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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 18, 2013
Applicant:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Inventors:
Michael H. Nolterieke, Raleigh, NC (US);
David B. Rhoades, Raleigh, NC (US);
Norman C. Strole, Raleigh, NC (US);
Assignee:
Lenovo Enterprise Solutions (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., Singapore, SG;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/26 (2006.01); H04L 12/24 (2006.01); H04L 29/12 (2006.01); H04L 29/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 41/0803 (2013.01); H04L 29/1232 (2013.01); H04L 61/2015 (2013.01); H04L 61/2092 (2013.01); H04L 69/40 (2013.01);
Abstract
Method and system for configuring a device that has failed to obtain a network address. In one aspect of the invention, a method for remotely configuring a device includes attempting to obtain a network address from a network server over a network, and receiving a valid network address over the network from a remote device connected to the network in response to failing to obtain the network address from the network server.