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I garnered most of these links in research for students who would be attempting the Network Certifications such as Network + or MCSA

 

The OSI 7-layer burrito

 

The 7 Layers of the OSI Model (Webopedia)   http://www.webopedia.com/quick_ref/OSI_Layers.asp
7 Layer OSI/RM  http://mike.passwall.com/networking/netmodels/isoosi7layermodel.html
OSI/RM Well Explained  http://defoenet.com/ccna/
OSI/RM With Protocol Examples  http://www.tech-faq.com/osi-model.shtml
Kill the OSI/RM!  http://www.davidchappell.com/HTML_email/Opinari_No9_01_04.html
James Bond Meets The 7 Layer OSI Model   http://www.pe.net/~rlewis/Resources/james.html
The Mafia Meets the 7 Layer OSI Model  http://www.reskit.net/MCTFAQS/The%20OSI%20Model%20as%20explained%20by%20Laura.htm
Compare the OSI model to a 7-layer burritos - http://pablotron.org/download/7_layer_burrito.html
GREAT explanation of protocols - and how they fit the OSI - http://www.protocolbase.net
 
Network Security
SSL (Webopedia)     http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/S/SSL.html    
How does SSL work (Ourshop.com)     http://www.ourshop.com/resources/ssl_step1.html    
FreeSSL     http://www.freessl.com/  
IPSEC  http://www.microsoft.com/technet/network/ipsec/default.mspx
IPSEC White Paper  http://download.microsoft.com/download/5/d/b/5db098e2-43d3-48bc-9e5b-e72ab9c65c61/IPSec_Server2003.doc
IPSEC FAQ  http://www.microsoft.com/technet/network/ipsec/ipsecfaq.mspx
802.1x security  http://www.3com.com/corpinfo/en_US/technology/index.jsp
 
Routing Protocols
OSPF Routing Protocol     http://www2.rad.com/networks/1995/ospf/ospf.htm    
OSPF v2 (RFC 2328)     http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2328.txt    
RIP - Routing Internet Protocol (Cisco)     http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/cisintwk/ito_doc/rip.htm    
RIP or OSPF?     http://www.networkcomputing.com/unixworld/feature/002.html    
 
Datalink Level (NICs & Switches)
An Educators Guide to Networks     http://fcit.usf.edu/network/    
How Ethernet Works (HowStuffWorks)     http://computer.howstuffworks.com/ethernet.htm    
Ethernet FAQ     http://osiris.sunderland.ac.uk/online/ethernet/ethernet.html    
Token-ring Networks (Webopedia)     http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/t/token_ring_network.html    
Token Ring-IEEE 802.5 (Cisco)    http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/cisintwk/ito_doc/tokenrng.htm    
What is FDDI (Webopedia)     http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/F/FDDI.html    
FDDI (Cisco)     http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/cisintwk/ito_doc/fddi.htm    
ATM Switching (Cisco)     http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/cisintwk/ito_doc/atm.htm    
Frame Relay (Cisco)     http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/cisintwk/ito_doc/frame.htm  

Fiber Single Mode and Multi Mode http://www.tinyurl.com/majorbaconfiberdiet

 
Topologies & Cabling
Network Topologies (Webopedia)     http://www.webopedia.com/quick_ref/topologies.asp
Cable Types (3Com)    http://support.3com.com/infodeli/tools/misc/cables/cabling.htm
 
Name Resolution
DNS FAQ     http://support.microsoft.com/kb/291382  
Inside Windows 2003 Infrastructure  http://www.microsoft.com/technet/community/events/windows2003srv/tnt1-92.mspx