Patent ID: 6295556
Filing Date: 2001-09-25
Classification: H04L,Y10S

Abstract:
A method of configuring a computer for connecting to a plurality of different networks, comprising;providing a user interface;receiving user input via the user interface identifying a first network and first configuration information corresponding thereto, the first configuration information obtained independent of a connection to one of the different networks;writing the first configuration information for the first network into a first data structure in a non-volatile storage;receiving user input identifying a second network and second configuration information corresponding thereto, the second configuration information obtained independent of a connection to one of the different networks;writing the second configuration information for the second network into a second data structure in the non-volatile storage,wherein the first data structure and the second data structure each comprise an independent object including methods and a self-contained description of a networking configuration sufficient to connect to one of the different networks;receiving user input identifying the first data structure;extracting the configuration information from the first data structure, andconnecting to the first network by applying the configuration information to a running configuration of the computer via at least one of the methods.