Automatic remote assignment of internet protocol address information to a network device
First Claim
1. A method of automatically assigning an internet protocol address to a device, comprising the steps of:
- providing a network;
providing a computer communicatively coupled to said network;
providing a network adapter to communicatively couple said device to said network;
said computer performing the steps of;
generating an internet protocol address;
incorporating said internet protocol address in an address resolution protocol probe;
sending said address resolution protocol probe on said network; and
determining whether a response to said address resolution protocol probe indicates that said internet protocol address is in use;
wherein if said internet protocol address is not in use, then performing the step of assigning said internet protocol address to said network adapter.
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Abstract
A method of automatically assigning an internet protocol address to a device is provided. The method includes the steps of providing a network; providing a computer communicatively coupled to the network; providing a network adapter to communicatively couple the device to the network; the computer performing the steps of generating an internet protocol address; incorporating the internet protocol address in an address resolution protocol probe; sending the address resolution protocol probe on the network; and determining whether a response to the address resolution protocol probe indicates that the internet protocol address is in use; wherein if the internet protocol address is not in use, then performing the step of assigning the internet protocol address to the network adapter.
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25 Claims
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1. A method of automatically assigning an internet protocol address to a device, comprising the steps of:
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providing a network;
providing a computer communicatively coupled to said network;
providing a network adapter to communicatively couple said device to said network;
said computer performing the steps of;
generating an internet protocol address;
incorporating said internet protocol address in an address resolution protocol probe;
sending said address resolution protocol probe on said network; and
determining whether a response to said address resolution protocol probe indicates that said internet protocol address is in use;
wherein if said internet protocol address is not in use, then performing the step of assigning said internet protocol address to said network adapter. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of automatically assigning an internet protocol address to a device, comprising the steps of:
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providing a network;
providing a computer communicatively coupled to said network;
providing a low-cost network adapter to communicatively couple said device to said network;
said computer performing the steps of;
broadcasting a discovery packet on said network;
receiving a response from said low-cost network adapter;
determining if said low-cost network adapter has a valid internet protocol address;
wherein if said low-cost network adapter does not have a valid internet protocol address, then said computer performing the steps of;
generating an internet protocol address;
incorporating said internet protocol address in an address resolution protocol probe;
sending said address resolution protocol probe on said network; and
determining whether a response to said address resolution protocol probe indicates that said internet protocol address is in use;
wherein if said internet protocol address is not in use, then performing the step of assigning said internet protocol address to said low-cost network adapter. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A network based imaging system, comprising:
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a network;
a computer communicatively coupled to said network;
an imaging device; and
a network adapter communicatively coupling said imaging device to said network;
wherein said computer executes instructions which generate an internet protocol address, incorporate said internet protocol address into an address resolution protocol probe, send said address resolution protocol probe on said network, utilize a response to said address resolution protocol probe to determine if said internet protocol address is in use and if said internet protocol address is not in use, then assign said internet protocol address to said network adapter. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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