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Diagnostic configuration management of embedded network devices

  • US 6,754,844 B1
  • Filed: 10/31/2000
  • Issued: 06/22/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/31/2000
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of diagnostic configuration management of an embedded network device, the method comprising:

  • specifying a target embedded device within a remote host, the target embedded device capable of operating independently of the remote host;

    retrieving, from a cache maintained by the remote host, network settings for the embedded network device, if any;

    performing one or more heuristic checks on the network settings;

    performing one or more hardware diagnostic tests;

    providing application-level functionality to the embedded network device; and

    providing embedded network device configuration.

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