Patent ID: 8661101

Claim:
A method of internet protocol (IP) address de-aliasing comprising: a) obtaining IP addresses from devices in a network; b) selecting a first pair of IP addresses, comprising a first IP address and a second IP address, from the obtained IP addresses; c) pinging the first IP address and pinging the second IP address in a first order; d) receiving a first ping response from the first IP address and receiving a second ping response from the second IP address; e) determining a second order comprising an order of receipt of the first and second ping responses, wherein determining the second order comprises adjusting the second order to account for a delay between pinging the first IP address and pinging the second IP address; f) repeating c-e a plurality of times; g) determining a relationship between the first order and the second order; and h) determining whether the first and second IP addresses are aliases of the same network device based on the relationship.