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Time has come for the computers to go quantum.

The way the Internet is expanding 32 characters for a given name may become obsolete.

Leaving “character space” between keyboard characters is open to numerous virus attacks.

Routers can be attacked easily and being a Linux Guy I do not approve window’s easy methods.

In the early days in Ceylon (there were no routers) I had to go to Singapore to get a router for my home base.

Even the University did not have prime time facilities.

Guy who left the Engineering Faculty without completing the Degree stole the passwords of the University Email Service.

I had a university email but never used it knowing its vulnerability and had my own Samba Network at home and never exposed my critical work including research.

I was dual booting with windows then (not now).

One day I found my daughter's computer attacked by a guy in the engineering faculty.

We made sure he never completed his degree but all my life I only penalized only one foreign student who was not up to the mark in the medical subject I taught.

He was fixed up with a non medical degree.

The Best Router and Home Network Names

Ideas for personalizing your router name

by Bradley Mitchell

Updated July 16, 2019

What's the name of your home network?
Most home networks have a name that is the SSID of their primary home broadband router. Some homeowners keep the default names of their routers such as linksys or AEFLHB198Z-2GJ, while others prefer to assign a more personalized name to theirs.
If you can't think of just the right name for your home network, maybe these suggestions will give you some ideas.

Rules for Network Names

SSID’s or network names have a couple of rules that are important to keep in mind when naming your network. Below are the 2 main rules for naming your home network:

• The name is case sensitive. That means, if you name your home network Homebase, then make sure you always type it the same way.
• SSID’s can be only 1-32 characters long. (This includes spaces, numbers, and symbols.)
  

Do’s and Don’ts for Creating a Unique Network Name

While the list below provides some great inspiration, there are a few things to avoid when creating a unique network SSID.

• Don't include any personal information such as names, address, birthdays, etc.
• Don't use any part of your router’s password as the name.
• Do make your SSID unique and memorable, so you don’t forget it.
• Do change if from the manufacturer’s name. Why possibly advertise to would-be hackers what your router is? It only gives them more insight into your network’s security.
  

Network Names Submissions

Some of our readers have shared their favorite router and network names in the past.
Perhaps one of these will inspire you to change yours.

• DinoFelis says, "One of the names I used in the past … RobertPlant."
• Trix says, "I went with cartoon … as in … cartoon network."
• Guinness66 says, "Well, it IS the Gateway to happiness!"
• SimCard says, "Roto – a paean to those who pronounce the word router with an Aussie accent."
• Hylton says, "It is the gate to all knowledge and heaven for some so why not Pearlygates."
• Jarrod says, "Sol – simple and central!"
• Ohpunk says, "As I said ... mine is: BlackBriar (darn Bourne films.. lol)"
• Larry says, "I have three – skellig, epitome, fatboy."
• One of the greats says, "Access Denied."
• User says, "I’ve always been a fan of press1now."
• Brent T. says, "virusinstaller."
• Idk says, "I put mine as Not Available..lol."
• David says, "I went for Nimda – I dare you to connect!"
• 1Quake says,"Virus. How bout that!"
• Zx says, "The Iron Lotus."
• Othiambo says, "I went with Excalibur as in the sword for King Arthur."
• Genise says, "Gotcha."
• David says, "Two networks –evil trifecta and Get your virus here."
• Jennym says: I went with Hal, you know, from 2001: A Space Odyssey.
  
• Brian says, "I have five: alpha, bravo, charlie, delta, echo."
• Nothingtoseeheremovealongnow
• teh_interwebz
• Get_your_own
• youfoundme
• Awesome says, "SkyNet."
• Dedd says, "the password is."
• Nick says, "Rofl at some of these names … SkyNet and virusinstaller. How about seXBox?"
• Kate says, "Aorta."
• Tye says, "You are all boring: Abraham Linksys."
• Phil says, "I like the name Escher, after M. C. Escher and his great artworks."
• ProfessorX says, "Two that I like to use …Luke WiFi Walker and Starfleet Communications."
• Jeff says,"Series Of Tubes."
• Reno says, "Remote Hard Drive Formatting Utility.All are welcome to log in!"
• Guinness66 says, "Jarvis – The butler from the Avengers."
• Carl P. says, "Mine is named Boomerang."
• Jb says, "Not Found."
• Bill says, "How about Death Star."
• W32/Alphx.worm.a says, "I periodically choose a virus name from a virus Top Threats list. My router SSID is currently named W32.Mydoom.I@mm."
• Yoe says, "Carlos 'chuck' Norris."
• Matthewbe says, "I put it as Other."
• Sleasl says, "Virus.executable.funhouse."
  
