Network device which maintains a list of device addresses

Details Network device which maintains a list of device addresses Network device which maintains a list of device addresses

1996-11-18

2000-02-01

Asta, Frank J.

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput

Master/slave computer controlling

710 9, 709250, 709245, G06F 1206, G06F 1338

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060214295

ABSTRACT:
A method controls a network device on a local area network (LAN) to operate as a list manager which maintains a list of device addresses for the LAN, and to operate as a slave which provides a device address of the network device to a list manager. The method comprises the steps of determining whether a list manager is operating on the LAN, controlling the network device to operate as a slave on the LAN when the determining step determines that a list manager is operating on the LAN, and controlling the network device to operate as the list manager for the LAN when the determining step determines that no list manager is operating on the LAN.

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