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Discovery of rogue access point location in wireless network environments

  • US 7,336,670 B1
  • Filed: 10/24/2003
  • Issued: 02/26/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/30/2003
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. In a wireless network environment comprising at least one authorized access point connected to a wired computer network, a method for detecting whether a rogue access point is connected to the wired computer network, comprisingdetecting a rogue access point,identifying at least one authorized access point that neighbors the rogue access point;

  • selecting an authorized access point from the at least one authorized access point in the identifying step;

    establishing a wireless connection between the selected authorized access point and the rogue access point;

    wirelessly transmitting a rogue location discovery packet from the selected authorized access point to the rogue access point, wherein the rogue location discovery packet is addressed to a network device connected to the computer network;

    monitoring for receipt of the rogue location discovery packet at the network device.

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