Networking Links

Professional Groups and Forums

• Cisco Networking Professionals Connection
• Mac-Managers Mailing List & Home Page.
• Network Professional Association

Networking Usenet Newsgroups

Note: clicking on the links will only work if a valid newsgroup is set on your system

• comp.sys.mac.comm: Discussion of Macintosh communications.
• comp.dcom.net-management: Network management methods and applications.
• comp.dcom.servers: Selecting and operating data communications servers.
• comp.dcom.cabling: Cabling selection, installation and use.
• comp.dcom.lans.ethernet: Discussions of the Ethernet/IEEE 802.3 protocols.
• comp.dcom.lans.misc: Local area network hardware and software.
• comp.protocols.appletalk: Applebus hardware and software.
• comp.protocols.tcp-ip: TCP and IP network protocols.
• comp.software.config-mgmt: Configuration management tools and procedures.
• comp.security.firewalls: Network firewall security.
• comp.security.misc: Security issues of computers and networks.

Network Security

• Snort - The Lightweight Network Intrusion Detection System
  
• SANS Institute Intrusion Detection FAQ
  
• Carnegie Mellon CERT Coordination Center
  
• News and Tools Related to Network Security Issues
  
• ITPRC.Com, Network Security
• IT Security Policies

Standards Organizations & Related Sites

• DSL Forum
  
• The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)
  
• Searchable Internet RFC/STD/FYI/BCP Archives
  
• Information Technology Industry Council (ITIC)
  
• InterNational Committee for Information Technology Standards (INCITS)
  
• AmINCITS Technical Committee T10
  
• Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) 
  
• Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF)
  
• Internet Society (ISOC)
  
• IEEE 802 LAN/MAN Standards Committee
  
• IEEE Public Organizationally Unique Identifier (OUI) List
  
• IEEE Public Ethertype List
  
• International Standards Organization (ISO)
  
• International Telecommunications Union (ITU)
  
• W3 Consortium
  
• InterNIC Directory and Database Services
  

Reference/Publications/Documents

• Network Computing
  
• 802.11 Planet
  
• IT Papers
  
• searchNetworking.com
  
• ITtoolbox Portal for Networking
  
• The Internet Ports Database
  
• The MATRIX: Resources for the Networking Professional
  
• On-line book: "Computer Networking: A Top- Down Approach Featuring the Internet"
  
• TechEncyclopedia
  
• OneLook Multiple Computer/Internet Dictionary Search
  
• Webopedia Computer and Internet Dictionary
  
• Novell Developer Notes and AppNotes
  
• Online Internet and WWW Dictionary
  
• The Information Technology Professionals Resource Center
  
• Protocol Directory and Acronyms
  
• Free On-Line Dictionary of Computing (FOLDOC)
  
• Network Acronym and Abbreviation Server
  
• On-Line Protocol Reference
  
• Internet Reference & Glossary
  
• IP Next Generation (IPng) Info
  
• Network Management Server
  
• Stanford Linear Accelerator Center Internet Monitoring
  
• Networking Bibliography
  
• Making the Diagnosis with Windows Protocol Analyzers
  
• Windows 95 & 98 TCP/IP Registry Settings
  
• Shareware Internet Applications, Documents, and Resources for NT
  
• Understanding the Catalyst Switched Port Analyzer Feature
  

Wireless

• Wireless Ethernet
  
• Wireless LAN Association (WLANA)
  
• Wireless Ethernet Compatibility Alliance
  
• IEEE 802.11 Working Group
  
• IEEE 802.15 Working Group
  
• Bluetooth
  

Ethernet

• 10 Gigabit Ethernet Alliance Page
  
• Metro Ethernet Forum
  
• The Ethernet Page
  
• IEEE 802.3 CSMA/CD Working Group
  
• Fast Ethernet Consortium
  
• Gigabit Ethernet Consortium
  
• IEEE 802.3z (Gigabit Ethernet) Task Force
  

ATM/FDDI/Frame Relay/Token Ring

• ATM Forum
  
• ATM/Cell Relay Info from the U of Indiana
  
• Frame Relay Forum
  

Software/Certfication/Misc.

• Webopedia
  
• Switching Comparison
  
• The Coroner's Toolkit (TCT) for Unix
  
• ITPRC - IT Professional Resource Center 
  
• Slashdot, "News for Nerds"
  
• brainbuzz.com, IT Network Engineering Resource
  
• Saint Roch Tree, Network Related Links
  
• TraceRoute from Remote Sites
  
• BugNet
  
• MRTG - Multi Router Traffic Grapher Freeware
  
• NAX2000 Network Analysis Expert Certification Program
  
• Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE) Program
  
• Microsoft Certification (MCSE & others) Program
  
• 24-hour Packet Loss of Major ISP Routers