Wake-on-LAN design in a load balanced environment

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2007-11-30

2010-11-23

Serrao, Ranodhi N (Department: 2444)

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput

Computer-to-computer data addressing

C709S250000, C710S009000

Reexamination Certificate

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07840706

ABSTRACT:
A method and system for supporting Wake-on-LAN (WOL) in a team of network interface cards (NICs) in a computing device is disclosed. One embodiment of the present invention sets forth a method, which includes the steps of programming each of the NICs on the team with a team Media Access Control (MAC) address after having backed up the NIC MAC addresses of the NICs but before the computing device enters a low power state, and causing modification of address resolution protocol (ARP) caches associated with a plurality of client devices coupled to the team of NICs to use the team MAC address.

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