Patent ID: 8005470

Claim:
A method of connecting a first computing device with a second computing device on a wireless network, the first computing device having a first central processing unit, a first memory, and a first front-side bus that connects the first central processing unit to the first memory, the second computing device having a second central processing unit, a second memory, and a second front-side bus that connects the second central processing unit to the second memory, the method comprising: detecting at the first computing device the presence of the second computing device on the wireless network; creating a wireless bridge between the first computing device and the second computing device, the wireless bridge including wireless interfaces for under control of a first access controller of the first computing device, the first access controller being directly connected to the first front-side bus, receiving communications placed on the first front-side bus; transmitting the received communications via the wireless network to the second computing device; receiving communications transmitted via the wireless network from the second computing device; and placing the received communications onto the first front-side bus; and under control of a second access controller of the second computing device, the second access controller being directly connected to the second front-side bus, receiving communications transmitted via the wireless network from the first computing device; placing the received communications onto the second front-side bus; receiving communications placed on second front-side bus; and transmitting the received communications via the wireless network to the first computing device; and permitting access by the first computing device to critical resources of the second computing device by sending communications between the first computing device and the second computing device via the wireless bridge.