Mac Web Cookbook: Networking


Software
Product Description
DNS Expert by Men & Mice Software A DNS analysis and problem-solving tool for Internet Service Providers (ISPs) and enterprises.
Dynamic DNS Network Services by DynDNS.org A free service for mapping your dynamic IP address to a static domain name.
DynamicDNS.com by Electronic Information Systems A commercial service to map your dynamic IP address to a static domain name.
DynIP by CanWeb Internet Services A commercial service to map dynamic IP addresses to a static domain name.
FreePPP by FreePPP Group Free PPP connection software for the Mac.
LinkUPPP! by FCR Software Commercial PPP software for the Mac.
MacDNS by Apple Free DNS software from Apple.
NonSequitur by Stephan Gross Freeware DNS server for the Mac.
Quick DNS Pro by Men & Mice Software Commercial, highly rated DNS software for the Mac.
TZO Internet Naming Utility by TZO.com A commercial service for mapping your dynamic IP address to a static domain name.
Reference
Product Description
Becoming an ISP by Rob Kolstad A paper from Berkeley Software Design, Inc., about what it takes to become an ISP.
Cable modem resources by David Gingold Web resources about cable modems. Not recently updated.
Connect with ISDN by Mel Beckman Setting up an ISDN connection for your Mac. From the October 1997 issue of MacWorld.
Connect Your Workgroup by Mel Beckman and Elizabeth Dougherty Setting up a small Ethernet network for Macs. From the August 1997 issue of MacWorld.
DNS overview by Charles Hedrick A brief introduction to the Domain Name System.
DNS Resources Directory by Andr·s Salamon Online information about the Domain Name System since 1994.
DNS tutorial by Charles Hedrick A description of how the domain name system (DNS) works.
Domain name registration by Network Solutions A U.S. site for registering your domain names. Also contact your ISP or Web hosting service.
Domain name registration by APNIC The Asia Pacific Network Information Centre, for registering domain names in the Asia Pacific region.
Domain name registration by RIPE The RÈseaux IP EuropÈens, for registering domain names in the European region.
Domain Name Service by Yahoo! Yahoo! listing of DNS references.
Ethernet information by MSI Communications Description and rules of thumb for wiring Ethernet networks.
Free On-line Dictionary of Computing by   As the name implies, a free on-line dictionary of computing terms.
Guide to DNS by University of Southern Maine A tutorial on the Domain Name Service.
History of the Internet by SC97 The Web version of an exhibit from the SC97: High-Performance Networking and Computing conferenc.
Internet Domain Survey by Network Wizards An attempt to discover every host on the Internet, by Network Wizards and the Internet Software Consortium.
Internet Society by Internet Society Has a detailed discussion of Internet philosophy.
Internet Statistics by Yahoo! A good starting point for searching out Internet statistics.
Internet Timeline by Robert Hobbes Text-only timeline of Internet history.
Irresponsible Internet Statistics Generator by Anamorph A fun site that speculates on Internet growth.
ISDN archive by Electronic Frontier Foundation Archive of information on Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN).
ISPs by Yahoo! The list of ISPs registered with Yahoo!
Matrix Maps Quarterly by Matrix Information and Directory Services, Inc. Quarterly Internet statistics and graphics.
Network glossary by U Chicago Network Operations A glossary of common network terms.
POCIA by Celestin A listing of 1741 providers of commercial Internet access (POCIA).
PPP specification by   The official Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) standard, dating from 1994.
RoadRunner San Diego by Time Warner Cable Member services for RoadRunner cable modem service in San Diego.
SLIP specification by   The official standard for the Serial Line IP (SLIP) protocol. Now rarely used.
The List by internet.com A listing of nearly 8,000 ISPs.
Web User Surveys by Georgia Tech GVU Lab Widely cited surveys about Web server and client usage.
Whatis.com by whatis.com A free resource of computing and networking terms and acronyms.