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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 22, 2009
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2005
Applicants:
Paul Mayfield, Sammamish, WA (US);
Bernard Aboba, Bellevue, WA (US);
Inventors:
Paul Mayfield, Sammamish, WA (US);
Bernard Aboba, Bellevue, WA (US);
Assignee:
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 29/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
One embodiment of the invention is directed to managing access of a host computer to a network. A first communication session with the host computer may be conducted to authenticate the host computer's identity. A second communication session with the host computer may be conducted to determine the health status of the host computer.