Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method and system for configuring a device that has failed to obtain network address
- Patent Title (中): 配置无法获取网络地址的设备的方法和系统
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Application No.: US11566464Application Date: 2006-12-04
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Publication No.: US08243611B2Publication Date: 2012-08-14
- Inventor: Michael H. Nolterieke , David B. Rhoades , Norman C. Strole
- Applicant: Michael H. Nolterieke , David B. Rhoades , Norman C. Strole
- Applicant Address: US NY Armonk
- Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
- Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Armonk
- Agency: Biggers & Ohanian, LLP.
- Agent H. Barrett Spraggins; Cynthia G. Seal
- Main IPC: H04L12/26
- IPC: H04L12/26

Abstract:
Method and system for configuring a device that has failed to obtain a network address. In one aspect of the invention, a method for remotely configuring a device includes attempting to obtain a network address from a network server over a network, and receiving a valid network address over the network from a remote device connected to the network in response to failing to obtain the network address from the network server.
Public/Granted literature
- US20080130646A1 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONFIGURING A DEVICE THAT HAS FAILED TO OBTAIN NETWORK ADDRESS Public/Granted day:2008-06-05
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