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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2026
Filed:
Jul. 31, 2024
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development Lp, Spring, TX (US);
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP, Spring, TX (US);
Abstract
In certain implementations, a computer system includes a processor and a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing programming for execution by the processor. The programming includes instructions to detect a connection, associated with a second network device, to a first of multiple ports of a first network device. The second network device may be a silent network device in an unauthenticated state. The programming includes instructions to transmit automatically, in response to failure to receive a physical address of the second network device, a silent device discovery message to the second network device via the first port, and to receive, from the second network device in response to the silent device discovery message, a device discovery reply message associated with the physical address of the second network device. The programming includes instructions to initiate authentication of the second network device using the physical address of the second network device.