System and method for establishing network connection
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1. A method of enabling a user host device to communicate on a network, comprising:
- receiving, at a first communication system including one or more network devices, an ARP request packet transmitted from a user host device, wherein the ARP request packet includes at least a sender IP address, a sender hardware address, and a target IP address that corresponds to a static IP address of a second communication system, wherein the static IP address of the second communication system is different from any IP address associated with the first communication system;
preparing an ARP response packet that includes at least a sender IP address that corresponds to the static IP address of the second communication system, a sender hardware address that corresponds to a hardware address of the first communication system, a target IP address that corresponds to the sender IP address of the ARP request packet, and a target hardware address corresponding to the sender hardware address of the ARP request packet;
transmitting the ARP response packet from a network interface of the first communication system; and
receiving at the first communication system a network packet transmitted from the user host device and received at the first communication system, wherein the network packet comprises at least a target IP address that differs from the IP addresses of the first and second communication systems and a target hardware address that corresponds to the hardware address of the first communication system.
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Abstract
Systems and methods of enabling a user host device to communicate on a network. In an embodiment, a system receives a request packet from a user host device. The request packet, such as an ARP request packet, may include a target IP address that corresponds to a static IP address that is different from any IP address associated with the system. In response to receiving the request packet, the system may send a response packet, such as an ARP response packet, with a sender address that corresponds to the static IP address, and with a sender hardware address that corresponds to a hardware address of the system.
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1. A method of enabling a user host device to communicate on a network, comprising:
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receiving, at a first communication system including one or more network devices, an ARP request packet transmitted from a user host device, wherein the ARP request packet includes at least a sender IP address, a sender hardware address, and a target IP address that corresponds to a static IP address of a second communication system, wherein the static IP address of the second communication system is different from any IP address associated with the first communication system; preparing an ARP response packet that includes at least a sender IP address that corresponds to the static IP address of the second communication system, a sender hardware address that corresponds to a hardware address of the first communication system, a target IP address that corresponds to the sender IP address of the ARP request packet, and a target hardware address corresponding to the sender hardware address of the ARP request packet; transmitting the ARP response packet from a network interface of the first communication system; and receiving at the first communication system a network packet transmitted from the user host device and received at the first communication system, wherein the network packet comprises at least a target IP address that differs from the IP addresses of the first and second communication systems and a target hardware address that corresponds to the hardware address of the first communication system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A connection system comprising:
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a memory containing a broadcast handling function; a processor executing the broadcast handling function; and a network interface configured to receive an ARP request packet transmitted by a first device, wherein the ARP request packet includes at least a sender IP address, a sender hardware address, and a target IP address that does not correspond to any IP address associated with the connection system; wherein the broadcast handling function is configured to responsively prepare and cause the transmission of an ARP response packet that includes at least a sender IP address that corresponds to the target IP address of the ARP request packet, a sender hardware address that corresponds to a hardware address of the connection system, a target IP address that corresponds to the sender IP address of the ARP request packet, and a target hardware address that corresponds to the sender hardware address of the ARP request packet; and wherein the network interface is further configured to receive a network packet transmitted by the first device, the network packet including a target IP address that corresponds to the target IP address of the ARP request packet and a target hardware address that corresponds to the hardware address of the connection system. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising executable instructions configured to cause one or more computer processors to perform operations comprising:
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receiving, at a first communication system including one or more network devices, an ARP request packet transmitted from a user host device, wherein the ARP request packet includes at least a sender IP address, a sender hardware address, and a target IP address that corresponds to a static IP address of a second communication system, wherein the static IP address of the second communication system is different from any IP address associated with the first communication system; preparing an ARP response packet that includes at least a sender IP address that corresponds to the static IP address of the second communication system, a sender hardware address that corresponds to a hardware address of the first communication system, a target IP address that corresponds to the sender IP address of the ARP request packet, and a target hardware address corresponding to the sender hardware address of the ARP request packet; transmitting the ARP response packet from a network interface of the first communication system. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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