NETWORKING
SITES
Allwhois.com
A page which searches whois databases from all registries, including country-specific information in addition to .com, .org, and .net.
An Atlas of Cyberspaces
A collection of graphical representations of the Internet, World-Wide Web and related technologies.
Caching Tutorial for Web Authors and Webmasters
A brief explanation of caching technology - the means by which browsers and networks save copies of web pages, for faster future access.
DNS Resources Directory
Explanations of various technical and administrative issues related to DNS (the domain name system), as well as links to outside resources.
Persistent URL Home Page
Information on persistent URLs. When someone tries to visit a PURL, they are first taken to an intermediate resolution service, which determines where the end destination is, and sends the browser there.
Telecommunications Policy Online
Journal covering policy, development, management, and regulation of telecommunications.
Web Review: Networks
Articles on network issues from Web Review magazine.
ARTICLES
Delivering the Goods
Some high-profile site managers swear by Content Distribution Networks (CDNs) like Akamai and Digital Island; others say they're the last refuge of those who don't want to beef up their infrastructure. (1/10/2002 at Web Techniques)
Abilene Network Expands Beyond Research Universities
Due to pressure from MERIT, the large universities that created Abilene, the Internet2 network, have opened it to use by many other educational institutions, including libraries and elementary schools. (10/1/2001 at The Chronicle of Higher Education)
Can Net Infrastructure Protect Privacy?
Panelists at the Computers, Freedom, and Privacy conference advocated building civil liberties - freedom from centralized control - directly into Internet technology. (4/4/2000 at PC World)
CERT® Advisory CA-2002-03: Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)
"Numerous vulnerabilities have been reported in multiple vendors' SNMP implementations. These vulnerabilities may allow unauthorized privileged access, denial-of-service attacks, or cause unstable behavior." (2/12/2002 at CERT Coordination Center)
Charting Virtual Worlds
Martin Dodge ad Rob Kitchin, two British academics, have come out with a book showing a variety of maps of cyberspace: the "Atlas of Cyberspace." (9/29/2001 at Wired News)
Cisco Gangs Up on Content Delivery
Cisco is working with a number of "industry leaders" in developing Content Delivery Network (CDN) technology, for improving the transfer, billing, and tracking of content between different service providers' networks. (8/28/2000 at InternetNews.com)
DNS Security Update #1
ICANN's report on the security of the DNS system - the root servers, the underlying technology, etc. (1/4/2002 at ICANN)
DSL Could Get Cheaper, More Available
A recent FCC ruling calls for Baby Bells to make their digital subscriber lines freely available to competitors. Incumbent telcos are crying foul; consumers are waiting for benefits. (11/22/1999 at PC World)
EU Task Force Examines Upgrade of Internet
Internet experts, including Vint Cerf, met with members of the EU Commission to discuss transitioning Europe from IPv4 to IPv6. (4/24/2001 at Excite News)
Flashy Download Speed Often Immaterial to Task at Hand
For most Internet tasks - and email covers most Internet tasks - modem speeds are fine. The more flashy, entertainment-oriented web sites you go to, the more you'll have to pay for connectivity. (10/19/1999 at Star-Telegram)
Governor Beams in to Tech Demonstration
Using a device developed by Teleportec, Texas governor Rick Perry was able to "teleport" (really "holophone") - project his realtime holographic image - to a business meeting at the University of Texas at Dallas. (4/6/2001 at Dallas Morning News)
GPulp Opens Up Web Searches
The Gnutella Next Generation development team has announced development of gPulp, a distributed network search framework based. (9/18/2000 at Wired News)
Greenwich Could Mark Web Time
British Prime Minister Tony Blair is pushing for the use of Greenwich Electronic Time - equivalent to Greenwich Mean Time - as a standard time for ecommerce transactions. (12/28/1999 at BBC News)
How the Internet Moves Faster Than a Speeding Bullet
A description of how information gets shuttled around on the Internet, piece by piece. (9/23/1999 at CANOE)
Internet Pioneer Helps the Net Stretch to Mars
In a keynote speech at the National Association of Broadcasters convention, Vint Cerf talked about the increasing connectivity of all kinds of devices, and his work with the Jet Propulsion Lab to develop interplanetary networking. (4/26/2001 at PC World)
Internet Pioneer Urges Transition to New Net Protocol
Vint Cerf talks about IPv6 and why everyone - device makers, ISPs, network administrators - should be moving to it posthaste. (10/27/1999 at CNN)
Internet Surpasses Its Original Goal
Popular wisdom has it that the Internet was built to withstand a devastating attack on the U.S. On Tuesday, the Internet stayed up and provided information and communication - though somewhat more slowly than usual - in the wake of attacks in DC and New Y (9/17/2001 at The New York Times)
