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This page provides links to various web sites that are of interest to System Administrators. The brief descriptions are usually excerpts from the associated web page. If you find a dead link, or wish to add a link to this site please email one of the coordinators.

Conferences & Contests

Join us in Baltimore, MD, November 1.6, 2009, for LISA '09. This year's conference focuses on "Putting Theory into Practice," and you'll find all of the practical information you'll need to succeed in these uncertain economic times. LISA is the meeting place of choice for system, network, database, and other computer administrators and engineers from all over the globe. Don't miss out on the chance to be a part of this unique career-building experience.   Register by October 12 and save up to $400!

Unix Administration Sites

General Admin Information and a great Solaris modem/ppp tutorial
Unix SA independent Learning Page
A UNIX Reference Desk

Organizations

LOPSA - The League of Professional System administrators
SAGE - An organization dedicated to advancing the status of computer system administration as a profession.
Usenix - An association that puts on numerous technical conferences, and offers membership benefits.
SANS - A cooperative research and education organization that puts on various conferences.
Boston User Groups - a centralized home for local technical user groups.
Electronic Frontier Foundation
CERT Advisories
Internic's RFC Page
Internic's WhoIs Page

Vendors Home Pages

HP
Microsoft
O'Reilly
Sun

Security Related Sites

SSH Home Page
L0pht Heavy Industries
COAST Home Page
ISS Security Library
Firewall Product/Vendor Overview
Yahoo's Security and Encryption Page

Sun Specific Sites

FAQ's for Sun Frame Buffers and Colormap
A large Solaris 2.x FAQ
The SunWorld Magazine Online Version
The SE Performance Toolkit

HP Specific Sites

Microsoft Specific Sites

NT Administration FAQ

Miscellaneous Useful Sites

O’Reilly’s Safari Bookshelf provides online access to technical books from O’Reilly and other publishers. This is a subscription-based service, but O’Reilly User Group members (which BBLISA is) get their first 14 days free.

Fun stuff

		Official O'Reilly gear at ThinkGeek
		ThinkGeek: stuff for smart masses

Book Reviews

• Sendmail Cookbook, reviewed by Michael Steeves, 11-Jan-2005

Discounts & Offers

		The Art Of Community is a new book being written by Jono Bacon, the Ubuntu Community Manager, which will be published by O'Reilly in 2009. The book will be available for purchase in print and will also be released online under a Creative Commons license.
		BBLISA members can save 35% on all O'Reilly books. Members can also get free shipping for all orders over $29.95 and shipped to a US address.
		The O’Reilly School of Technology has officially opened its virtual doors with educational offerings for students looking to further or launch their IT careers, whether they aspire to become alpha geeks or not. The school is a unique partnership between O’Reilly Media and the University of Illinois. Students can earn a Certificate for Professional Development from the University of Illinois Office of Continuing Education upon completion of a selected series of courses. Certificates are currently offered in Client-Side Web Programming, Linux/Unix System Administration, Web Programming, Open Source Programming, and .NET Programming.
		User Group Special: Subscribe now and get one issue free!
		User Group Special: Subscribe now and get one issue free!