Allocation of IP address by proxy to device in a local area network
US6810420B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 31, 2000 |
| Grant date | Oct 26, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 31, 2020 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L61/5092
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A device is discovered on a network by means of a discovery protocol operated by a proxy and a protocol address for the device is obtained if required by the proxy, which requests a protocol address in accordance with a dynamic host communication protocol, then in the absence of response to that request attempts automatic private addressing and finally if necessary allows manual entry of a protocol address for the device.
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