Patent ID: 6701357
Filing Date: 2004-03-02
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
In a computer network including a processor and a computer workstation, the processor having a first communication port and a configuration for communication through the first communication port according to a network protocol, the computer workstation hosting an operating system and having a second communication port and a memory drive for receiving a removable memory medium, the computer network further including a digital communication medium coupling the first communication port to the second communication port, a method for establishing communication between the computer workstation and the processor comprising:installing a removable memory medium into the memory drive of the computer workstation; executing computer readable instructions stored on the removable memory medium for identifying the operating system of the computer workstation as being a particular one of a plurality of predetermined operating systems, the particular operating system having communication software logic for communicating with the second communication port; and executing computer readable instructions stored on the removable memory medium for configuring the communication software logic to communicate with the processor through the digital communication medium according to the network protocol based on the particular operating system.