Automation and dial-time checking of system configuration for internet
First Claim
1. A method of configuring network software on a computer for securely connecting to a remote public computer network, the network software having a facility for sharing local resources of the computer, the facility having a sharing setting controlling access to said resources from the remote public computer network, the method comprising:
- checking whether said setting is enabled for a connection to the remote public computer network; and
if said setting is enabled for said connection, disabling said setting for said connection, thereby preventing access from the remote public computer network to said resources.
2 Assignments
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
Networking software is configured for connecting to the Internet with a set-up automation software without disturbing the networking software'"'"'s configuration for connecting to another computer network, such as a corporate local area network. Where installing the TCP/IP network protocol for communicating on the Internet also causes binding to a device configured for connecting to the other computer network, the set-up automation software records whether the TCP/IP network protocol was previously bound to that device and unbinds the TCP/IP network protocol from the device after installing the TCP/IP network protocol if not previously bound to the device. The set-up automation software also unbinds file and printer sharing services from a device used for connecting to the Internet. Where a dial-up device is used for connecting to the Internet, a dial-time security check and configuration check software verifies that the network software is correctly and securely configured for connecting to the Internet. The dial-time check software warns the user and corrects the configuration if the configuration is incorrect or insecure.
-
Citations
22 Claims
-
1. A method of configuring network software on a computer for securely connecting to a remote public computer network, the network software having a facility for sharing local resources of the computer, the facility having a sharing setting controlling access to said resources from the remote public computer network, the method comprising:
-
checking whether said setting is enabled for a connection to the remote public computer network; and if said setting is enabled for said connection, disabling said setting for said connection, thereby preventing access from the remote public computer network to said resources. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
-
-
7. A method of configuring network software on a computer for connecting to a remote computer network as well as connecting to a second computer network, comprising:
-
detecting whether a network protocol for communicating on the remote computer network is bound to a device of the computer for connecting to the remote computer network; if the network protocol is not bound to the device for connecting to the remote computer network, performing the steps of; recording whether the network protocol is bound to a device of the computer for connecting to the second computer network; installing the network protocol to bind to the devices; and unbinding the network protocol from the device for connecting to the second computer network if the network protocol was recorded as not previously bound to the device for connecting to the second computer network. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10)
-
-
11. A method of configuring network software on a computer having a dial-up device for connecting to a remote computer network, comprising:
-
initially configuring the network software for connecting to the remote computer network by dialing with the dial-up device; checking whether the network software is correctly configured for connecting to the remote computer network at a time of dialing on the dial-up device to connect to the remote computer network; and reconfiguring the network software for connecting to the remote computer network with the dial-up device if the network software is not correctly configured for connecting to the remote computer network. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
-
-
18. A remote public computer network set-up automation software for configuring network software on a computer to connect to a remote public computer network with a dial-up device and contained on a computer readable data storage medium, comprising:
-
code for detecting that a network protocol for communicating on the remote public computer network is bound to the dial-up device; code for recording whether the network protocol also is bound to any network adapter devices other than the dial-up device; code for installing the network protocol, said installing causing the network protocol to be bound to the dial-up device; and code for unbinding the network protocol from those of said other network adapter devices which were recorded as not having the network protocol bound to the network adapter device. - View Dependent Claims (19)
-
-
20. A dial-time security checker for securely configuring network software of a computer to connect to a remote public computer network with a dial-up device and stored on a computer readable data storage medium, comprising:
-
code for checking whether a network software service for network sharing a local resource of the computer is bound to the dial-up device at a time of dialing with the dial-up device to connect to the remote public computer network; and code for unbinding said service from the dial-up device, thereby preventing access to the local resource from the remote public computer network.
-
-
21. A dial-time configuration checker for a computer having a dial-up device and a network software configured to connect to a remote public computer network with a dial-up device, the dial-time configuration checker stored on a computer readable data storage medium, comprising:
-
code for verifying that the network software is correctly configured to connect to the remote public computer network with the dial-up device at a time of dialing with the dial-up device to connect to the remote public computer network; and code for reconfiguring the network software to connect to the remote public computer network when the network software is verified not to be correctly configured to connect to the remote public computer network.
-
-
22. A method of configuring network software on a computer for securely connecting to a remote public computer network, the network software having a facility for sharing local resources of the computer, the facility having a configuration setting controlling access to said resources from the remote public computer network, the resources accessible to programs executing on the computer, the method comprising:
-
checking whether said setting is enabled for a connection to the remote public computer network; and if said setting is enabled for said connection, disabling said setting for said connection, thereby preventing access from the remote public computer network to said resources while said resources remain accessible to a plurality of the programs.
-
Specification