Remote client remediation
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1. A method for remote client remediation, comprising:
- identifying a client, associated with an original VLAN, needing remediation;
tunnel-encapsulating packets originating from the client during remediation; and
forwarding tunnel-encapsulated packets to a remote remediation functionality different from an original destination address of the packets and having membership in a remediation VLAN different from the original VLAN.
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Abstract
Embodiments of the invention may include network devices, systems, and methods, including executable instructions and/or logic, for remote client remediation. One method includes identifying a client needing remediation, tunnel-encapsulating packets originating from the client during remediation, and forwarding the tunnel-encapsulated packets to a remote remediation functionality different from an original destination address of the packets and having membership in a remediation VLAN different from the original VLAN.
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1. A method for remote client remediation, comprising:
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identifying a client, associated with an original VLAN, needing remediation; tunnel-encapsulating packets originating from the client during remediation; and forwarding tunnel-encapsulated packets to a remote remediation functionality different from an original destination address of the packets and having membership in a remediation VLAN different from the original VLAN. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A network, comprising:
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a first network device; a client connected to the first network device; a second network device; and a virtual remediation tunnel having a first destination associated with the first network device, and a second destination associated with the second network device; wherein the first network device has logic to force packets originating from the client during remediation through the virtual remediation tunnel to a remediation VLAN associated with the second network device. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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15. A network device, comprising:
a network chip including a number of network ports for receiving and transmitting packets therefrom, and logic to; identify a client needing remediation; tunnel-encapsulate all packets originating from the client during remediation; force tunnel-encapsulated packets into a bridging tunnel having a destination end associated with a remote remediation VLAN during remediation; and wherein the client is a member of a first VLAN, the first VLAN being different from the remediation VLAN. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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