Patent ID: 8332510
Filing Date: 2012-12-11
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method, comprising: detecting, by a service processor of a host device, one or more network access settings associated with the host device to enable the service processor to access a network via a network access proxy, wherein the service processor is configured to operate independent of an application environment hosted by an application processor of the host device, wherein detecting the one or more network access settings comprises: configuring, by the service processor, a packet filter of a network device to detect one or more packets that include an Internet Protocol (IP) address, and analyzing, by the service processor, the detected one or more packets to determine the one or more network access settings; and transmitting, by the service processor of the host device, an out-of-band signal to a management entity via the network access proxy based at least in part on the one or more detected network access settings.