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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 06, 2011
Filed:
Mar. 28, 2008
Neeraj Garg, Redmond, WA (US);
Anatoliy Panasyuk, Bellevue, WA (US);
Neeraj Garg, Redmond, WA (US);
Anatoliy Panasyuk, Bellevue, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
Automatically detecting whether a local network that a computer is connected to is a public or private network by utilizing a trusted online service and/or heuristics is disclosed. Data produced as a result of performing one heuristic(s) in combination with data received from a trusted online service can be utilized to determine a level of confidence as to a type of network to which a client computer is connected. If the determined level of confidence exceeds a first level, the local network type for the client computer can automatically be set. If the determined level of confidence is less than the first level, but greater than a second level, a user can be prompted to classify the local network type with the determined local network type set as a default value. Techniques are also described for detecting whether or not two computers are connected to the same local area network.