Patent ID: 7796585

Claim:
An interface device disposed within an information handling system, the interface device having an address and comprising: a host port operable to be coupled to a processor disposed within the information handling system, wherein the processor is operable to change content information from a first type to a second type; a first network port; a second network port; a switch operable to direct: a first communication received from the host port to the first network port or the second network port; a second communication received from the first network port to the host port; a third communication received from the first network port to the second network port; a fourth communication received from the second network port to the host port; a fifth communication received from the second network port to the first network port; determine a target address associated with each of the first, second, third, fourth, and fifth communications; and direct the second communication and the fourth communication to the host port when the target address matches the address of the interface device.