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Systems and Methods for Pinging A User's Intranet IP Address

  • US 20080043761A1
  • Filed: 08/21/2006
  • Published: 02/21/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/21/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for determining an intranet internet protocol address assigned to a user logged into a network via a secure socket layer virtual private network connection (SSL VPN), the method comprising the steps of:

  • (a) assigning, by an appliance, an intranet internet protocol address of a network to a first user establishing an SSL VPN connection to the network;

    (b) storing, by the appliance, in a domain name service an association of the intranet internet protocol address assigned to the first user with a user domain name comprising a domain name suffix appended to an identifier of the first user;

    (c) receiving, by the appliance, a request for the intranet internet protocol address of the user domain name;

    (d) determining, by the appliance, from the domain name service the intranet internet protocol address associated with the user domain name; and

    (e) providing, by the appliance, in response to the request, the intranet internet protocol address assigned to the first user.

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