These are some of my favorite
and useful links.
(not in
any particular order other than
how I typed them in)
Tech Computer - Tech is a family
owned store that's my favorite local
supplier in the Akron Ohio area!
If you want to meet the people that will
build your system, or you would
rather not have to deal with shipping
and repair hassles of web purchases,
this is the place for area residents.
Don't despair if you're not in NE Ohio,
they ship too!
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UltraTech - This is a GREAT site
for server admins by Andrew S. Baker, a
contributor to Windows 2000 Magazine and
many listservs. His Knowledge Base
is a collection of links and first hand
experiences. For any administrator
that takes their job seriously.
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My Info
- Working with
firewalls and routers that have network
address translation can often be
confusing when troubleshooting or
configuring unless one knows what the
address is as it hits the Internet.
Granted there are many sites that have
the tools I have assembled here, but
because they come and they go I made my
own page that I can count on.
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MicroSoft Support - Having a
problem with a Microsoft product?
Maybe you're having a problem with
another vendor's product but you suspect
it might be because of a conflict with a
MS product? Why not go straight to
the source for MS product help?
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TCP/IP tutorial - This is a great
document on 3com's site that 1)
beginners need to print and work through
the examples and questions 2)
should be kept around for quick
reference when you don't have a subnet
calculator and need to do things the old
fashioned way.
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Event ID for NT/2000 - This is
for those times when you need a source
other than MS to better explain an event
log or to pick up where MS has left off.
Contributions are made by admins that
have discovered fixes or work-arounds.
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CoperNic - Have you ever wondered
how some people can find that needle in
the haystack so quickly? CoperNic
combines popular search engines and
refines searches to peer into returned
hits for particular words or phrases.
New to CoperNic
is a free desktop search engine.
Finds key words to your documents for
easy searching, includes preview pane
for popular document types.
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Practically Networked -
Straightforward tips and reviews of
network equipment, best practices,
hints, tips, you name it! From
setting up a simple home network to
explaining VPN's.
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PC Hardware guide - Tom's Hardware,
an illustrated guide to PC Hardware,
reviews, great educational site for
beginners as well.
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Wims Bios Page Ever work on
a system that had a motherboard with no
clue what it was? How frustrating
can it be to know that all you need to
do is flash the bios to resolve a
problem, but have no idea where to turn
because the mainboard manual has been
lost long ago? This page can be
dangerous to newbies, but a lifesaver to
experienced techs looking for that flash
file.
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Geek.com - the name says it all.
This site has a wide variety of info,
reviews, tips, and news. A good
place to start for anything from gaming,
PDA's, specifications, drivers, and
more.
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Acronym Finder - A must have when
reading technology news and articles.
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Speed Guide - All of the reviews,
news, discussion about hardware,
networking, performance, and so forth
can be a little overwhelming if it
weren't organized as well as it is.
Speed and Link test
sites:
http://www.speedtest.net/
utilizes Flash and can test from around
the world
http://www.speakeasy.net/speedtest/
one of the more accurate upload and
download tests
http://www.wugnet.com/myspeed/speedtest.asp
very nice but requires Java Runtime
http://home.cfl.rr.com/eaa/Bandwidth.htm
new link that has tons of speed test
sites listed
http://bandwidthplace.com/speedtest/
http://www.dslreports.com/stest
http://promos.mcafee.com/speedometer/
http://performance.toast.net
http://myvoipspeed.visualware.com/
Test your connection for VOIP
capabilities
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RFC1925 - While most RFC's
(Request For Comments) are a boring and
necessary task of network
administrators, this one is a must read.
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