Patent ID: 9361127
Filing Date: 2016-06-07
CPC Classification: G06F

Claim Text:
1. A method comprising: by a computing device, receiving via a first network interface controller of the computing device a network boot program from a server, the first network interface controller associated with a first MAC address; by the computing device, executing the network boot program; by the computing device, receiving via the first network interface controller an operating system loader from the server, wherein the operating system loader comprises an operating system driver from the server; by the computing device, loading the operating system loader; by the operating system driver at the computing device, identifying a second network interface controller of the computing device, the second network interface controller associated with a second MAC address; by the operating system driver at the computing device, associating the first network interface controller with the second MAC address; and by the operating system driver at the computing device, associating the second network interface controller with the first MAC address.