• Try this says, "FBI_surveillance_van_2712. I change the number on a regular basis to keep my neighbors on edge."
• Ali says, "How about Access Denied?"
• bowman says, "BonusTurtleMeat. I watch too much 30 Rock."
• Schwabbl says, "worst name ever."
• Clay says, "Mine right now is captain front butt."
• Ali says,"Your neighbor."
• Kriter says, "I believe in (future) shock therapy. NSA.TST.4160-1."
• Crooked says, "Paper. Like paper router."
• Sirez says, "Nothing compares to my favorite GodLivesHere. I scanned that one going through the desert once and was like wtf mate? Dad turn around god lives in that mobile home!”
• Robbyp says, "My router's name was Oh Baby Click Me and wanna click on me."
• Cbanbury says, "ID-10T-3rr."
• Francesco says, "I Will Hack You."
• Mazzy says, "Press Alt-F4 to Connect."
• Don_Q says, "Not_Yours."
• Nathaniel G. says, "I have a D-Link router. I named it linksys."
• Nateg says, "My dogs name - Abby’s!"
• Gregory G. says, "My SSID is Rollbar."
• Dave says, "Mine is Hidden."
• A Guy says, "AirPort or Hackulous."
  
• Bro says, "Virus Detected!"
• Somebody says, "Everybodydie … because who wouldn’t want to click on that?"
• Nelly says, "Wu Tang Lan."
• sureshot22 says, "Moe’s Tavern."
• Ric says, "My suggestions would be Beam_me_up_Scottie and Phallic_Caput.You figure that last one out!"
• Beth says, "Mine’s called nacho, as in nacho router."
• Andrew says, "Virus Detected by Network! And I hacked your cellphone."
• Jknights says, "Network not found."
• Rob says, "Stuxnet."
• R007 9aNda says, "Fly like a wifi."
• Jack says, "More Cowbell."
• Tom White says, "I live at number 30 and my ISP is Sky so I came up with the idea of SKYat30."
• Tom says, "your_mum."
• Jordan E. says, "And the winner is NachoWifi."
• 7Winter says "Mine is the wireless g spot since it’s a G-router."
• Jason says, "HeyUGetOffMyLAN."
• Jason says, "router-IHardlyKnowHer."
• James says, "Mine is Archangel Network from Doctor Who."
• Kel says, "HionWifi."
• RouterKing says, "I once was a U.S. soldier, so I keep the people guessing with 5th Signal Command."
• Ichido says, "Mine is ” “That’s Hidden"
  
