Identifiers for network devices
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorsIsaac Lagnado, Danny Farnyih Meng
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Abstract
Examples disclosed herein provide the ability to handle situations that may arise when error conditions exist for a networking device. In one example method at a client device, the client device scans for a first identifier associated with the networking device and, upon finding the first identifier, connects to the networking device. As an example, the client device disconnects from the networking device if an error condition exists for the networking device. As an example, if the error condition exists, the client device decreases a priority of the networking device relative to other networking devices for subsequent scans.
Claims10
A method comprising:
- scanning, at a first time, for a first identifier associated with a networking device, the networking device identified in a scan priority list having a higher priority than a second networking device;
- upon finding the first identifier, connecting to the networking device;
- disconnecting from the networking device responsive to detection of an error condition existing for the networking device;
- and
- responsive to detection of the error condition, decreasing the priority of the networking device in the scan priority list to be lower than other networking devices including at least the second networking device for subsequent scans to be performed at a second time to cause the other network devices to be scanned for at the second time prior to scanning for the networking device.
A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising program instructions which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to:
- scan, at a first time, for a first identifier associated with a networking device, the networking device identified in a scan priority list having a higher priority than a second networking device;
- upon finding the first identifier, connect to the networking device;
- disconnect from the networking device responsive to detection of an error condition existing for the networking device;
- responsive to detection of the error condition, decrease the priority of the networking device in the scan priority list to be lower than other networking devices including at least the second networking device for subsequent scans to be performed at a second time to cause the other network devices to be scanned for at the second time prior to scanning for the networking device;
- and determine whether to restore the priority of the networking device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.