Networking Technologies
Imagine if every Thursday your shoes exploded if you
tied them the usual way. This happens to us all the time with computers, and nobody
thinks of complaining.
—Jeff Raskin
ADSL Forum
http://198.93.24.23/home.html
The byline for this page is "Making the future happen sooner." The ADSL Forum promotes
the ADSL (Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line) technology to whoever wants to increase
the bandwidth of the Internet and make things happen much quicker while online. You
can link to information about the technical side of ADSL, as well as marketing information
about ADSL.
ISDN Primer
http://www.interforce.com/technology/isdnprimer.html
ISDN (Integrated Services Digital Network) is another networking technology that
provide high-speed phone and data communications. The ISDN Primer site provides an
introduction to ISDN, as well as information on where to find additional references
on ISDN.
ISDN Tutorial
http://www.ziplink.net/~ralphb/ISDN/
For an introduction to ISDN, including pictures, visit this site. The information
is organized in ten pages, including topics on history of ISDN, its advantages, layer
protocols, and sources and references. It also includes an ISDN "book store" link
to a page that lists some of the third-party reference books available on ISDN.
Microsoft BackOffice
http://www.microsoft.com/backoffice
Microsoft BackOffice is a family of products designed to work together, with Windows
NT Server its main component. The family includes Microsoft Exchange Server, Merchant
Server, Proxy Server, SNA Server, SQL Server, Systems Management Server, Transaction
Server, Index Server, and Internet Information Server. This Web site includes information
on all these products, as well as how to implement BackOffice in your enterprise.
MONET Home Page
http://fury.nosc.mil
MONET is a Department of Defense network that stands for High Data Rate MObile interNET.
This site, which contains no classified information, defines MONET, how it will someday
interoperate with the public-carrier networks in the future, and how it will achieve
high data rate transfers using mobile RF communication links.
Network Computing's ISDN Online
http://techweb.cmp.com/nc/isdn/
Network Computing magazine's Web site devoted to ISDN. You can find information about
ISDN product and services, the latest news about ISDN, issues and concerns surrounding
ISDN, and articles relating to ISDN. The Interaction page includes newsgroups and
mailing list information about ISDN.
Novell NetWare
http://www.novell.com
Novell NetWare is the most widely used networking operating system in the world.
You can find product information, press releases, and links to support files here.
The training and certification page includes updated information about obtaining
your CNE, CAN, Master CNE, and other certifications.
SNMP and CMIP
http://www.inforamp.net/~kjvallil/t/snmp.html
SNMP is the Simple Network Management Protocol. CMIP is the Common Management Information
Protocol. Both of these protocols are very important to the management of networks.
If you are new to these protocols or just interested in them, visit this site for
"newbie guides" to SNMP and CMIP.
User's Guide To CMU SNMP for Linux
http://www.cris.ufl.edu/~dadavis/cmu-snmp.html
Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) provides free SNMP software for Linux, a freely
distributed Unix version. You can find out about how the CMU SNMP works on Linux,
as well as get updated information on SNMP version 2. Some of this information is
dated, but this site does provide helpful discussions on using CMU SNMP for Linux.
Windows 95 Starting Page
http://www.dylan95.com
This is a site devoted to Windows 95, including tips, reviews, links to other resources,
interactive discussions, and help. The site operator, Dylan Greene, has designed
three different views of this site: frames and JavaScript; frames and Java; and tables.
You can select which type of view you want to use.
Windows 95 TCP/IP Setup How-To FAQ, The
http://www.aa.net/~pcd/slp95faq.html
Windows 95 is one of the easiest operating systems to use. But when you have to configure
Windows 95 to communicate over a TCP/IP network, you might as well set aside a few
hours of time for the task. If you need to do this (and you happen to have Web access),
visit this site to get a detailed description of how to setup TCP/IP on Windows 95.