Patent ID: 9544270
Date: 2017-01-10
CPC Classifications: H04L

Claim:
1. A method of providing an internet protocol (IP) address to a client device communicatively coupled to a network, the method comprising: broadcasting, by the client and over the network, a request for an IP address; receiving, by a router, the request; forwarding, by the router, the request to a server, wherein the router is not configured with an IP address of a DHCP server; receiving, by the server, the request; determining, by the server, an IP address of a DHCP server, wherein the server is configured to pull a plurality of IP addresses of DHCP servers from a table in a database; forwarding, by the server, the request to the DHCP server; providing to the router, by the DHCP server, a client IP address; and sending, from the router to the client, the client IP address, whereby the client is configured with the client IP address such that the client can receive point to point messages.