Patent ID: 8458305

Claim:
A method for networking comprising: determining a configuration of one or more parameters in a plurality of devices along a network path, wherein said devices comprise at least one server and one or more of a network switch, a network bridge, or a router; detecting an incompatible configuration in which any of said one or more parameters in any of said plurality of devices is configured such that communication between said plurality of devices is disabled or sub-optimal; and in instances that one or more parameters are configured such that communication between said plurality of devices is disabled or sub-optimal: communicating a notification of said incompatible configuration to a plurality of network management entities, each network management entity including a processor for processing data; among processors of the plurality of network management entities, automatically negotiating a reconfiguration of said one or more parameters to re-enable or optimize communication between said plurality of devices; and from at least one of the plurality of network management entities, automatically generating one or more messages to reconfigure said one or more parameters in one or more of said plurality of devices and communicating the one or more generated messages to the one or more of said plurality of devices.