Patent ID: 7689700
Filing Date: 2010-03-30
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. One or more computer storage media having computer-executable instructions embodied thereon for performing a method for configuring a peer group, wherein an existing user device is a member of the peer group, the peer group resides on a subnetwork, and the subnetwork is a home location of the existing user device, the method comprising: determining that a new user device is located on the subnetwork and that the new user device has designated the subnetwork as a home location; sending a request to join the peer group to the new user device, wherein the peer group includes one or more computing devices that share an internet protocol (IP) address; challenging the new user device for a passkey; receiving the passkey from the new user device; determining whether the received passkey is correct; and when the passkey received from the new user device is correct and the new user device has designated the subnetwork as the home location, allowing the new user device to join the peer group.