The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.

The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Apr. 25, 2017

Filed:

Oct. 17, 2014
Applicant:

Aruba Networks, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);

Inventors:

Isaac Theogaraj, Bangalore, IN;

Rajalakshmi Manoharan, Bangalore, IN;

Assignee:

Aruba Networks, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 15/173 (2006.01); H04L 12/26 (2006.01); H04L 29/12 (2006.01); H04L 12/46 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 43/065 (2013.01); H04L 12/4641 (2013.01); H04L 61/2015 (2013.01); H04L 61/2092 (2013.01); H04L 61/6068 (2013.01);
Abstract

An example embodiment includes a method and a network device for detecting use of wrong IP addresses by wireless client devices. Specifically, the network device matins a range of valid IP addresses for a particular IP subnet. Also, the network device receives a message from a wireless client device by an access point on the particular IP subnet. The network device then determines a source IP address in the message received on the particular IP subnet. Further, the network device determines that the source IP address does not match the range of valid IP addresses for the particular IP subnet. Responsive at least to determining that the source IP address does not match the range of valid IP addresses for the particular IP subnet, the network device transmits at least one message that causes the wireless client device to request a new IP address.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Loading…