Patent ID: 6601094
Filing Date: 2003-07-29
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
A method for recommending an available network protocol having an operative connection between a client computer and at least one peripheral device, said method comprising the steps of:determining whether a first network protocol in a list of network protocols is supported by the client computer and the peripheral device, wherein said list includes an Internetwork Packet Exchange protocol and a Bindery over Internetwork Packet Exchange protocol and a Novell Directory Services over Internetwork Packet Exchange protocol; performing the following three determining steps if said first network protocol is an Internetwork Packet Exchange protocol, a Bindery over Internetwork Packet Exchange protocol or a Novell Directory Services over Internetwork Packet Exchange protocol: determining whether the client computer is logged into a server with creation privilege; determining whether the client computer is longed into a Bindery server or Novell Directory Services server when the client computer is logged into a server with creation privilege; determining whether the client computer and the peripheral device support the Internet protocol when the client computer is not logged into a server with creation privilege; verifying communication between the client computer and the peripheral device over said first network protocol when said network protocol is supported by the client computer and the peripheral device; and, recommending the network protocol with verified communication from said network protocol list to the user.