Patent ID: 8989182
Filing Date: 2015-03-24
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A terminal comprising: a transmitter configured to broadcast a first data packet responsive to the terminal being connected to a local area network (LAN), the first data packet including at least one of an Internet protocol (IP) address and a media access control (MAC) address of the terminal as well as a domain name of the terminal, wherein the terminal was connected to the LAN as part of a terminal reboot process to reconnect the terminal to the LAN based on detecting that the terminal was previously disconnected from the LAN after having been previously connected to the LAN; a receiver configured to receive a second data packet broadcasted by an other terminal on the LAN, the second data packet including at least one of an IP address and a MAC address of the other terminal as well as a domain name of the other terminal; and an updater configured to update a domain name system (DNS) configuration in the terminal based on the second data packet received by the receiver.