of tubes” and “Senator Steven’s Office”. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2008, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-clever-name-for-wireless-network/461243/30 "2008-08-26T17:01:01Z")
How about My Little Network (_a la_ My Little Pony)? No? Okay. Back to the drawing board. ---
**Author:** ![Mtgman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b5a626/32.png) [@Mtgman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mtgman)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2008, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-clever-name-for-wireless-network/461243/31 "2008-08-26T17:23:30Z")
This seems like a lot of work for something no one is ever going to see, isn’t it? I mean it’s not like we broadcast our SSIDs. Well, we don’t, right? Right? Enjoy, Steven ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2008, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-clever-name-for-wireless-network/461243/32 "2008-08-26T17:44:03Z")
[QUOTE=Mangetout] Call it: Boris Johnson’s Bulbous Head You are now connected to Boris Johnson’s Bulbous Head [/QUOTE] Or **John Malkovich’s Head**. ---
**Author:** ![THespos](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8c91f0/32.png) [@THespos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/THespos)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2008, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-clever-name-for-wireless-network/461243/33 "2008-08-26T18:10:13Z")
I’ve found that people tend to stay away from networks that use the word **Carnivore** , as in **CARNIVORE\_SPYNODE**. ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2008, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-clever-name-for-wireless-network/461243/34 "2008-08-26T18:11:30Z")
[QUOTE=Mtgman] This seems like a lot of work for something no one is ever going to see, isn’t it? I mean it’s not like we broadcast our SSIDs. Well, we don’t, right? Right? [/QUOTE] Even if it’s not broadcast, a client will usually show what it is once you’re connected. Usually hovering over the system tray icon will show stats like SSID, connection speed, strength, channel number. ---
**Author:** ![Pork\_Rind](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pork_rind/32/111_2.png) [@Pork\_Rind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pork_Rind)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2008, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-clever-name-for-wireless-network/461243/35 "2008-08-26T18:28:13Z")
[QUOTE=Rick] **Skynet**! is mine [/QUOTE] Ha! Me too! ---
**Author:** ![TroubleAgain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e480ec/32.png) [@TroubleAgain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroubleAgain)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2008, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-clever-name-for-wireless-network/461243/36 "2008-08-26T18:55:14Z")
I’m boring. Mine is just my last name. And my neighbor’s is her first name. ---
**Author:** ![CaerieD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/da6949/32.png) [@CaerieD](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CaerieD)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2008, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-clever-name-for-wireless-network/461243/37 "2008-08-26T19:01:56Z")
Right now, mine is **LindyLand** , as my mother (Lindy) set it up. When I move, I think I’ll name it **porn**. “You are now connected to porn.” Yeah, seems like a good choice. ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2008, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-clever-name-for-wireless-network/461243/38 "2008-08-26T19:29:48Z")
The Swedish family across the street has Swedish Network. The family next door is the same as their last name. Mine is NETGEAR. ---
**Author:** ![Trepa\_Mayfield](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/edb3f5/32.png) [@Trepa\_Mayfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trepa_Mayfield)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2008, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-clever-name-for-wireless-network/461243/39 "2008-08-26T19:49:08Z")
Why do we want to discourage other people from linking to our wireless network? ---
**Author:** ![Projammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/projammer/32/559_2.png) [@Projammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Projammer)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2008, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-clever-name-for-wireless-network/461243/40 "2008-08-26T21:10:32Z")
Various reasons. Bandwidth. If you’re streaming a movie from netflix and they’ve got [Fileshare App] running you might be finding pauses and dropouts in your movie. Legal. If they’re running [Fileshare App] and the RIAA decides to sue, it’s going to track back to your IP address. Legal. They use their system for hacking, virus distro, other antisocial activities, yep, still tracks back to your IP. Legal. They go surfing kiddy porn and get into an FBI honeypot. Your IP again. Money. Many ISPs are working on implementing usage caps. You really want to pay for freeloading neighbor’s downloads, even if they are legal? The list goes on. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-clever-name-for-wireless-network/461243.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-clever-name-for-wireless-network/461243.md?page=3)