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    This page was created to provide links to networking and system administration sites that we have found to be useful. If you know of any other online resources that we could add please send them to webmaster@net.ohio-state.edu

    Downloads

    OSU Site Licensed Software.
    World's largest Open Source software development Web site SourceForge.net.
    Internet Software & System Utilities for Windows snapfiles.com.
    To identifying common security misconfigurations, Microsoft has developed the Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer.
    Microsoft Patch management tool PatchLite.
    Microsoft Password Recovery Tool Cain & Abel.
    Windows port scanner, tcp/ip fingerprinting and OS identification NMap.
    Wireless network scanning and identification tool Netstumbler.
    Network protocol analyzer and sniffer Ethereal.

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    News

    An Information Technology search engine Freshmeat.net.
    "News for Nerds" Slashdot.org.
    Technology related news, and downloads Zdnet.com.
    Cisco's security advisory page.
    Microsoft's security advisory page.

    RSS Feeds


    Networking
    Broadbandreports xml
    Computerworld Network LAN/WAN News xml
    Computerworld Network Management News xml
    Computerworld Networking News xml
    ICANNWatch rss
    InfoWorld: Networking xml
    Network World Fusion: Gigabit Ethernet xml
    Network World on LANs xml
    Network World Fusion NetFlash rss
    Networking Pipeline rss
    News@Cisco: News Releases xml

    OIT
    OIT Support Center rss
    OIT Systems Status rss

    Open Source
    Linux Journal rss
    Linux Magazine rss
    Linux Today rss
    NewsForge rss
    RootPrompt rss
    Slashdot: BSD rss

    Security
    Computerworld Security Holes News xml
    Computerworld Security News xml
    eWEEK Security xml
    FreeBSD Security Advisories rss
    Network World Fusion on Security xml
    Rootsecure.net rss
    Security Focus News xml
    Security Focus Vulns xml

    Technology News
    BBC Technology News rss
    Extremetech xml
    eWEEK Technology News xml
    Geek News Central xml
    Lockergnome's Tech News Watch xml
    New York Times: Technology Report xml
    The Register rss
    Slashdot rss
    Techdirt Corporate Intelligence xml

    Virus
    Computer Associates Security Advisor Virus Alerts rss
    Sophos Virus and hoax information RSS feeds (Registration Required)
    Virus Bulletin, Virus News xml
    Virus Threat Center rss

    Wireless
    Computerworld WiFi News xml
    Computerworld Wireless Technology News xml
    Daily Wireless rss
    eWEEK Wireless xml
    InfoWorld: Wireless xml
    Mobile Pipeline rss
    NetStumbler.com xml
    Network World Fusion on Wireless and Mobile xml
    Wi-Fi Networking News rss
    Wi-FiPlanet xml
    Wireless - Topix.net xml

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    Resources

    The OIT Technology Support Center/ Help Desk 8help.ohio-state.edu.
    The CIO Security Group.
    A page that will identify network card manufacturer by MAC address.
    Advanced Computing Systems Association Usenix.org.
    National Security Agency Security Configuration Guides http://www.nsa.gov/snac/
    The Publisher of the RFCs RFC-editor.org.
    Safari Tech Books Online available from campus, or by using the libraries proxy server.
    Security advisory list BugTraq.
    SysAdmin, Audit, Network, Security Institute Sans.org.
    The System Administrators' Guild Sage.org.

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