International Business Machines Corporation

Dell Products Inc.

Daniel Wayne Bertram

Stanley Alan Smith

James Michael Rolette, Jr

David Paul Dutcher

Scott Alan Lenharth

Courtney Joseph Spooner

Weijia Zhang

Yiqing Lai

Paul Rad

A network connection of an information handling system is recovered after configuration of network communications components in an incorrect manner by adjusting the configuration of the network communication components. For instance, a network interface card (NIC) configured with an incorrect IP address has the IP addresses of other NICs of the information handling system applied to determine if network communication is supported. If application of each IP address fails to recover communication, the NIC adjusts to a dynamic network address, sends a configuration failure message, receives new configuration information and applies the new configuration information to establish network communication through a static network address.

System and method for maintaining network connectivity during remote configuration of an information handling system

A method of discovering native or non-native authentication server domains and managing information about such domains in a computer network. The various domains are &ldquo;discovered&rdquo; by issuing requests from the client to one or more of the servers in the network. Each response is then characterized as being from a native or non-native server, and a list of each such server type is then compiled at the client. The administrator may modify the list, for example, by adding or removing server domains, or may apply a discovery &ldquo;policy&rdquo; to tailor the way in which a user may access and interact with the discovered information.

Management of authentication discovery policy in a computer network

A method of discovering native or non-native authentication server domains in a computer network. The various domains are 'discovered' by issuing requests from the client to one or more of the servers in the network. Each response is then characterized as being from a native or non-native server, and a list of each such server type is then compiled at the client. If desired, the administrator may then apply a discovery 'policy' to tailor the way in which a user may access and interact with the discovered information.

Discovery of authentication server domains in a computer network

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Daniel Wayne Bertram