Testing for a misconnection between first and second networks
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorsWilliam Torrey, Jeffrey DiCorpo
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Abstract
An apparatus to test whether a first network is misconnected to a second network includes an interface to the first network, and a controller coupled to the interface to send a first message to the first network, the first message to request configuration information of the apparatus. The controller receives a second message from a. configuration server coupled to the second network, the second message being responsive to the first message. The controller indicates misconnection of the first network to the second network in response to receiving the second message
Claims24
An apparatus to test whether a first network is misconnected to a second network, comprising:
- an interface to the first network;
- and
- a control module coupled to the interface to:
- send a first message to the first network, the first message to request configuration information of the apparatus,
- receive a second message from a configuration server coupled to the second network, the second message being responsive to the first message;
- and
- indicate misconnection of the first network to the second network in response to receiving the second message.
A method of testing for misconnection between a first network and a second network at a gateway coupling the first and second networks, comprising:
- sending, from a test apparatus, a first message seeking configuration information from a configuration server, the first message sent to the first network;
- determining, by the test apparatus, whether a second message has been received from a configuration server on the second network in response to the message;
- and
- indicating, by the test apparatus, whether misconnection between the first and second networks has occurred in response to determining whether the second message has been received from the configuration server on the second network.
An article comprising at least one storage medium containing instructions that when executed cause a test apparatus to:
- perform a configuration procedure on a first network;
- and
- determine whether the first network is misconnected to a second network based on a result of the configuration procedure,
- wherein performing the configuration procedure comprises:
- sending a first configuration message on the first network;
- determining whether a second configuration message is received from a configuration server on the second network,
- wherein determining whether the first network is misconnected to the second network is in response to whether the second configuration message has been received from the configuration server.
A system comprising:
- first and second networks;
- a gateway coupled between the first and second networks;
- a configuration server coupled to the second network;
- and
- a test apparatus coupled to the first network to:
- send a first message to the first network, the first message to seek configuration information of the test apparatus;
- receive a second message from the configuration server coupled to the second network;
- and
- indicate misconnection of the first and second networks in response to receiving the second message.
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