Communication network system
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1. A communication system comprising:
- a server having a storage portion which stores setting information of a network application program running on a network terminal; and
a client configured to communicate with said server via a network and outputs a setting information request for requesting the setting information to said server, wherein the setting information request contains a first field which stores an identification number representing a type of the setting information and a second field which stores the setting information, and said server sets, in the second field, setting information corresponding to the identification number contained in the first field of the setting information request from said client, and outputs the setting information set in the second field to said client.
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Abstract
This invention provides a communication network system capable of obtaining setting information used in a network application program. This invention acquires setting information by using a protocol in which the option field of DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) contains a first field of 2 bytes or more which stores an identification number representing the type of setting information, and a second field which stores the setting information.
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1. A communication system comprising:
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a server having a storage portion which stores setting information of a network application program running on a network terminal; and
a client configured to communicate with said server via a network and outputs a setting information request for requesting the setting information to said server, wherein the setting information request contains a first field which stores an identification number representing a type of the setting information and a second field which stores the setting information, and said server sets, in the second field, setting information corresponding to the identification number contained in the first field of the setting information request from said client, and outputs the setting information set in the second field to said client. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A setting information acquisition method comprising:
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outputting from a client to a server a setting information request complying with a predetermined protocol which requests setting information of a network application program running on a network terminal;
outputting requested information from the server to the client in accordance with the predetermined protocol on the basis of the setting information request; and
receiving by the client the requested setting information output from the server, wherein the predetermined protocol contains a first field which stores an identification number representing a type of setting information, and a second field which stores the setting information, and the server sets, in the second field, setting information corresponding to the identification number stored in the first field, and outputs the setting information set in the second field to the client by using the predetermined protocol. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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