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Case Study

Networking and server solution

Help Topics

How To Use OSX built-in VPN with a Netopia router

Digital video (DVI) and the Macintosh

Other Resources

Stuff

Outlook Express to vCard Converter

Bone Yard: Old parts and components

General Help and Information
Apple Support	Updates, knowledgebase, and product specifications.
	Basic Troubleshooting Handbook by Apple
	Common Macintosh OS X 10.2 Jaguar Problems
MacInTouch	Macintosh oriented news and information.
VersionTracker	Daily and searchable list of software updates with direct links to download.
Magical Macintosh Key Sequences	All the magic key sequences to make your Mac do various things.
Connectivity
DSL Reports	Listing of service providers in your area, with reviews and evaulations of service quality.
Netopia	HappyMac is proud to be authorized resellers for Netopia routers. See the R9100, our workhorse. See how to set up a VPN using this router.
Verio	Web site hosting with guaranteed uptime of 99.9%
Register.com	Domain registration and domain hosting.
Connectivity Tools
Your Current IP Address	Display the IP address of your computer or router on the internet.
Bandwidth speed test	Determine the actual speed of your internet connection.

Security
Macintosh Security	General security information.
CIAC tools	Security tools from the Federal government.
Port address assignments	Port address lookup.
Ports Used By Trojans	A directory of trojans by port they utilize.
Shields Up	Security check and port scan.
dslreports	Security scan of site.	Chriscypher 7975a6

DNS and Lookup tools
Sam Spade
UXN Spam Combat

What is the site running?	Uptime and host information lookup.

Left Coast Tools	From web browser: Ping, MX and Host Lookup, Traceroute, Whois, Finger, and Send Test Email.
Network Tools	From web browser: Ping, MX and Host Lookup, Traceroute, Whois, DNS lookup, Network lookup, URL en/decode, HTTP headers, email validation.
DNS Zone file lookup	Shows TTL information


Netcopter
Internet Weather Report

Spam Combat
Email address encoder	Encode email addresses used on web sites in order to reduce the amount of spam sent to them.
Spam Cop	Automated spam forensics and reporting service.
Open Relay Database	Provides a list of known open relays, which are often exploited by spammers.Mail servers can use this blacklist to reject mail from open relays.
Email relay check	This will only test the system or the NAT'd LAN which connects to it. Telnet to: relay-test.mail-abuse.org

Parts
PBParts.com	Powerbook parts and accessories.
POWERBOOK GUY	POWERBOOKS, PARTS, ACCESSORIES, UPGRADES AND REPAIRS
Ufix-it.com	Laser printer repair kits and parts.

General Help and Information

Connectivity

Connectivity Tools

Security

DNS and Lookup tools

Spam Combat

Parts

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