Patent ID: 6101499
Filing Date: 2000-08-08
Classification: H04L,Y10S

Abstract:
In a host that has been connected to a network that does not have an IP address server and is not connected with any network having an IP address server, a method for automatically generating an IP address for the host, without another component of the network being required to transmit, to the host over the network, an IP address of said other component, the method comprising the steps of:without the host having received over the network any IP address of another component of the network, selecting a valid network identifying value as a network identifying portion of the IP address for the host;without the host having received over the network said any IP address of another component of the network, generating a host identifying portion of the IP address for the host based on information available to the host; andtesting the generated IP address for the host for conflicting usage by another host on the network and determining that no conflicting usage of the generated IP address exists.