Network/Computer Resources

• Slashdot - "News for nerds - stuff that matters" - I used to LIVE on this website. Also, you have to love the joke URL.
• Ars Technica - "The PC enthusiast's resource." This site has a lot of really good information. Part of the site is a news section similar to Slashdot, while the more interesting part is a collection of technology-related articles and papers.
• DistroWatch - This site is a place to keep up with changes in different distributions of Linux. You can tell what version number a specific distro is on and what versions of common programs are included with each.
• Sourceforge - A collection of open source software projects is hosted here. You can find some pretty good pieces of software if you look around for a few minutes.
• Thinkgeek - An online store for computer accesories/clothing/fun stuff. I've bought a lot of stuff from them. This is KILLER at Christmastime for your nerd friends.

Network/Computer Stuff that SkilmNET Used at One Time or Another

• Linksys - Maker of routers, switches and assorted network hardware for home use. SkilmNET had some switches, routers, wireless access points, and NICs made by Linksys.
• 3com - Another famous networking company. Some of the best NICs I had. They've since been gobbled-up.
• Netgear - More network hardware. I used to have a few NICs from them, and their Linux support was not exactly stellar as I recall.
• RedHat - RedHat is one of the commercial companies that makes it's own distribution of Linux. I almost exclusively ran RedHat OSes until they converted to Fedora.
• SUSE - After the Fedora switch, I changed to SUSE. It was a pretty cool distro - I particularly liked their package management more than RedHat's.
• Apache - The webserver software that SkilmNET used. Doesn't EVERYONE?
• Sendmail - SkilmNET's original e-mail server software.
• Postfix - When sendmail became too cumbersome. Seriously - have you ever read the entire sendmail.cf? It's ridiculous.
• Qpopper - SkilmNET's POP3 e-mail retrieval server.
• UW IMAPD - SkilmNET's IMAP e-mail retrieval server.
• ISC - Internet Software Consortium - I used their dhcpd and BIND for DNS service. I LOVED running a DNS server.
• NTPd - Network Time Protocol is really cool - it even takes the speed of your network connection into account when doing the time sync. I didn't really use it for anything production, it was just nice to know that I had the RIGHT time.
• MRTG - The Multi-Router Traffic Grapher. This is the software that draws the pretty little network traffic graphs that network nerds love. I never did too much with it.

Network/Computer Fun

• Technical Papers - A collection of my favorite RFCs. Some people have Sci-Fi novels, I had "Requests for Comment".
• The UNIX-HATERS Handbook (pdf) - When I heard that this book had been put up on the web as a PDF, I had to grab a copy (eventhough I own the actual book). This is a collection of messages that were posted to the UNIX-HATERS mailinglist at some point. While most of the gripes that are listed are outdated, it's still a pretty funny read with some classic lines.
• Map of the Internet - Ever wonder what the Internet would look like if you mapped it out? Well, this site has it. I think they update it frequently as well.