| Class Files | |
 Mid-term Answers |
The answers to the mid-term exam. |
| UNIX for New Users | |
| eXtropia's UNIX Introduction |
Another good introduction to UNIX (stated as for Web developers). |
| Various UNIX Commands |
Information on a variety of common UNIX commands. |
| Editing and Examining |
Information on editing and examining files in UNIX. |
| Regular Expressions Help |
A fine overview of regular expressions. |
| UNIX Shell Help | |
| UNIX Shell FAQ |
Frequently Asked Quesions about UNIX Shells. |
| Bourne's Tutorial |
A formatted version of Steven Bourne's original shell tutorial. |
| SHELLdorado |
An excellent shell scripting resource... a must see. |
| Bourne Shell for Beginners |
Another overview of the Bourne shell with examples. |
| UNIX is a Four Letter Word |
A nice looking UNIX help site |
| Networking Help and Information | |
| Online RFCs |
Request For Comments documentation - the definitive TCP/IP specifications. |
| IANA TCP/IP Port Numbers |
Table of TCP/IP port numbers (well-known, registered, dynamic and private). |
| Charles Spurgeon's Ethernet |
Excellent Ethernet info by the author of O'Reilly's Ethernet: The Definitive Guide book. |
| Network Calculator |
A very helpful network address calculator site, with explanations. |
| 10 Subnet Calculators |
10 Different network calculators at Subnets Online. |
| Subnet Online |
Excellent networking information and tools site; includes some nice PDF posters. |
| CIDR Overview |
Easy to understand overview of CIDR by Pacbell Internet. |
| UNIX System Administration | |
| USAH Site |
UNIX System Administration Handbook textbook website. |
| SAGE - Sysadmin's Corner |
System Adminstration Guide - resources for system adminsitrators. |
| Principles of system administration |
An excellent resource that should be read by all aspiring system adminstrators. |
| Sysadmin Job Descriptions |
System administrator job descriptions, expectations, roles, and responsibilities. |
| Search the Web for UNIX Information | |
| Linux Search @ Google |
Search Linux-specific information on Google. |
| comp.unix |
Search comp.unix for general UNIX answers |
| comp.unix.shell |
Search comp.unix.shell for UNIX Shell answers. |
| comp.unix.admin |
Search comp.unix.admin for UNIX System Administartion answers. |
| Linux Help and Documentation | |
| Linux Documenation Project |
The primary site for Linux documentation. |
| HOWTOs |
HOWTOs tell you How To do things in Linux. |
| TrinityOS |
Excellent Linux server configuration references, especially networking, performance and security. |
| Linux on Laptops |
Definitive site for installing and running Linux on a laptop. |
| /var/proc network variables |
Description of Linux's /var/proc/net/ipv4 network variables. |
| Quick References | |
| vim Quick Reference |
A printable quick reference of vim commands. |
| vi Quick Reference |
A printable quick reference of vi commands. |
| Miscellaneous Information | |
| Operating System Resource Center |
Excellent OS related references (boot process, devices, BIOS, partition format, etc.). |
| Virus Myths |
Learn about various computer virus myths, hoaxes, urban legends, and hysteria. |
| Recommended Reading | |
| THINK Unix |
Excellent coverage of UNIX for beginners who want some depth. |
| UNIX: For Programmers and Users, 2/e |
Another good book, geared towards programmers and those desiring a deeper understanding of UNIX. |
| UNIX System Administration Handbook, 3/e |
Classic UNIX system administration book, covering Solaris, HP-UX, Linux, and FreeBSD. |
| Linux Administration Handbook, 1/e |
By the authors of USAH, an outstanding new Linux-specific system administration book. |
| TCP/IP Network Administration, 3/e |
The third edition of the excellent book on TCP/IP network administration. |
| DNS and BIND |
An easy to read, extensive and outstanding book on DNS and BIND. |
| Managing NFS and NIS |
The classic book on NFS and NIS, now covering NFS V3 and Solaris 8. |
| Red Hat Linux 7.2 Unleashed |
Popular Unleashed series continues with new material (previous versions are also good). |
| Vi IMproved - Vim |
Great book explains vim in all its glory - a must have for serious vi users. |
| Linux Network Adminstrator's Guide, 2/e |
Online version of O'Reilly's Linux Network Administrator's Guide. |
| UNIX Unleashed, System Administrator's Edition |
Online version of SAMs book on system administration (see Ch. 20, Networking). |
| Organizations | |
| USENIX |
The Advanced Computing Systems Association - the premiere UNIX organization. |
| LISA |
Large Site System Administration (affiliated with USENIX / SAGE). |
| Mike's UNIX Course Websites | |
| CIS68A |
Introduction to UNIX (Summer 2002). An in-depth introductory course. |
| CIS68B1 |
UNIX Shell Programming (Winter 2002). |
| CIS68C1 |
UNIX System Administration (Fall 2001). |
| CIS68C2 |
UNIX Network Administration (Spring 2002). |
| Foothill | |
| CTIS |
CTIS department home page. |
| CTIS Lab |
CTIS Lab Room maps and hours. |
| Foothill College |
Foothill College home page. |
 PC Software | |
| CRT |
Excellent telnet client |
| SecureCRT |
Excellent telnet/SSH client |
| PuTTY |
Very good telnet/SSH client (free) |
| Windows Telnet |
Windows telnet client is rather weak and buggy (not recommended). |
| WinZip |
The standard for creating/extracing Zip files |
| Acrobat Reader 5.0 |
Utility to read PDF files |
| Cute FTP |
Excellent graphical FTP client |
| FTP Voyager |
Another excellent graphical FTP client |
 Mac Software | |
| MacTelnet |
Very good Telnet client for the Mac |
| Acrobat Reader 5.0 |
Utility to read PDF files |
| Interarchy |
Outstanding FTP client |
| Fetch |
Good FTP client |
Links
Sat Nov 16 2002, 01:46PM
The links below may be useful in helping you with the course. If you would like to have any additional links place on this site, please let me know.