Patent ID: 7600004
Filing Date: 2009-10-06
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A network settings configuration system, implemented by a computer capable of connecting to a network entity in a plurality of different network environments, comprising: a library storing a plurality of groups of network protocol settings, each group of network protocol settings corresponding respectively to one of the plurality of network environments, and each group of network protocol settings comprising a plurality of settings values for establishing a network connection to the network entity in the respective network environment; a connection initiation unit operable to initiate a network connection between the computer and the network entity upon attachment to the network entity by using in turn each of the groups of network protocol settings until the network connection is established; and wherein the connection is operable to use in turn each of the groups of network protocol settings until the network connection is established by first attempting to initiate a network connection using a default group of the groups of network protocol settings values, and when the network connection is not successfully established within a predetermined time period, attempting to initiate a network connection by using in turn each of the remaining groups of network protocol settings values for a predetermined period of time, until the network connection is successfully established or no network connection is successfully established.