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Discovering non managed devices in a network such as a LAN using HTTP

  • US 9,112,768 B1
  • Filed: 09/15/2000
  • Issued: 08/18/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/07/2000
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A device for use in a network comprising:

  • an agent running on the device to receive hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP) requests from a computer via the network, wherein the agent is to;

    receive an unauthorized HTTP request from the computer; and

    send a HTTP challenge request to the computer in response to receipt of the unauthorized HTTP request, wherein the device is to implement a response to the HTTP challenge request from the computer to authorize the computer to access a resource on the device, said HTTP challenge request including a string containing information that identifies the device, and wherein the computer is to extract the information that identifies the device from the string included in the HTTP challenge request to display on a network map the information that identifies the device; and

    a processor to implement the agent.

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