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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 28, 1997
Filed:
Aug. 09, 1994
Frank G Slaughter, III, Weston, MA (US);
Russell C Gocht, Bedford, MA (US);
David McCool, Tewskbury, MA (US);
Shiva Corporation, Burlington, MA (US);
Abstract
A remote access server provides a remote user with access to a local computer network. The server receives a user identification string from its communication port, the string having been entered by the remote user at a remote computer which is coupled to the communication port. The string identifies the remote user. The server uses the string to access a database and determine an internet protocol (IP) address associated with the string. The remote computer needs the IP address to communicate on the local computer network. The database includes a user identification string for each remote user and an IP address for each string. The remote access server sends the IP address to the remote computer via the communication port. The server then allows the remote computer to access the local computer network and to communicate on the local computer network using the IP address.