Methods and apparatus for dynamic internet server selection

Details Methods and apparatus for dynamic internet server selection Methods and apparatus for dynamic internet server selection

1998-09-25

2000-09-12

Geckil, Mehmet B.

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput

Computer-to-computer session/connection establishing

709220, 709221, 709249, G06F 1516

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061191620

ABSTRACT:
Methods and apparatus for dynamically selecting a computer on a local area network to become a server providing shared access to a wide area network, such as the Internet, to all of the computers on the local area network is disclosed. A server may be selected from among any of the computers on the local area network that is currently available (i.e. powered on), and capable of establishing a connection to the wide area network. If the current server shuts down, a new server may be selected and started with only minimal impact on the other computers on the local area network, which are automatically reconfigured to use the new server to route network traffic to the wide area network.

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Srisuresh et al, "Load Sharing using IP Networking Address Translator" Network Working Group, RFC 2391, pp 1-18, Aug. 1998.

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