Methods and devices configured for IP address conflict detection and resolution upon assignment of WAN IP address
US9143929B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 14, 2012 |
| Grant date | Sep 22, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 6, 2033 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L2101/668
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A device comprising a router may be configured to couple to a gateway device and may be configured, upon being assigned a Wide Area Network (WAN) Internet Protocol (IP) address by the gateway device, to iteratively: (1) determine whether a LAN IP address of the device conflicts with the assigned WAN IP address; and (2) change the LAN IP address of the device if the LAN IP address of the device conflicts with the WAN IP address assigned by the network gateway.
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