Kurt's Basic Network Links
- Overview
- Hardware
- Protocols
- History
- Research
- 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)
- 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
- 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)
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- 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
- 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.