Tracing an access point in a wireless network
First Claim
1. A method of tracing an access point in a wireless network, the method comprising:
- setting a source internet protocol (IP) address field of an IP packet to a wireless IP address of a detector associated with the access point through the wireless network, wherein the detector and the access point are connected through a private wired network;
setting a destination IP address field of the IP packet to a wired IP address of the detector;
sending the IP packet from the detector to the access point through the wireless network, routing the IP packet from the access point back to the detector through a switch in the private wired network;
receiving the routed IP packet at the detector; and
determining a source IP address from the received IP packet, wherein the source IP address corresponds to a port on the switch used to route the IP packet back to the detector.
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Abstract
An access point in a wireless network is traced by sending an internet protocol (IP) packet from a detector to the access point through the wireless network. The detector and the access point are connected through a private wired network. The IP packet is sent with the source IP address field and the destination IP address of the IP packet set to the wireless IP address and wired IP address, respectively, of the detector. The IP packet is routed back to the detector through a switch in the private wired network. When the IP packet is received at the detector, a source IP address, which corresponds to the port on the switch used to send the IP packet, is determined from the received IP packet.
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31 Claims
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1. A method of tracing an access point in a wireless network, the method comprising:
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setting a source internet protocol (IP) address field of an IP packet to a wireless IP address of a detector associated with the access point through the wireless network, wherein the detector and the access point are connected through a private wired network;
setting a destination IP address field of the IP packet to a wired IP address of the detector;
sending the IP packet from the detector to the access point through the wireless network, routing the IP packet from the access point back to the detector through a switch in the private wired network;
receiving the routed IP packet at the detector; and
determining a source IP address from the received IP packet, wherein the source IP address corresponds to a port on the switch used to route the IP packet back to the detector. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method of tracing an access point in a wireless network, the method comprising:
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setting a source internet protocol (IP) address field of an IP packet to a wireless IP address of a detector associated with the access point through the wireless network, wherein the detector and the access point are connected through a private wired network;
setting a destination IP address field of the IP packet to a wired IP address of the detector;
sending the IP packet from the detector to the access point through the wireless network, wherein the IP packet is routed from the access point back to the detector through a switch in the wired network;
receiving the IP packet at the detector; and
determining a source IP address from the received IP packet, wherein the source IP address corresponds to a port on the switch used to route the IP packet back to the detector. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A system to trace an access point in a wireless network, the system comprising:
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a detector associated with the access point through the wireless network, wherein the detector and the access point are connected through a private wired network, wherein the detector has a wireless internet protocol (IP) address and a wired IP address, wherein the detector is configured to send an IP packet to the access point, wherein a source IP address field of the IP packet is set to the wireless IP address of the detector, wherein a destination IP address field of the IP packet is set to the wired IP address of the detector, wherein the IP packet is routed from the access point back to the detector through a switch in the private wired network, and wherein, when the IP packet is received at the detector, a source IP address used by the switch to send the IP packet to the detector through the private wired network is determined. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A computer-readable storage medium containing computer executable instructions to trace an access point in a wireless network, comprising instructions for:
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setting a source internet protocol (IP) address field of an IP packet to a wireless IP address of a detector associated with the access point through the wireless network, wherein the detector and the access point are connected through a private wired network;
setting a destination IP address field of the IP packet to a wired IP address of the detector;
sending the IP packet from the detector to the access point through the wireless network, routing the IP packet from the access point back to the detector through a switch in the private wired network;
receiving the routed IP packet at the detector; and
determining a source IP address from the received IP packet, wherein the source IP address corresponds to a port on the switch used to route the IP packet back to the detector.
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21. A method of tracing an access point in a wireless network, the method comprising:
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a) locating access points in the wireless network using a detector, wherein the detector is connected to a private wired network;
b) identifying unauthorized access points among any access points located in a);
c) sending an internet protocol (IP) packet to an access point identified as an unauthorized access point in b) through the wireless network, wherein a source IP address field of the IP packet is set to a wireless IP address of the detector, and wherein a destination IP address field of the IP packet is set to a wired IP address of the detector;
d) if the IP packet is not returned to the detector through the private wired network connected to the detector, determining that the access point to which the IP packet was sent is not connected to the same private wired network as the detector; and
e) if the IP packet is returned to the detector through the private wired network connected to the detector, determining that the access point to which the IP packet was sent is connected to the same private wired network as the detector. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A system to trace an access point in a wireless network, the system comprising:
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a detector located in the wireless network, wherein the detector is connected to a private wired network, wherein the detector is used to locate access points in the wireless network, wherein unauthorized access points are identified among any access points located in the wireless network, wherein the detector is used to send an internet protocol (IP) packet to an access point identified as an unauthorized access point through the wireless network, wherein a source IP address field of the IP packet is set to a wireless IP address of the detector, wherein a destination IP address field of the IP packet is set to a wired IP address of the detector, wherein if the IP packet is not returned to the detector through the private wired network connected to the detector, the access point to which the IP packet was sent is determined to be not connected to the same private wired network as the detector, and wherein if the IP packet is returned to the detector through the private wired network connected to the detector, the access point to which the IP packet was sent is determined to be connected to the same private wired network as the detector. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30)
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31. A computer-readable storage medium containing computer executable instructions to trace an access point in a wireless network, comprising instructions for:
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a) locating access points in the wireless network using a detector, wherein the detector is connected to a private wired network;
b) identifying unauthorized access points among any access points located in a);
c) sending an internet protocol (IP) packet to an access point identified as an unauthorized access point in b) through the wireless network, wherein a source IP address field of the IP packet is set to a wireless IP address of the detector, and wherein a destination IP address field of the IP packet is set to a wired IP address of the detector;
d) if the IP packet is not returned to the detector through the private wired network connected to the detector, determining that the access point to which the IP packet was sent is not connected to the same private wired network as the detector; and
e) if the IP packet is returned to the detector through the private wired network connected to the detector, determining that the access point to which the IP packet was sent is connected to the same private wired network as the detector.
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