Method, system, and computer program product for troubleshooting/configuring communications settings of a computer system
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1. A system for configuring or troubleshooting a computer network, comprising:
- one or more client devices, each client device configured with a client software agent (CSA);
one or more servers, each server configured with a server software agent (SSA);
one or more network connections coupling said one or more client devices to said one or more servers; and
a coordinating processor in communication with said one or more client devices and said one or more servers;
wherein;
each said CSA is configured to probe security layers protecting its client and forward data pertaining to the probe to said coordinating processor;
each said SSA is configured to probe security layers protecting its server and forward data pertaining to the probe to said coordinating processor; and
said coordinating processor is configured to analyze data received from each CSA and SSA, identify configuration issues respecting said one or more clients and said one or more servers, and implement solutions to handle any identified configuration issues.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a client and server tool that interrogates file sharing attributes of a client/server system from both the client side and the server side. These attributes may include software fireballs, sharing policies, and security attributes. By interrogating the file sharing attributes from both the client and server sides, network access problems emanating from entire side (client and server) can be discovered, and automated solutions can be presented to rectify any problems.
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1. A system for configuring or troubleshooting a computer network, comprising:
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one or more client devices, each client device configured with a client software agent (CSA);
one or more servers, each server configured with a server software agent (SSA);
one or more network connections coupling said one or more client devices to said one or more servers; and
a coordinating processor in communication with said one or more client devices and said one or more servers;
wherein;
each said CSA is configured to probe security layers protecting its client and forward data pertaining to the probe to said coordinating processor;
each said SSA is configured to probe security layers protecting its server and forward data pertaining to the probe to said coordinating processor; and
said coordinating processor is configured to analyze data received from each CSA and SSA, identify configuration issues respecting said one or more clients and said one or more servers, and implement solutions to handle any identified configuration issues. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 10, 15)
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6. A computer-implemented method for configuring or troubleshooting a computer network having one or more client devices, one or more servers, and one or more network connections coupling said one or more client devices to said one or more servers, comprising:
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configuring each client device with a client software agent (CSA);
configuring each server with a server software agent (SSA); and
coupling a coordinating processor with said one or more client devices and said one or more servers;
wherein;
each said CSA is configured to probe security layers protecting its client and forward data pertaining to the probe to said coordinating processor;
each said SSA is configured to probe security layers protecting its server and forward data pertaining to the probe to said coordinating processor; and
said coordinating processor is configured to analyze data received from each CSA and SSA, identify configuration issues respecting said one or more clients and said one or more servers, and implement solutions to handle any identified configuration issues. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9)
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11. A computer-implemented computer program product for configuring or troubleshooting a computer network having one or more client devices, one or more servers, and one or more network connections coupling said one or more client devices to said one or more servers, the computer program product comprising a computer-readable storage medium having computer-readable program code embodied in the medium, the computer-readable program code comprising:
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computer-readable program code that configures each client device with a client software agent (CSA);
computer-readable program code that configures each server with a server software agent (SSA); and
computer-readable program code that couples a coordinating processor with said one or more client devices and said one or more servers;
wherein;
each said CSA is configured to probe security layers protecting its client and forward data pertaining to the probe to said coordinating processor;
each said SSA is configured to probe security layers protecting its server and forward data pertaining to the probe to said coordinating processor; and
said coordinating processor is configured to analyze data received from each CSA and SSA, identify configuration issues respecting said one or more clients and said one or more servers, and implement solutions to handle any identified configuration issues. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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