Primers and Tutorials from PC Week

Jeff Frentzen, writing in the PCWeek Navigator section of PC Week, Vol. 12, No. 13, p. 13 (April 3, 1995), included this annotated list of primers and tutorials available on the Internet. PC Week, published by Ziff-Davis Publishing Company, describes itself as The National Newspaper of Corporate Computing.

CharmNet's Learning page

Links to many informative sites

Comp.Protocols.PPP frequently wanted information

Background information on PPP, with FAQs and implementation tips.

Global Network Navigator Help Desk

One of the best "launching pads" for further understanding of how the Internet works

Glossary of Internet Terms

There's bound to be something you didn't know

How to select an Internet provider

Nuts-and-bolts description of how to narrow the field

Internet Access Using SLIP or PPP

Frank Kecker's extensive how-to covers protocols and implementation; focuses on non-Unix platforms.

PCLT Exit Ramp

Conversational tour of operating systems, servers, protocols, and clients

Usenet News

Good forum for general and specific questions about connecting to the Internet

Windows and TCP/IP for Internet Access

Technical information about Windows Sockets; includes descriptions of Winsock client applications