Useful Links
Please find a list useful links that I have compiled. If you wish to be added to this list please send me an email.

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Gudivada Site This is a favourate site for the people who wants to know more information about gudivada.

The Complete Pinouts Guide -More serial, parallel, network, and monitor cable pinouts madness!

EndEffect -Need some cool wallpaper for your desktop? Precurser's art is outstanding!

Geek News -A variety of information. Technical and humorous!

Hard OCP -Check out what the crazy over clockers are up to on Kyle Bennett's page.  

Maximum PC -The only real computer magazine left. Check out the forums if your looking for technical advice and you need to ask a question.

Nvrfastenuf's Overclockers Guide -A new page for the over clocking enthusiast!

PC911 -An excellent site if you are looking for info on all topics computer and network related! I wrote an article for PC911 on port numbers that you can read here.

PHM Documentation -I have no idea how I originally found this link. Do you want BIOS error codes, connector pinouts, and more?

The PC Prophet -Wanna know what technologies will be in the next PC that you build? Ask RedQuark to check his crystal ball for ya'!

The Tech Guide -Reviews, tweaks, and a message forum ready to help you with your PC problems plus Tech Chat to give you some real time help!

The Tech Zone -News and reviews on PC hardware -an excellent web site!

Thrasher Links -Links to many excellent web sites!

Tweakfiles -If you haven't been to Tim Tibbetts's web page then you are not getting the most out of your PC!

UltimateChaos -Tweaks, gaming, and network info -all with a great sense of humor! 

Wim's Bios -Don't know who made your motherboard? Need to flash a new BIOS? Check out Wim's page.

Parts Links

I often get asked "Where did you get <insert part here>? So, here is the list:

The case is a YY-0210 I bought from Case Depot.

The blue LEDs, insulating foam, heat shrink tubing, and various other parts and stuff I picked up at All Electronics.

The hard drive and drive controller came from Jinco Computers.

The 3D Prophet video card came from EB World.

I always buy RAM from Crucial.

You can get an IrDa module for your motherboard from ActiSys.

Cooling fans, heat sinks, and thermal compound from 2Cool -I highly recommend 2Cool for all your cooling and over clocking hardware. Fast service and he will never rape you on shipping charges.

The Sony monitor and Logitech cordless keyboard and mouse from CDW. CDW doesn't always have the lowest prices on the web, but they don't overcharge you on shipping.

Networking Links

8wire -An excellent source of networking articles and reviews!

AnalogX -Lots of cool free software. Be sure to check out the network link in the software area.

BOFH -What you can do with all your new found network knowledge... =;-)

DSL/Cable Webserver -Want set up a web server at home? Check out the link!

CableSense: Complete Internet sharing site with step-by-step tutorials and an extensive glossary.

Cable U Training -An excellent "how to" source for cabling!

Charles Spurgeon's Ethernet (IEEE 802.3) Web Site -possibly the longest web page name in Internet history! Loaded with content and a great source for learning all things Ethernet.

CISCO IOS Software Configuration -Need to configure a CISCO router? Forget how da commands work? Click on da link...

Home PC Firewall Guide -Firewall news and reviews. The first stop if you are looking into a firewall but you're still not sure which one you want to run.

Home PC LAN -Want a little LAN party action, but don't know where to start? Click on da link baby!

The ICQ Protocol Site -Everything you wanted to know about ICQ but were afraid to ask...

IEEE list of OUI's -The most up to date listing in text format. This one takes a little while to load.

Issues in LAN Switching and Migration from a Shared LAN Environment. A great article on the changes and progress in Ethernet and the ins and outs of switches by Rich Seifert. Written in November of 95 -but the info is still current. If you don't like waiting for a pdf file to load in a browser window then right click on the link and choose "Save Target As".

Make it Simple.com -Want to know how to make an RJ45 cable (straight through or cross over)?

ModemHelp.Org -Beyond a doubt the most awesome collection of modem information!

OUI Search -Glenn's Über Ethernet OUI Database. Search by OUI number or manufacturer.

PBX Info -Need some Private Branch Exchange info? Checkit!

Practically Networked -Great info on all things networking! Use to be timhiggins.com -they still offer some of the best help on ICS!

Sockets -A list of all the current TCP port assignments.

The Sans Institute list of known Trojan Horse port numbers.

Win 98 ICS -Havin' trouble gettin' Win 98's Internet connection sharing to work? Hmmm.

Security Links

Insecure.org  - Information site, good explanations of how attacks work. A Black Hat site

Internet Firewall FAQ -Everything you ever wanted to know about firewalls...

Xforce  - Complete list of all known vulnerabilities for all major platforms

Informatic - Huge list of Intrusion Detection Systems

Security Focus  - Excellent White Hat site

/.  - News site

Windows IT Security  - Good White Hat site.

Packet Storm  - Excellent Neutral site, lots of detailed white papers, downloads, and news.

CERT  - Premier White Hat site. Detailed papers, somewhat slow and releasing news, so do not rely on them for breaking security news...

HWA Zine  - Black Hat Newsletter, with deep archives

Eluding Network Intrusion Detection  - Detailed paper on how IDS can be foiled. The number one reason why you should never rely on intrusion detection alone to protect your network...

Honey Net Project  - Tracks tools and methods currently used by Black Hats

Netadmin Tools  - A good link list

Sans  - For Security White Hats.

Sniffing FAQ  - Good and detailed paper on sniffing.

DoS Help  - Commonly used ports, and the hacks associated with them

@stake  - Premier Black Hat site now that L0pht has joined them.
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