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Internet Security Issues & Tests
grc.com	Gibson Research Corporation, free online Internet security checkup and information service.
sans.org	The FBI's new online list is out. Teaming up with the SANS Institute for this this years list for Windows based and Unix systems, top twenty vulnerabliities.
Symantec	Symantec Security Check, test your computer's exposure to online security threats and learn how to make your computer more secure.
HackerWatch.org	This server will now attempt to open several common ports on your computer. The results of these attempts will be displayed on this page as Open , Closed , or Secure . If your firewall is configured to block a port, and it is operating correctly, you will see Secure and an event will be logged on your firewall. A Closed port indicates that the port is reachable but there is no program currently accepting connections there. If the port is indicated as Open there is an application or service on your computer actively accepting connections. The time to check each port will range from less than a second up to 20 seconds. Ports which are Secure will take the most time.
BrowserSpy	wrings an amazing amount of information from your system, all from a remote site, via your browser. It'll give you an eye-opening view of how much of your system's configuration is available to the sites you visit.
WindowSecurity.com	Provides Windows security news, articles, tutorials, software listings and reviews for information security professionals covering topics such as firewalls, viruses, intrusion detection and other security topics.
HoaxBusters	Interspersed among the junk mail and spam that fills our Internet e-mail boxes are dire warnings about devastating new viruses, Trojans that eat the heart out of your system, and malicious software that can steal the computer right off your desk.
History of Hoaxes	Internet Hoax and Chain Letter Information Center
Networking Reference Materials
Protocols	A detailed explanation of the most common networking and internet protocols
SpeedGuide.net	TCP/IP Analyzer. The Analyzer is a program designed to display your Internet connection parameters, extracted directly from your TCP packets sent to the server.
Introduction to SSL	This document introduces the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) protocol. Originally developed by Netscape, SSL has been universally accepted on the World Wide Web for authenticated and encrypted communication between clients and servers.
Cookies	A "cookie" is a small piece of information which a web server can store temporarily with your web browser. This is useful for having your browser remember some specific information which the web server can later retrieve.

Server Response Codes. The formal name of these annoying Messages is Status Codes. Here's a list of the most widely implemented Codes currently in use. 100-199 (silent) SRCs provide confirmation that a Request was received and is being processed.
100	This is good. The Request was completed and the process can move along.
101	Request to switch protocols (like from HTTP to FTP) was accepted.
200-299 (silent) SRCs report that Requests were performed successfully.
200	It simply means all is okay. What the client Requested is available.
201	This means a new address was successfully created through a CGI or posting form data.
202	The client's Request was accepted, although not yet acted upon.
203	The accepted information in the entity Header is not from the original Server, but from a third party.
204	There is no Content in the Requested click. If you click on an image map section not attached to a Page. This allows the Server to just sit there waiting for another click rather than throwing an Error.
205	This allows the Server to reset the Content returned by a CGI.
206	Only partial Content is being returned for some reason.
300-399 (usually silent) Request was not performed, but a redirection is occurring.
300	The Requested address refers to more than one entity. Depending on how the Server is configured, you get an Error or a choice of which Page you want.
301	Page has been moved permanently, and the new URL is available. You should be sent there by the Server.
302	Page has been moved temporarily, and the new URL is available. You should be sent there by the Server.
303	This is a "see other" SRC. Data is somewhere else and the GET method is used to retrieve it.
304	This is a "Not Modified" SRC. If the Header in the Request asks "If Modified Since", this will return how long it's been since the Page was updated.
305	This tells the Server the Requested document must be accessed by using the proxy in the Location Header (i.e., ftp, http).
307	The requested URI has moved, but only temporarily. The Location header specifies the new location, but no information is given about the validity of the redirect inn the future. The client should use the revisit the original URI in the future.
400-499 Request is incomplete for some reason.
400	There is a syntax Error in the Request. It is denied.
401	The Header in your Request did not contain the correct authorization Codes. You cannot see what you Requested.
402	Payment is required. It's not in use yet.
403	You are forbidden to see the document you Requested. It can also mean that the Server doesn't have the ability to show you what you want to see.
404	Document not found. The Page you want is not on the Server nor has it ever been on the Server. You may have misspelled the title or used an incorrect capitalization pattern in the URL.
405	The method you are using to access the File is not allowed.
406	The Page you are Requesting exists but you cannot see it because your own system doesn't understand the format the Page is configured for.
407	The Request must be authorized before it can take place.
408	The Request timed out. For some reason the Server took too much time processing your Request. Net congestion is the most likely reason.
409	Conflict. Too many people wanted the same File at the same time. Server overload. Try again.
410	The Page used to be there, but now it's gone.
411	Your Request is missing a Content-Length Header.
412	The Page you Requested has some sort of precondition set up. That means that if something is a certain way, you can have the Page. If you get a 412, that condition was not met.
413	Too big. What you Requested is just too big to process.
414	The URL you entered is too long.
415	The Page is an unsupported media type, like a proprietary File made specifically for a certain program.
416	The requested byte range is not available and is out of bounds.
417	The server is unable to meet the demands of the Except header given by the client.
500-599 Error has occurred in the Server itself.
500	No associated user.
501	What you Requested of the Server cannot be done by the Server.
502	Your Server has received Error from the Server you are trying to reach. The "Bad Gateway" Error.
503	The format or service you are Requesting is temporarily unavailable.
504	The gateway has timed out. Similar to 408 Error except that the time-out occurred specifically at the gateway of the Server.
505	The HTTP protocol you are asking for is not supported.

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PING A program that "bounces" a request off of another computer over a network to see if the remote computer is still responding. If the ping comes back, the remote computer is still alive. Domain or IP: Packets:

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