• Ron says, "My neighbor is an annoying Cowboys fan living in New York, so I use Cowboys SUCK. We don't talk much anymore."
• Lambdadad says, "hard drive reformat in progress."
• Johnny P. says, "I live in Louisiana in Terribonne Parish, home of the Terribonne Parish Sheriff Office. My wireless network name is TPSO Surveillance Van 2."
• Ange says, "the LAN before time … my absolute favorite."
• Kneverknow says, "Stiffler’sMom."
• Anon says, "56k-Modem. No visitors so far."
• Tom says, "BillWiTheScienceFi."
• Trey says, "Mine is Luke, I am your Fahjha."
• Ideaa13 says, "FBI Protected Access."
• Damien St.C. says, "Just changed mine to CIA_safehouse_3."
• Symptom says, "This is my favorite name ... FBI Van 1."
• 1Juan says, "I go with EpsteinsMothersDoctor."
• Dhaundre says, "Mine is THEN I TOOK AN ARROW IN THE KNEE."
• Prateek C. says, "My wi-fi name is c:\virus.exe."
• Sixsixsixseth says, "BabySealClub."
• Habib 960t says, "Mine is Habib’s Wifi."
• Xsparkaflame says, "2girls1router,"
• Nate says, "I am going with KGB Secure Database."
• Dan says, "I’ve seen this near my daughter’s apartment ( . )( . ) My favorite by far!"
• Serpent says, "I had a user connect to my network (before password protecting it) called Peter-MacBook, so I renamed the network Peter Stop Stealing My Internet."
• Riley says, "My favorite is Serveilance_Van_9."
• Alessandro Santos says, "Vogon Constructor Fleet – Ship #247."
• Russell C says, "An unknown neighbor has one called no connection. Since it is unsecured, I decided to connect. Unfortunately, it was not connected to the internet or to any computers."
• Jes says, "Mine is Teabag0."
• Ric says, "GetUrOwn for wifi stealer."
• Lisbeth says, "Asphyxia 1.3 after the hacking program used in the Girl With the Dragon Tattoo."
• Scooper82 says, "Amanda Hugginkis Eat my shorts."
• C A G says, "My router’s name is GENESIS."
• Vrjake81 says, "thank you for using WEP."
• Dice says, "Mine is simply .– .. ..-. .. which in morse code is Wifi."
• Mr. powell says, "Mine is Hide Yo Kids Hide Yo WiFi. My friend’s is Bronet."
• Drewdad says, "I read your E-mail."
• Cott says, "The Gibson."
• Dave says, "Dagobah System."
• Jz says, "How about IT HURTS WHEN IP."
• Mario says, "I live near a Chinese restaurant called Golden City. I named my wifi GOLDENCITY Deliver Cats for FREE."
• RC says, "I have mine set up as Shadynasty, pronounced “SHA-Dynasty" from an It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia TV Show. I’ve seen one called The Dharma Initiative."
• Aten says, "MiDixiWrecked."
• Mad Hatter says, "Nuclear Launch detected."
• Ed says, "Mine is Uranus."
• Teck22 says, "The best name for a wireless network is virus.exe."
• Ugabuk says, "The best I've seen are Mom Click Here For Internet and “” (networks with hidden SSID appear like this in network hacking tools).
• Marcozark says, "My current iteration is C:\gullible.virus.exe."
• Ohn says, "I rename mine from time to time. Some I’ve used are IWANTURCREDITCARD, GETURIDSTOLENHERE, ITSMYROUTER, ILIKTOREADURMAIL, IGOTURCREDITCARD and a host of others.
• Jake says, "Mine is onedoesnotsimplylogintoMordor."
• SM says, "Mine is xoxoGossipGirl. Might change it to Funhouse."
• TJ Breezy says, 'Mine is • NETGEAR13 •.'
• Me says, "Mine was NOT4U but it looks too neutral now."
• John says, "I put FBI station 3."
• RICHARD says, "Mine is now being changed to c:dharma,pearl.islandnet. Outdated LOST reference."
• Lawson says, "My network name is Skyfall."
• Raj says, "U can’t Steal kid but U can beg."
• Ksl64 says, "I have Iseeyou, iViruz, DeadLink."
• Ian C. says, "In the past, I’ve used PacketMan and Tesla. Currently using the even lower profile RFID."
• Nithin says, "BoysNextDoor."
• Ignatius R says, "Virus and Spam Headquarters."
• Chris says, "Number12arewankers. I don’t like my neighbors."
• Suman says, "As a biologist I prefer Genome."
• DcinFL says, "NoMoFreeNet4U."
• John K. says, "I went with FBI Surveillance Van 9. The 9 I put randomly."
• Ravi J says, "Get Off My Lawn."
• DisPeggy says, "Best I’ve seen so far is Amish-Wireless. Shouldn’t have many users."
• Clay S.says, "I use the name FBI Van."
• Ixnay says, "henryhill 2.4ghz, travisbickle 5ghz."
• Chuck says, "Mine is U S Nat Sec Surv Van F-250 Nr 7."
• Rockstar says, "Mine is 130013$. Guess that !"
• Clvrty says, "Currently mine is set to: JAR – Just Another Router."
• Mike K says, "I just changed mine to HomelessShelter."
• Kyle.a.torfin says, "u router u brought her."
• Chi Am says, "Currently, mine is 4uBeach."
• Thor says, "Snowden’s NSA Mirror."
• HyperNV says, "I have a patent on WIFILeaks."
• Godcmplx says, "My router is named Hydrogen."
• Silvash says, "spynet."
  

Here are a few more from anonymous contributors:

• IP then I POOP
• AP UP We all P
• Connect I dare U
• I sniff WIFI
• Killroy wasnt here
• Blackhole2
• Carabiner
• Turbo Encabulator
• Vomit Comit
• Swiss Cheese
• I didnt shoot no deputy