Patent ID: 8699378
Filing Date: 2014-04-15
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for discovering network hosts, the method comprising: probing a network to determine an Internet Protocol (IP) version 4 (IPv4) address that is in use on the network; determining a Media Access Control (MAC) address associated with the IPv4 address; determining a local-prefix; determining, with a processor, a first IP version 6 (IPv6) address, the first IPv6 address including the local-prefix followed by a first intermediate value followed by the MAC address; determining, with the processor, a second IPv6 address, the second IPv6 address including the local prefix, a second intermediate value different than the first intermediate value, and the MAC address; probing the network to determine if the first IPv6 address is in use; and probing the network to determine if the second IPv6 address is in use.