Router Setup - What do YOU use for your router's name? Why?

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Router Setup - What do YOU use for your router's name? Why? Mike S. 05-23-2007
Posted by Mike S. on May 23, 2007, 11:31 pm
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I'm setting up a router at home and it asks for the "ROUTER NAME".
What do most of you use for your wireless router's name?
Why would it matter at all?
Does it matter to my ISP?
Are there rules and regulations for router names?
Why can't I just leave it blank?

Sorry for all the questions - but what logic do YOU use for naming your
home wireless router?

Posted by flamer die.spam@hotmail.com on May 23, 2007, 11:48 pm
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> I'm setting up a router at home and it asks for the "ROUTER NAME".
> What do most of you use for your wireless router's name?
> Why would it matter at all?
> Does it matter to my ISP?
> Are there rules and regulations for router names?
> Why can't I just leave it blank?
>
> Sorry for all the questions - but what logic do YOU use for naming your
> home wireless router?

the router name is a bit more important for wireless devices, it will
be listed in available wireless networks so choosing an appropriate
name makes it easier to find the correct network to connect to. Also
if your running dns then you can typing 'ping routername' rather than
ping 192.168.1.1 - you can also do this with your hosts file if you
dont have dns.

My servers and network devices are all named after greek gods, some
people arent as creative and may opt for simple names such as 'gw-
router', 'mainswitch' etc.

you can't leave it blank, in general networking terms it could be
nameless without any issues, however the software on the device wont
allow it to not have a name.

Flamer.


Posted by Mike S. on May 24, 2007, 12:18 am
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On 23 May 2007 20:48:04 -0700, flamer die.spam@hotmail.com wrote:
> the router name is a bit more important for wireless devices, it will
> be listed in available wireless networks so choosing an appropriate
> name makes it easier to find the correct network to connect to.

Are you confusing the SSID with the ROUTER NAME?
Or am I?
The router setup asks for an SSID and a ROUTER NAME.
I understand why they ask for an SSID (I named mine "Mikey") but why does
the wireless home router need a router NAME?

Posted by flamer die.spam@hotmail.com on May 24, 2007, 12:47 am
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> On 23 May 2007 20:48:04 -0700, flamer die.s...@hotmail.com wrote:
>
> > the router name is a bit more important for wireless devices, it will
> > be listed in available wireless networks so choosing an appropriate
> > name makes it easier to find the correct network to connect to.
>
> Are you confusing the SSID with the ROUTER NAME?
> Or am I?
> The router setup asks for an SSID and a ROUTER NAME.
> I understand why they ask for an SSID (I named mine "Mikey") but why does
> the wireless home router need a router NAME?

ah right, usually these two values are set the same.

Flamer.


Posted by Chris H on May 24, 2007, 10:32 am
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Use whatever you like. It doesn't matter.
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Chris H.
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> I'm setting up a router at home and it asks for the "ROUTER NAME".
> What do most of you use for your wireless router's name?
> Why would it matter at all?
> Does it matter to my ISP?
> Are there rules and regulations for router names?
> Why can't I just leave it blank?
>
> Sorry for all the questions - but what logic do YOU use for naming your
> home wireless router?


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