Presentation during network address acquisition

Details Presentation during network address acquisition Presentation during network address acquisition

2006-07-18

2006-07-18

Huynh, Kim (Department: 2181)

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput

Network computer configuring

C709S223000, C709S226000, C709S229000, C717S121000, C717S122000, C717S168000, C717S174000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07080132

ABSTRACT:
A method and apparatus for instructing a processing system to present information. In one embodiment of the invention a server processing system on a network uses the DHCP protocol to provide network configuration information for a client processing system. The server processing system uses DHCP option code56to include presentation information with the configuration information sent to the client. Option code56allows for text messages to be presented by the client processing system and also allows URL-formatted text that may cause web pages or other internet resources to be presented by the client processing system. Because the presentation information is included with the network configuration information, information is presented when the client processing system uses the configuration information (e.g., upon network initialization).

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