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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 18, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 29, 2014
Applicant:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/28 (2006.01); H04L 12/24 (2006.01); H01R 13/717 (2006.01); H04L 12/861 (2013.01); H01R 13/70 (2006.01); H01R 24/64 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 41/0806 (2013.01); H01R 13/7175 (2013.01); H04L 41/0893 (2013.01); H01R 13/70 (2013.01); H01R 24/64 (2013.01); H04L 49/9068 (2013.01);
Abstract
A technique for setting network communications for a computer host having multiple network interface controllers (NICs) includes performing network communication for a baseboard management controller (BMC) using a first NIC. In response to actuation of a switch of a network connector jack that is associated with the first NIC, a switching signal is sent from the switch to the BMC. In response to receipt of the switching signal at the BMC, network communication for the BMC is performed using a second NIC.