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Date of Patent:
Oct. 16, 2012

Filed:

Jun. 29, 2010
Applicants:

Ralph Droms, Westford, MA (US);

John M. Schnizlein, Fort Washington, MD (US);

Inventors:

Ralph Droms, Westford, MA (US);

John M. Schnizlein, Fort Washington, MD (US);

Assignee:

Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 29/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A method and apparatus for registering auto-configured network addresses includes receiving first data at a networking device connected to a host at a physical connection. The first data is received from a first server and indicates authentication information associated with the host. A first message is received at the networking device from the host. The first message requests configuration information and includes a logical network address for the host determined at least in part by the host. A second message is generated based on the first message and the first data. The second message is sent to a second server that registers the host by associating the logical network address with the first data.


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