Method and system for configuring a device that has failed to obtain network address

Method and system for configuring a device that has failed to obtain a network address. In one aspect of the invention, a method for remotely configuring a device includes attempting to obtain a network address from a network server over a network, and receiving a valid network address over the netw...

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Hauptverfasser: RHOADES DAVID B, NOLTERIEKE MICHAEL H, STROLE NORMAN C
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Method and system for configuring a device that has failed to obtain a network address. In one aspect of the invention, a method for remotely configuring a device includes attempting to obtain a network address from a network server over a network, and receiving a valid network address over the network from a remote device connected to the network in response to failing to obtain the network address from the network server.