ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

OVERVIEW

PART I
1. INTRODUCTION TO THE INTERNET

1.1. What is the Intemet?
1.2. Who is in charge of the Intemet?
1.3. What is part of the Intemet?
1.4. What is not part of the Intemet?
1.5. Some Major Networks

1.5.1. ARPANET
1.5.2. NSFNET
1.5.3. MILNET
1.5.4. BITNET
1.5.5. USENET
1.5.6. NASA Science Intemet
1.5.7 .ESnet

2. HOW TO JOIN THE INTERNET

2.1. MX and Dialup IP Access
2.2. Individual Access

2.2.1. General Access Procedures
2.2.2. Factors To Consider

2.3. Connecting a Network to the Intemet

2.3.1. Obtain a Unique IPNetwork Number
2.3.2. Establish a Domain
2.3.3. Locate a Connection Point
2.3.4. Install a Router
2.3.5. Obtain Proper Software
2.3.6. Order Circuits
2.3.7. Factors to Consider

3. COSTS

3.1. Factors That Influence Costs
3.2. Some examples

3.2.1. Network connections
3.2.2. Dia1up connections

4. SERVICE PROVIDERS

4.1. All Providers Alphabetically
4.2. Providers by Area.

5. MILITARY ACCESS

5.1. Air Force
5.2. Navy
5.3. Army
5.4. Marine Corps

6. NSFNET ACCEPTABLE USE POLICY

7. NON.U.S. SITES

7.1. Europe

7 .1.1. Pan-European Cooperation

7.1.1.1. EUnet
7.1.1.2. EARN
7.1.1.3. HEPnet
7.1.1.4. EBONE
7.1.1.5. RARE
7.1.1.6. The RIPE Network Coordination Center (NCC)

7.1.2. European Network Contacts List .

7.2. Canada
7.3 .Australia
7.4. Czechoslovakia
7.5. Japan
7.6. Israel
7.7. Italy
7.8. The Netherlands
7.9. Switzerland
7.10. Greece
7.11. MEXICO
7.12. YUGOSLAVIA
7.13 Nordic Countries
7.14. Pacific Rim
7.15. South Africa
7.16. UNITED KINGDOM
7.17. U.S. Providers with Intemational Connections

PARTll

8. THE INTERNET--MORE INFORMATION

8.1. Historical Background
8.2. Physical Description
8.3. Growth of the Internet

9. BASIC INTERNET CONCEPTS

9.1. RFCs, FYIs, and STDs

9.1.1. RFCs
9.1.2. FYIs
9.1.3. STDs
9.1.4. Indexes -Finding the Most Recent RFC or FYI
9.1.5 .Identifying RFCs Online
9.1.6. Getting RFCs, FYIs, and Indexes
9.1.7. RFC Repositories
9.1.8. RFCs Online From SRI

9.2. Security

9.2.1. The Intemet Worm
9.2.2. A New Awareness
9.2.3. Ethics and the Intemet
9.2.4. Response Teams
9.2.5. User's Role in Internet Security
9.2.6. Sources for Computer Security Information

9.3. Protocols

9.3.1. Protocol Layers
9.3.2. What's a "Protocol Suite"?
9.3.3. Other TCP/IP Protocols
9.3.4. Standard Internet Protocols
9.3.5. The OSI Protocols
9.3.6. GOSIP

9.4. Internet Addressing

9.4.1. Identifying the Class of an Address
9.4.2. Subnetting
9.4.3. "Connected" vs. "Unconnected" Networks and RFC 1174
9.4.4. A Network "Sponsor"
9.4.5. The Future of IP Addressing

9.5. The Domain Name System (DNS)

9.5.1. Background of the DNS
9.5.2. What is a Domain?
9.5.3. The Difference Between a Domain and a Network
9.5.4. Domain Name Representation
9.5.5. Choosing a Top-Level Domain
9.5.6. The DNS Approach
9.5.7. Domain Server and Resolver
9.5.8. MX Resource Records
9.5.9. The IN-ADDR Domain
9.5.10. The US Domain
9.5.11. Commonly Asked Domain Questions

9.6. Directory Services

9.6.1. X.500 Directory Services
9.6.2. WHOIS

10. APPLICATIONS

10.1. Electronic mail

10.1.1. What Mail Looks Like
10.1.2. E-mail Ethics
10.1.3. Intemet Mail Addressing
10.1.4. Electronic Mail Addresses
10.1.5. A Brief Word about X.400 addressing
10.1.6. Electronic Mail to Other Networks

10.2. Mailing Lists and News Groups

10.2.1. Mailing Lists
10.2.2. News Groups
10.2.3. LISTSERV

10.3. File Transfer Protocol (FTP)

10.3.1. Anonymous FTP
10.3.2. How to FTP a File

10.4. TELNET

10.4.1. Publicly Available Programs
10.4.2. How to Start a TELNET Session

10.5. Information Servers

10.5.1. Archie
10.5.2. Prospero
10.5.3. The World Wide Web Project (WWW or W3)
10.5.4. Wide Area Information Server (WAIS)
10.5.5. The Intemet Gopher

11. INTERNET ORGANIZATIONS

11.1. Network Associations

11.1.1. FARNET
11.1.2. CIX
11.1.3. EDUCOM
11.1.4. RARE
11.1.5. RIPE
11.1.6. COSINE
11.1.7. CERN
11.1.8. EFF

11.2. Network Administrative Organizations

11.2.1. FNC
11.2.2. CCIRN

11.3. Administrative Bodies

11.3.1. FNC
11.3.2. The Intemet Society
11.3.3. Intemet Engineering Task Force (IETF)

11.4. Standards Organizations

11.4.1. American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
11.4.2. CCITT
11.4.3. CEN/CENELEC
11.4.4. Corporation for Open Systems (COS)
11.4.5. IEEE
11.4.6. ISO
11.4. 7. Naval Publications and Fomts Center
11.4.8. Nationa1 Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST) 11.4.9. Open Software Foundation (OSF)

11.5. Security Response Centers

11.5.1. The Forum of Incident Response Teams
11.5.2. The Internet CERT
11.5.3. DoE Computer Incident Advisory Capability
11.5.4. DDN Security Coordination Center
11.5.5. NIST CSRC
11.5.6. NASA Ames CNSRT

11.6. Network Information Centers (NICs)

11.6.1. DDN Network Infomtation Center (DDN NIC)
11.6.2. NSF Network Service Center {NNSC)
11.6.3. SRI Network Infomtation Systems Center (NISC)
11.6.4. BITNET Network Infomtation Center (BITNIC)

11.7. User Groups

11.7.1. USENIX
11. 7.2. EurOpen
11.7.3. DIGI

12. INTERNET RESOURCES

12.1. NNSC Intemet Resource Guide
12.2. NNSC Tour of the Internet
12.3. TCP/IP CD
12.4. Network Reading List
12.5 .On1ine Libraries
12.6. Network Seminars
12.7 .Supercomputer Centers

13. FURTHER READING
13.1. General Introductory References
13.2. Technical Introductions
13.3. Domain Name System
13.4. Network Security
13 .5 .Some GOSIP Documentation

BIBLIOGRAPHY and REFERENCES

Appendix I. Acronym List

Appendix II. SRI Network Information Systems Center

Appendix III. Registration Templates

III.1. IP Address Template
III.2. Domain Template

Appendix IV. RFC SETS

Appendix V. RFC Index Appendix VI. FYI Index

Appendix VI. STD Index

Appendix VII. ISI's RFC Retrieval Information

Appendix IX. International Connectivity

Appendix X. GOSIP Document Information

Index