Abstract: Methods, apparatus and program products which monitor wireless access points (12, 16) through which data can be exchanged with a network (10), identify an unauthorized access point (16), and respond to monitored data flow in a variety of manners including determining the location of the identified unauthorized access point, establishing filtering, and controlling accounting for access services.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
November 20, 2002
Date of Patent:
May 27, 2008
Assignee:
Lenovo Singapore Pte. Ltd
Inventors:
David C. Challener, Garry M. Kump, Francis E. Noel, Jr., David R. Safford, Douglas L. Schales, Leendert P. Van Doorn