Method and system for assigning an IP address to a host based on features of the host
First Claim
1. A method for assigning Internet Protocol (IP) addresses, comprising:
- identifying hosts present within a local network;
providing a list of available features for at least one host within said local network;
receiving a selection of one of said available features from said list;
a analyzing by an agent if said selected feature requires a static IP address to be assigned to said at least one host; and
assigning an IP address to said at least one host by said agent, wherein a static IP address is assigned to said at least one host if said selected feature requires said static IP address.
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Abstract
The present invention assigns appropriate IP addresses to hosts in a local network depending upon the desired features for each host. A list of hosts in the network along with features available for each host may be generated, for example, by a graphical user interface displayed to a user. The user may select a desired feature for a specific host in the network. The selected feature may be analyzed to determine if it requires a static IP address for the host, and if required, a static IP address may be assigned to the host. If the specified feature requiring the static IP address is subsequently disabled, the static IP address may be returned to a pool of available IP addresses, and a dynamic IP address may be assigned to the host. The IP addresses are preferably assigned to the host in accordance with the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol.
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32 Claims
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1. A method for assigning Internet Protocol (IP) addresses, comprising:
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identifying hosts present within a local network; providing a list of available features for at least one host within said local network; receiving a selection of one of said available features from said list; a analyzing by an agent if said selected feature requires a static IP address to be assigned to said at least one host; and assigning an IP address to said at least one host by said agent, wherein a static IP address is assigned to said at least one host if said selected feature requires said static IP address. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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8. A computer readable storage medium having a program of instructions stored thereon, that when executed cause an information handling system to execute steps for assigning Internet Protocol (IP) addresses, the steps comprising:
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identifying hosts present within a local network;
providing a list of available features for at least one host within said local network;receiving a selection of one of said available features from said list; analyzing if said selected feature requires a static IP address to be assigned to said at least one host; and assigning an IP address to said at least one host, wherein a static IP address is assigned to said at least one host if said selected feature requires said static IP address. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. In a local network of one or more one hosts, a system for assigning Internet Protocol (IP) addresses, comprising:
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means for identifying the hosts present within the local network; means for providing a list of available features for at least one host within the local network; means for receiving a selection of one of said available features from said list; means for analyzing if said selected feature requires a static IP address to be assigned to said at least one host; and means for assigning an IP address to said at least one host, wherein a static IP address is assigned to said at least one host if said selected feature requires said static IP address. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. In a local network of one or more hosts, a system for assigning Internet Protocol (IP) addresses, comprising:
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a processor; a memory coupled to said processor, wherein said memory stores a list of available features for at least one host within the local network; a display coupled to said processor, wherein said display provides said list of available features to a user; an input device coupled to said processor, wherein said input device receives a selection by said user of one of said available features from said list; logic executed by the processor, wherein said logic identifies hosts present within a local network, analyzing if said feature selected by said user requires a static IP address to be assigned to said at least one host, and assigning an IP address to said at least one host, wherein a static IP address is assigned to said at least one host if said selected feature requires said static IP address. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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