The Realities of Networking CD-ROMs -
Networking Basics

Topologies

Bus

Star

Ring

Protocols

IPX

TCP/IP (Cisco Systems)

NetBIOS

AppleTalk (Cisco Systems)

Standards

Ethernet (IEEE 802.3) (Cisco Systems)

Token Ring (IEEE 802.5) (Cisco Systems)

LocalTalk (EIA/TIA-422)

Cabling

Coaxial: 10Base-5, 10Base-2 (South Hills Data)

Twisted-Pair: 10Base-T, (South Hills Data) 100Base-TX (U of Texas)

Optical Fiber: 10Base-FL (South Hills Data)

Cabling overview:
• Wiring for Speed, Playing for Time (Data Communications, April 1997)

Network Operating Systems

Novell NetWare (Cisco Systems)

IntranetWare Documentation (Novell)

Product reviews:
• 1998 State of the NOS (Network Computing, February 1, 1998)
• NT 5.0 Preview (Windows Sources, October 1997)
• Network in a Box (PC Magazine, September 23, 1997)

Networking Tutorials

Charles Spurgeon's Ethernet Web Site

Educational Guide to Token Guide

Ethernet Tutorial (Lantronix)

Network Construction Set (Web66)

Networking: A Primer (Bay Networks)

Glossary of Networking Terms (3Com)