Providing server identification to a client
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1. A networked system comprising:
- a first server configured to;
communicate over a local area network;
respond to an HTTP request if sent using a first local server identifier; and
respond to a first set of remote procedure calls (RPCs) but not to a second set of RPCs;
a second server configured to;
respond to said HTTP request if sent using a remote server identifier; and
respond to the first set of RPCs and the second set of RPCs;
a client networked device configured to;
communicate over the local area network;
send a request for a server identifier over the local area network connection using a second local server identifier that comprises a NETBIOS name, or a domain name in a local namespace;
receive a selected server identifier over the local area network connection;
send said HTTP request using the selected server identifier;
send at least one RPC of the first set of RPCs using the selected server identifier; and
send at least one RPC of the second set of RPCs using the selected server identifier; and
a networked device comprising a processor coupled to a memory, the networked device configured to;
receive the request, sent using the second local server identifier, for a server identifier, if the second local server identifier corresponds so an assigned name stored in the networked device;
determine if the second server is available by sending a message using the remote server identifier, wherein the remote server identifier was not received from the client networked device and is not based on the second local server identifier;
select the remote server identifier if the second server is available and select the first local server identifier if the second server is not available; and
send the selected server identifier to the client networked device in response to the request for the server identifier.
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Abstract
A request for a server identifier is responded to with one of two different server identifiers. A remote server identifier is provided if the remote server is available and a local server identifier is provided if the remote server is not available. A networked device may provide the server identifier in a networked system.
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1. A networked system comprising:
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a first server configured to; communicate over a local area network; respond to an HTTP request if sent using a first local server identifier; and respond to a first set of remote procedure calls (RPCs) but not to a second set of RPCs; a second server configured to; respond to said HTTP request if sent using a remote server identifier; and respond to the first set of RPCs and the second set of RPCs; a client networked device configured to; communicate over the local area network; send a request for a server identifier over the local area network connection using a second local server identifier that comprises a NETBIOS name, or a domain name in a local namespace; receive a selected server identifier over the local area network connection; send said HTTP request using the selected server identifier; send at least one RPC of the first set of RPCs using the selected server identifier; and send at least one RPC of the second set of RPCs using the selected server identifier; and a networked device comprising a processor coupled to a memory, the networked device configured to; receive the request, sent using the second local server identifier, for a server identifier, if the second local server identifier corresponds so an assigned name stored in the networked device; determine if the second server is available by sending a message using the remote server identifier, wherein the remote server identifier was not received from the client networked device and is not based on the second local server identifier; select the remote server identifier if the second server is available and select the first local server identifier if the second server is not available; and send the selected server identifier to the client networked device in response to the request for the server identifier. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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