Internet protocol (IP) address sharing and platform dynamic host configuration protocol (DHCP) mediator
US7929452B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 30, 2005 |
| Grant date | Apr 19, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 5, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L69/12
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Apparatus, system, and method having a first memory to receive a parameter associated with a second operating system protocol stack; and a first operating system protocol stack to be configured with said parameter. The system includes a communication medium and a manageability module. The method includes monitoring content of messages communicated between a host client computer and a server computer over a network, inspecting the content of the messages for protocol parameters, providing the protocol parameters to a manageability module associated with the host client computer, and configuring a second operating system protocol stack associated with the manageability module to match a first operating system protocol stack associated with the host client computer.
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