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Integrated apparatus for interfacing several computers to the internet through a single connection

  • US 6,115,755 A
  • Filed: 04/09/1998
  • Issued: 09/05/2000
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/09/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A data communication device and software that enables a first personal computer to communicate with a wide area network and a local area network, the data communication device and software comprising:

  • a card configured to be plugged into a standard interface slot of the first personal computer;

    interface circuitry disposed on the card, the interface circuitry connecting the card to the first personal computer to enable data communication between the card and the first personal computer;

    modem circuitry disposed on the card and coupled to the interface circuitry, the modem circuitry enabling data communication between the first personal computer and the wide area network;

    network interface controller circuitry disposed on the card and coupled to the interface circuitry, the network interface controller circuitry enabling data communication between the first personal computer and the local area network;

    network hub circuitry disposed on the card and coupled to the network interface controller circuitry, the network hub circuitry interconnecting the card and the local area network,proxy server software adapted to execute on the first computer to route data between the first personal computer, the local area network, and the wide area network; and

    a programmed setup routine adapted to execute on the first personal computer to configure the first personal computer, the interface circuitry, the modem circuitry, the network interface controller circuitry, and the proxy server software.

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