Favorite Geeky links	These are basically my IE "favorites"
	Mark Minasi's MR&D Making Folks Smarter Since 1984 - Books and Forums for Windows XP and 2003, etc
	Moskowitz, Inc. Making I.T. Easier  - Books and Training for Windows XP and 2003, etc.
	Moskowitz's Group Policy Resource Center and Forum
Toad.com	John Gilmore - Not exactly founder of the Internet, but had his hands in many of the early stages such as Sun, DES Cracker, alt newsgroups, eff.org with Wozniak, and other cool stuff.  Worth the look.
Minasi's Forum	Mark Minasi's forum for NT, web, etc.
Current IP Address	What's your current WAN IP?
Convert a Sprint 642R to a bridging Modem	Got a Sprint DSL Router and want to turn it into a DSL Modem?
	Networking, Wireless stuff, etc
Tools 4 Ever	NT, XP, tools
LeechFTP 1.3	Good free FTP program (updated version called "BitBeamer")
	Stomp's BackUp MyPC Great program to backup your PC or LAN from the makers of BackupExec
Steve Gibson's GRC	Great tools for XP, such as DCOMbobulator, UnPlug n' Pray, SocketLock, SpinRite, etc.
	Weekly audio security column & podcast by Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte
	this WEEK in TECH
http://digitallifetv.com	http://digitallifetv.com
	Tek-Tips.com Great forum for Windows, Networking, Cisco, many others.
	Remotely access your PC from anywhere
	LogMeIn.com
Sam Spade	Cool WhoIS, TraceRoute, reverse DNS, RFC, and other Internet tools
	Find and download lots of stuff
	AT&T's REAL VNC If you like PC Anywhere, you'll love VNC.  Remote control your PC.
	DynDNS provides the flexible services and support that you need to establish a strong and reliable Internet presence.
	No-IP™ is a leading managed DNS service provider. We offer a wide range of services pertaining to your internet presence, from managing DNS to getting around ISPs who block port 25.
	Bandwidth Speed Test
Oldest Domain Names	Top 100 Oldest .com domains
http://tor.eff.org/	The Onion Router Tor: An anonymous Internet communication system Tor is a toolset for a wide range of organizations and people that want to improve their safety and security on the Internet. Using Tor can help you anonymize web browsing and publishing, instant messaging, IRC, SSH, and other applications that use the TCP protocol.
K-MAC	K-MAC is an Ethernet MAC address changer for Windows. It's very useful for dealing with MAC filters and other MAC based controls. K-MAC is a 'free' security tool, it lets you to change ethernet MAC address on Windows. It is really useful for dealing with MAC filters and mac based licences.
	A tool for Windows that allows you to detect WLANs using 802.11b, 802.11a, 802.11g
	Ethereal The world's most popular network protocol analyzer
	AirSnare monitors network traffic for unfriendly MAC addresses and alerts you when a MAC address is found that isn't on the friendly list.  AirSnare also monitor DHCP requests from clients.
	WCPUID - check out your systems CPU, chipset, etc
Simson L. Garfinkel
MB vs Mbps
Darik's Boot and Nuke	Darik's Boot and Nuke ("DBAN") is a self-contained boot floppy that securely wipes the hard disks of most computers. DBAN will automatically and completely delete the contents of any hard disk that it can detect, which makes it an appropriate utility for bulk or emergency data destruction.
	The Online Resource for x86 Technical Information.
DPS Client Resource Web	Cat 5 Cable PIN Outs

Cat 5 Cable PIN Outs: Straight Through and Cross Over

To figure out which wire is wire number 1, hold the cable so that the end of the plastic RJ-45 tip (the part that goes into a wall jack first) is facing away from you. Flip the clip so that the copper side faces up (the springy clip will now be parallel to the floor). When looking down on the coppers, wire 1 will be on the far left. 

Straight-through cables are used for connecting computers to a hub.

In a straight-through cable, wires 1, 2, 3, and 6 at one end of the cable are also wires 1, 2, 3, and 6 at the other end.

EIA/TIA 568B

Crossed cables are used for connecting a hub to another hub (there is an exception: some hubs have a built-in uplink port that is crossed internally, which allows you to uplink hubs together with a straight cable instead).

In a crossed cable, the order of the wires change from one end to the other: wire 1 becomes 3, and 2 becomes 6.

EIA/TIA 568A

What is 568

In the world of structured cabling systems the cryptic number 568 refers to the order in which the individual wires inside a CAT 5 cable are terminated. The termination could come at either the user’s end socket, the patch panel or termination frame or even the individual leads that connect a computer to the wall socket. There are currently two different specifications with respect to the order these cables should be terminated contained in the international standards document (ISO/IEC 11801:1995) as previously mentioned there is no indication as to which of these standards is preferred.