Patent ID: 9319377
Filing Date: 2016-04-19
CPC Classification: H04L

Claim Text:
1. A computer-implemented method, comprising: receiving, by a computing device, a dynamic host configuration protocol (DHCP) request message; determining whether the DHCP request message enables a DHCP response message to include a response message domain name; receiving a DHCP response message, wherein a DHCP response message is associated with a domain name service (DNS) server and a response message domain name; determining the response message domain name associated with the DHCP response message, wherein determining includes evaluating content of the DHCP response message; receiving a DNS request message, wherein a DNS request message is associated with a request message domain name; generating a combined domain name, wherein generating includes appending the response message domain name associated with the DHCP response message to the request message domain name associated with the DNS request message; and routing the DNS request message using the combined domain name, wherein the DNS request message is routed to a DNS server associated with the DHCP response message.