spurgeon@.uucp (Charles E. Spurgeon) (01/11/91)
Archive-name: internet/guides/network-reading-list/1991-01-09 Archive: emx.utexas.edu:/pub/netinfo/docs/network-reading-list.* [128.83.1.33] Original-posting-by: spurgeon@.uucp (Charles E. Spurgeon) Original-subject: Re: Ethernet / Token Ring Reposted-by: emv@ox.com (Edward Vielmetti) In article <91004.230658JTW106@psuvm.psu.edu> JTW106@psuvm.psu.edu (Jeff Wolfe) writes: > >Has anyone seen a good book(s) on Cabling Ethernet or Token ring? I'm looking >for somthing on general strategy, restrictions, suggested methods, etc.. > There aren't a lot of good tutorial guides on building Ethernets as yet. On the other hand, the Network Manager's Reading List contains a number of resources for Ethernet information, including an HP LAN manual that shows how to build Ethernet cables and describes Ethernet coax topologies. The reading list is free and available over the network. Here's the access info: =========================================================================== The Network Manager's Reading List is available via anonymous FTP from host emx.utexas.edu in the pub/netinfo/docs directory, as filename network-reading-list.{txt,ps}. The Network Manager's Reading List is also available via electronic mail and anonymous FTP from the following sites: ------------------------------------------------------------------------- The list has been stored in text (txt) and PostScript (ps) format in the Rice University SunSpot archives. Via anonymous FTP: Hostname : titan.rice.edu (128.42.1.30) Directory: sun-source Filename : nmread.{txt,ps} In other words, request nmread.txt or nmread.ps, depending on which format of the file you want to retrieve. Via electronic mail from Rice: Archive Server Address: archive-server@rice.edu Archive Server Command: send sun-source nmread.{txt,ps} Send the archive server command in the body of the message addressed to the archive server address. Only the command string should be sent in the message, do not use quotation marks or send any other verbiage in the message. For example, to retrieve the PostScript version of the file, send the line "send sun-source nmread.ps" in the body of a message sent to archive-server@rice.edu. Do NOT include the quotation marks in your message. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The list is also available via anonymous FTP from: Hostname : vax.ftp.com (128.127.2.100) Directory: pub Filename : net-reading-list.{txt,ps} ------------------------------------------------------------------------ In Europe, the list access information is as follows: The list has been stored in text (txt) and PostScript (ps) format in the Dept. of Computer Science, Utrecht University, the Netherlands archives. Via anonymous FTP: Hostname : sol.cs.ruu.nl [131.211.80.5] Directory: pub/DOC Filename : nmread.{txt,ps}.Z Via electronic mail: Mail-Server Address: mail-server@cs.ruu.nl Mail-Server Commands: send DOC/nmread.txt.Z send DOC/nmread.ps.Z end Files with .Z in the filename are compressed files, stored in binary format. In FTP, they must be retrieved using the binary mode of transfer. Compressed files are turned into normal files with the UNIX uncompress command. |"Those who weave networks | Charles E. Spurgeon | | shall be confounded." | Univ. of Texas at Austin | | -Isaiah 19:9 | spurgeon@emx.utexas.edu | +--------------------------------------------------------------------------+