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Date of Patent:
Nov. 30, 2004

Filed:

Sep. 30, 2000
Applicant:
Inventor:

Manfred R. Arndt, Folsom, CA (US);

Assignee:

Fluke Corporation, Everett, WA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/5173 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/5173 ;
Abstract

A apparatus and method for automatically determining a valid IP configuration on a network analyzes traffic and determines valid subnets. A likely unused start IP address in a subnet is selected and checked to determine its availability. If not available, the start address is decremented, and tested again, until a valid address is obtained.


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Arndt, Manfred. (2004). Apparatus and method for automatically obtaining a valid ip configuration in a local area network (U.S. Patent No. 6826611). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/6826611

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