METHOD OF ASSIGNING APPLICATIONS TO SPECIFIC NETWORK INTERFACES

METHOD OF ASSIGNING APPLICATIONS TO SPECIFIC NETWORK INTERFACES

A method for assigning applications to specific network interfaces including initiating a computer application from a plurality of computer applications, requesting a socket for establishing a connection between the computer application and a network interface. Then connecting the computer applicati...

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Hauptverfasser: GUNTHER ADAM M, HOCKETT HUGH E, KIRCHSTEIN ERIC
Format: Patent
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
CALCULATING
COMPUTING
COUNTING
ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
PHYSICS
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Zusammenfassung:A method for assigning applications to specific network interfaces including initiating a computer application from a plurality of computer applications, requesting a socket for establishing a connection between the computer application and a network interface. Then connecting the computer application and the socket. Then prompting a user to visually select the network interface for the computer application from one of the following options, (i) user selects the specific network interface for the computer application, and (ii) user directs the operating system to select the best available network interface for the computer application. Then binding the socket to the network interface.