Patent ID: 6934754

Claim:
A method for providing Internet access to a first computer via a first one of a plurality of network access nodes in a network using a plurality of globally unique IP addresses, the network access nodes each having a network address associated therewith which is unique on the network, the first network access node having a first network address associated therewith, the method comprising: associating the first network address with the first computer while the first computer is connected to the first network access node thereby providing access to the network; associating a first one of the globally unique IP addresses with the first network address for conducting an Internet transaction; monitoring transmissions associated with the Internet transaction to determine address information; processing the transmissions in response to the address information; and disassociating the first globally unique IP address from the first network address upon termination of the Internet transaction, the first globally unique IP address then being available for association with any of the network addresses.