System, method, and computer program product for receiving security content utilizing a serial over LAN connection
AssigneeMcAfee, Inc.
InventorsWard Coburn, Harvir Singh, Roger Wood
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Abstract
A system, method, and computer program product are provided for receiving security content utilizing a serial over LAN connection. In use, an unsuccessful attempt to connect to a network for accessing security content at a remote second device is indicated by a first device, where the unsuccessful attempt results from a malfunction at the first device. Further, the security content is received at the first device utilizing a serial over local area network (LAN) connection established with the remote second device, based on the indication.
Claims18
A computer program product embodied on a non-transitory computer readable medium, comprising:
- computer code to set a flag to indicate failure of an attempt by a first device to obtain security content from a first remote device using a first protocol over a computer network;
- computer code to detect, by the first remote device, the indication of the failure of the first device to obtain the security content from the first remote device over the computer network;
- and
- computer code to receive, at the first device, the security content from the first remote device utilizing a serial over local area network connection, wherein the serial over local area network connection utilizes a separate and distinct protocol from the first protocol and is established by the first remote device in response to detecting the indication of the failure of the first device to obtain the security content from the first remote device over the computer network.
A method, comprising:
- setting a flag, by a first device, to indicate a failure of an attempt to connect, using a first protocol, to a computer network to obtain security content from a first remote device;
- detecting, by the first remote device, the indication of the failure of the first device to obtain the security content from the first remote device over the computer network;
- and
- receiving, at the first device, the security content utilizing a serial over local area network connection, wherein the serial over local area network connection uses a separate and distinct protocol from the first protocol and is established by the first remote device in response to detecting the indication of the failure of the first device to obtain the security content from the first remote device over the computer network.
A system, comprising:
- a first device adapted to set a flag to provide an indication of a failure of an attempt to connect to a computer network using a first protocol to obtain security content;
- and
- a second device adapted to establish a serial over local area network connection with the first device using a protocol that is separate and distinct from the first protocol in response to a detection of the indication, the connection utilized to send the security content from the second device to the first device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.