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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 11, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2013
Applicant:
Aruba Networks, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Inventors:
Sridhar Chandrasekaran, Bangalore, IN;
Ramprasad Vempati, Bangalore, IN;
Divakar Dharanalakota, Bangalore, IN;
Assignee:
Aruba Networks, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 29/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 63/14 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for detecting the presence of a rogue router in a computer network is described. The method may include transmitting a router solicitation message. The method may also include receiving a plurality of response messages to the router solicitation message from a first plurality of router devices, wherein the response messages are used to perform an operation other than assigning an internet protocol (IP) address to the device.