Links

Admin

• CS 455 Mailing List
• Blackboard
  • Submitting Assignments via Blackboard
• ODU Honor Council
• CS Dept Systems Group (Unix account questions)
  • FAQ (lab hours, machine names, create CS account)
  • overview of CS Unix services
• Chegg - rent textbooks for a semester
• Printing Lecture Notes

Unix Links

• Opening X Windows Remotely
• Using PuTTY to login to ODU-CS Unix machines
• Intro to Unix (Dr. Zeil's CS 252)
  • Reference Material and Software
  • Course Lecture Notes and Assignments
• Unix/C/HTML Useful Links
• Emacs Tutorial

Java Links

• Java Tutorials
• Java Class Reference
  • String Class

Networking Links

• Computer Networking, Kurose and Ross (textbook)
• Sockets in Java Tutorial
• You Don't Know Jack About Network Performance
• Server Attention Span - XKCD comic

Tools

• Speed Test - bandwidth test
• DNS stuff - web-based networking utility
• whatmask - CIDR/netmask tool
• traceroute.org

News

• Wireless radio has signal coming, going, Futurity, Feb 14, 2011 -- [ht John Marr]
  • for more information, see the Stanford research group's project webpage
• Deploy wireless networks like fly bristles, Futurity, Jan 14, 2011 -- [ht John Marr]
• Hackers take axe to Internet root servers, PC Pro News, Feb 7, 2007.
• Security expert warns of repeat DNS server attacks, PC Pro News, May 14, 2007.

Professional Communication

• How to Email a Professor
• How to Talk to a Professor