Patent ID: 11863396
Assignee: PACKET FORENSICS, LLC
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 0:
1. A method of discovering a network using a sensor installed in the network, wherein the network is communicatively coupled to an external network by a router, the method comprising:
determining, automatically and by the sensor, a network address of the router;
detecting, automatically and by the sensor, a network address of a client in the network;
assessing, automatically and by the sensor, that the client in the network is actively communicating on the network;
communicating, by the sensor, with the network address of the router; and
participating, by the sensor, in communications on the network by emulating the network address of the client and by using the network address of the router, wherein a server is connected to the external network, and wherein the participating comprises at least one of: (i) receiving, by the sensor, instructions sent to the network address of the client from the server via the network address of the router, or (ii) monitoring data in transit on the network and sending the data from the network address of the client to the server via the network address of the router.