Patent ID: 7752653

Claim:
An apparatus for registering auto-configured network addresses, comprising: a network interface that is configured to be coupled to a data network for receiving therefrom, and sending thereto, one or more packet flows; a physical connection that is configured to be coupled to a host; one or more processors; one or more stored sequences of instructions which, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to carry out the steps of: receiving, from a first server, first data indicating at least some authentication information associated with the host; receiving, from the host, a first message requesting configuration information, the first message including a logical network address for the host determined at least in part by the host; generating a second message based on the first message and the first data; and sending the second message to a second, dynamic host control protocol (DHCP) server that registers the host by associating the logical network address with the first data; wherein the first server provides authentication and authorization in response to a request for authentication for the physical connection.