SLAC Computer Networking: Site Map

Les Cottrell. Page created: 14 October 1993 (Over 16 years old!, see the Internet Archives for some old snapshots). Last Update: January 31st, 2010.
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This page provides useful information for users of the SLAC network.
Related sites
For SLAC Staff
SLAC Computing
Remote Access,
Reporting Problems

Page Contents

Introduction Mission, Performance Expectations, Policies, Principles, Team Responsibilities, Wiring, Network Monitoring, SLAC Networking.
Configuration Architecture*; CANDO:( web access, listings*), Border Firewall*; Lookup host*; Router ARP History*, Phones*; Protocols supported; Request Ethernet Install; Request nodename*; Subnets*.
Monitoring Ganglia host monitoring; ICFA/SCIC WG on Monitoring; IEPM project; IEPM-BW; IEPM-BW results; IPv6; MAGGIE-NS; Monitoring sites; Nagios host alerts; Overview; PerfSONAR; PingER:( Reports worldwide, Site Map, SEECS, Wiki); LAN MON*; SLAC Internet; Tools; Traceroute servers; Tutorial; VPN Logs; WAN.
Network Services Contacts, DHCP, Ethernet Speed change request, Email, Firewall*, Majordomo, Multicasting, News, Reporting Problems, TelAlert, Visitor subnet, Wireless Networking
Phone Services ATOMs, Caller-ID, Configuration*, FAQ, Help directory, International phone call rates International use, Overview of extensions, Policies, Problems, Requests, Services, Unknown phones, Users' Guide, Voice (audio) conferencing, VoiceMail Reference Card.
Remote Access Services Stanford Network Connections, VPN/PPTP*, Citrix Server
Problems Case studies, Reporting.
Other SLAC Info. Computer room tour, Mac, Security, UNIX, Windows NT.
Info. Elsewhere Monitoring Tutorial, Monitoring Tools, Networks, Network documents, Network Organizations, Network Reference, Telecomm Update, Vendors.

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Useful debugging tools, utilities and Demos
What is my IP address / traceroute?
What is my IP address, OS, browser
Traceroute router utilization
Visual Traceroute
DNS Lookup
Does host respond to ping from: SLAC, a Silicon Valley Commercial site, Italy
Test my network configuration from: SLAC * (server is down requiring security patches), Stanford, ANL.
Network Path and Application Diagnosis (NPAD)
Estimate bandwidth
What is speed of your Internet connection
Speed Test, Pingtest,
Bandwidth Test
Latency Calculator
Where am I?
Where is another host?
Find Lat/Long of a site
Geolocate an IP host by pings (TULIP)
PingWorld regions
Interactive PingER map ViPER.
A "movie" chart of Internet Performance from 1998 thru last year
MonALISA,
whois slac.stanford.edu,
Internet Congestion Wave (46MB video file, 15MB video file)
Hourly latency measurements for 2005
African Internet Weather (also on YouTube).
Check Windows Network Settings Download host monitoring agent (LISA)
ip information
* Announcements, Hot Topics, In the News etc.
10/1/08 - Mapping the Digital Divide in Symmetry Magazine, Sept 08
4/22/08 - pingER service added to perfSONAR-PS suite
4/22/08 - Africa's Internet Drought, also on YouTube.
2/3/08 - Mediterranean fibre cuts, from Slashdot and also from Network World.
1/18/08 - Princess Sumaya of Jordan Visits SLAC
11/7/07 - Rector of NUST Visits SLAC
7/28/07 - Bridging the Digital Divide from the APS/FIP Newsletter July 2007.
6/18/07 - SLAC's Les Cottrell and Collaborator Awarded "Best Software" Prize from SLAC Today.
6/14/07 - TULIP wins First Prize in All Asia Softec 2007
5/30/07 - Mapping the Digital Divide from SLAC Today.
Older Announcements, hot topics, news

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