Introduction to IPv6
How address formats and name resolution are different between IPv4 and IPv6, and how to get started using IPv6 right now. (5/24/2001 at ONLamp.com)
IP Addresses Have Us Driving in Circles
A call for a change in the way computers (and other devices) are addressed on the Internet; our current addressing system, DNS, assumes incorrectly the same device will always appear at the same static IP address. (3/8/2001 at ZDNet)
Managers of Fast Networks See Growing Need for a New International Backbone
Network managers of regional and national high-speed networks want a faster global network, one capable of accomodating researcers' bandwidth needs. (2/12/2002 at The Chronicle of Higher Education)
Mergers Threaten Internet's Informal System of Data Exchange
Peering - in which Internet service companies transmit each other's data - may be threatened as backbone providers merge. As the network consolidates, the need for larger players to accept traffic from smaller players diminishes. (2/14/2000 at The New York Times)
Microsoft, IETF Take Different Routes on Interface Standard
Microsoft has submitted Simple Service Discovery Protocol (SSDP) to the IETF for review; like Service Location Protocol (SLP), which the IETF has worked on for 10 years, it is meant to simplify the process of finding network resources. (10/18/1999 at InfoWorld)
Multiple Vulnerabilities in BIND
CERT reports that numerous vulnerabilities of varying severity have been found in BIND (a popular domain name server). (11/10/1999 at CERT Coordination Center)
Net Reaching Growth Limit as More Devices Connect
Half of the available IP addresses under the IPv4 system are already taken; many technologists are encouraging early migration to IPv6, though they don't expect large numbers of users for several years. (8/28/2001 at CNN)
Networking Firms Aim to End Web Wait
A number of upstart networking firms are doing good business selling switches that help to route around congested Net traffic and speed the flow of information. (11/2/1999 at News.com)
Networking with TCP/IP
An explanation of the TCP/IP system, IP addresses, and how they relate to your Unix system setup. (8/23/2000 at O'Reilly Network)
New UUNet Policy Offers No-charge Peering
Discussion of UUNET's posting of its peering policies, and whether it matters or not. (1/9/2001 at Slashdot.org)
Nielsen on Usability: Dumb Pipes Are Golden
Connectivity providers are making more money than content providers, which is as it should be; being able to consistently connect to a network should be paramount. (3/13/2001 at Internet World)
P2P Furor Putting Focus on Profoundly Important Issue
P2P - peer-to-peer - networking is poised to take off; the hype is helping companies that deal with distributed computing, remote access, and connecting people to people. (9/18/2000 at Mercury Center)
A Paternity Dispute Divides Net Pioneers
After the death of Dr. Donald Davies, long associated with the birth of packet switching, arguments have broken out over who really invented the idea in the 1960's: Dr. Davies, Dr. Leonard Kleinrock, Paul Baran, or some combination? (11/8/2001 at The New York Times)
Paul Vixie and David Conrad on BINDv9 and Internet Security
Paul Vixie and David Conrad of the Internet Software Consortium talk about BINDv9, a complete rewrite of the DNS software, Linux, and BSD. (10/3/2000 at Linux Security)
Roll Your Own DSL Connection?
Members of the ISP-Tech mailing list have been discussing the process of setting up your own DSL connections, avoiding phone company costs. (4/6/2000 at ISP Planet)
Server Shutdown: Incident or Hiccup?
On August 23rd, 2000, four of the Internet's 13 root servers (which dispense DNS information to the rest of the Internet) "failed" for one hour. (8/25/2000 at ZDNet)
Study: Many Still Lax on Securing DNS
A survey by an Iceland-based DNS consultancy indicates that the pace at which Internet sites are upgrading to a secure version of BIND has slowed dramatically; 13.1% of dot-coms are supposedly still running insecure versions. (3/2/2001 at InfoWorld)
Terabeam Aims to Solve 'Last Mile' Data Jam
Terabeam is a Seattle company using optical technology to provide networking from building to building in a city, by beaming light from one device to another; as long as devices have line-of-sight, they are connected. (2/27/2001 at CNN)
The Multilingual Domain Name Race: On Your Mark…Get Set…WAIT!
A look at several different proposals for providing multilingual domain names, and the problems inherent with any such major change in DNS. (12/14/2000 at IBM)
Thinking Small
Using the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) and Java Dynamic Management Kit (JDMK) to remotely manage large groups of networked devices. (5/1/2001 at Java Pro)
Users, Start Your Modems
As more users seek broadband access to the Internet, it looks like DSL, once counted out of the race, will succeed after all. (10/4/1999 at The Industry Standard)
Using SSH Tunneling
How to create secure connections between two ssh-enabled machines to tunnel traffic securely. (2/23/2001 at O'Reilly Network)
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