Kurt's Basic Network Links

  1. Overview
  2. Hardware
  3. Protocols
  4. History
  5. Research

1. Network Overview

A. How Does E-Mail Reach It's Destination? (RAD)
B. Common LAN Architectures (RAD)
C. Data Powers of Ten (CalTech)
D. Ethernet Tutorial (Lantronix)
E. Token Ring (RAD)

2. Network Hardware

A. Introduction to Serial Communication (TalTech) ---- RS-232 Background (RAD) ---- RS-232 Historic Overview (RAD)
B. TCP/IP as an Instrument Interface (TalTech)
C. Repeaters (RAD) ---- Router demo (UNH) ---- Gateway demo (UNH)
D. Firewall (RAD) ---- Why You Need a Firewall (Cisco) ---- Caching Proxy Servers (RAD)
E. Modems (RAD) ---- Digital Communications (RAD) ---- Internet Phones (RAD)
F. Telephone Company Equipment
G. Electromagnetic Spectrum ---- Optical Networking

3. Network Protocols

A. Internet Protocols (RAD) ---- Understanding the OSI Reference Model ---- The Seven Layers Model (RAD)
B. IP Addressing (UNH) ---- Internet Addresses (Web Teacher) ---- IP Addressing Architecture (RAD) ---- IP Address Resolution demo (UNH)
C. Build Your Own Internet (RAD)
D. Transferring Files Between Computers with FTP ---- FTP (Web Teacher) ---- Anonymous FTP (Zen)
E. Telnet (Web Teacher) ---- Telnet (Zen)
F. SNMP Protocol Overview (RAD) ---- SNMP Protocol demo (RAD)
G. ISDN Overview
H. The History of Frame Relay (RAD)
I. What is SONET?
J. DNS - The Domain Name System (RAD)
K. Introduction to Packet Switching (RAD) ---- Packet Switching Simulation (RAD)
L. Point-to-Point Protocol (RAD)
M. WDM - Wavelength Division Multiplexing (RAD)

4. Network History

A. The History of the Telegraph in America ---- Telegraph History ---- Transatlantic Cable
B. The Birth of the Telephone
C. Telegraph/phone/radio Timeline
D. A History of the Computer (PBS)
E. Hobbes' Internet Timeline ---- History of the Net ---- Internet History ---- The Internet's History and Development ---- A Brief History of the Internet
F. History of the Web

5. Network Research

A. RAD Network Tutorials
B. Asynchronous Transfer Mode Tutorial
C. Zen and the Art of the Internet
D. Internetworking Technology Overview (Cisco)
E. Lantronix Technology Resources
F. Web Teacher
G. UNH Ethernet Tutorial
H. Telephone History Web Site
I. Acronyms
J. Encyclopedias: ---- Connected: An Internet Encyclopedia ---- TechWeb Tech Encyclopedia
K. Dictionaries: ---- whatis?com ---- Webopaedia ---- FOLDOC ---- O'Reilly
L. Reference Desks: ---- Martindale's ---- THOR+ ---- Research-It! ---- Telecoms ---- Technical Guides ---- Data Communications Home Page
M. RFCs: ---- NIC ---- Garlic ---- Editor ---- Waterloo ---- Stockholm
N. Web Search: ---- Lycos.com ---- Yahoo.com ---- Excite.com ---- Go.com ---- HotBot.com ---- LookSmart.com ---- AllTheWeb.com ---- DirectHit.com

Comments to kstaven@appiancom.com or kurtstaven@hotmail.com.

Mr. Staven is the Adjunct Professor of Computational Internetworkology
and Datafied Systemical Telecommunicationism for the world-renowned
Softwear Teckinal Riting Porgram at Middlesex Community College,
which is a community college in Middlesex County.

He is also the Manager and Chief Yahoo of Technical Publications
at Appian Communications, in Boxborough, Mass (978-206-7189).
Note: Manager is a relative term as he is the only technical writer in the
company. There are, however, lots of yahoos roaming the hallways.