Patent ID: 8005958
Filing Date: 2011-08-23
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A network testing system coupled to a first network, the network testing system having a hardware network device included therein, the network device coupled to a second network, the network testing system including software which when executed causes the network testing system to perform operations comprising: the network testing system processing a start request to establish a communication channel to a client computing device on the first network through the hardware network device the network testing system receiving a mirror request from the client computing device over the communication channel on the first network, the mirror request specifying the hardware network device the network testing system sending a request granted packet to the client computing device over the communication channel on the first network the network testing system accepting a connection request from the client computing device over the communication channel on the first network, the connection request causing the network testing system to wait on the communication channel for mirror protocol packets from the client computing device the network testing system providing the client computing device access to capabilities of the hardware network device of the network testing system, including: