Networking

Routers – Firmware Links
Wireless – Wireless Info

Data networks exist to exchange information and ideas at the speed of light. All modern data networks evolved from the Teleprinter by adding features such as addressing, collision detection, encryption, error correction, routing, and quality of service.

Lookup Tools:

MAC Address:
https://devtools360.com/en/macaddress/vendorMacs.xml

IP Address:
https://www.arin.net/
https://www.whatsmyip.org/

Domain Name:
https://lookup.icann.org/

Port Scan:
https://www.grc.com/

Networking Standards:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IEEE_802

Ethernet
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethernet
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IEEE_802.3
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_over_Ethernet

10BASE-T
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethernet_over_twisted_pair

100BASE-TX (Fast Ethernet)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fast_Ethernet

1000BASE-T (Gigabit Ethernet)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gigabit_Ethernet

2.5GBASE-T / 5GBASE-T
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2.5GBASE-T_and_5GBASE-T

10GBASE-T
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/10_Gigabit_Ethernet

Cabling Standards:

Cat 3 – 16Mhz Bandwidth
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category_3_cable

Cat 5 / Cat 5e – 100Mhz Bandwidth
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category_5_cable

Cat 6 /Cat 6A – 250-500Mhz Bandwidth
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category_6_cable

Cat 7 / Cat7A – 1000Mhz Bandwidth
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO/IEC_11801#CAT7

Cat 8 – 2000Mhz Bandwidth
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO/IEC_11801#Category_8

Internet Protocol:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_protocol_suite

IBM Redbooks – TCP/IP Tutorial and Technical Overview
https://www.redbooks.ibm.com/redbooks/pdfs/gg243376.pdf

Network Security Linux:

Kali Linux

is the most advanced Penetration Testing Linux Distribution
“the quieter you become, the more you are able to hear”

https://www.kali.org/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kali_Linux

Kali Linux is an open-source, Debian-based Linux distribution geared towards various information security tasks, such as Penetration Testing, Security Research, Computer Forensics and Reverse Engineering.

Kali Linux on the Microsoft Store
https://www.microsoft.com/store/apps/9PKR34TNCV07
The Kali for Windows application allows one to install and run the Kali Linux open-source penetration testing distribution natively, from the Windows 10 OS.

Network & Web Software:

Advanced IP Scanner
https://www.advanced-ip-scanner.com/
Advanced IP Network Scanner.

FileZilla
https://filezilla-project.org/
FTP Client and Server.

OpenVPN
https://openvpn.net/
https://github.com/OpenVPN/openvpn
Open-Source Virtual Private Network (VPN) system for creating secure point-to-point connections for remote access.

PuTTY
https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/
SSH, Telnet, and Serial Client.

UltraVNC
https://www.uvnc.com/index.php
Remote Computer Control Client and Server.

Wireshark
https://www.wireshark.org/
Packet and Protocol Capture and Analyze.