Abstract: Examples disclosed herein relate to a method comprising detecting a plurality of changes in a database, wherein the database is used to configure a switch operating traffic on a network. The method may include determining that a subset of the plurality of changes are to be deferred before being used to configure the switch, wherein each change in the subset has a potential dependency with at least one other change in the subset. The method may also include iterating through each change in the subset. The iteration may include confirming that a target change has a dependency with another change in the subset, resolving the dependency and transmitting the target change to an object manager for configuration of the switch.

Abstract: Examples disclosed herein relate to a method comprising detecting a plurality of changes in a database, wherein the database is used to configure a switch operating traffic on a network. The method may include determining that a subset of the plurality of changes are to be deferred before being used to configure the switch, wherein each change in the subset has a potential dependency with at least one other change in the subset. The method may also include iterating through each change in the subset. The iteration may include confirming that a target change has a dependency with another change in the subset, resolving the dependency and transmitting the target change to an object manager for configuration of the switch.

Abstract: A method for handling of conflicts in a multicast routing election in a multicast network is described herein. The multicast network includes a plurality of multicast network devices. A conflict is detected in a Designated Forwarder (DF) election for a link.

Abstract: Example embodiments disclosed herein relate to monitoring Dynamic Device Configuration Protocol offers via a control plane. In one example, an address range or multiple address ranges for sources of the Dynamic Device Configuration Protocol offers can be tracked. In this example, an anomaly can be determined based on one of the Dynamic Device Configuration Protocol offers and the address range(s).

Abstract: A method for tracing a multicast flow in a network is described herein. The network may include one or more hosts and a plurality of network devices. An initiating device of the plurality of network devices receives a message to trace a multicast flow. The message includes an identification of a multicast flow. It is determined whether a multicast distribution tree of the initiating device includes state information of the multicast flow. An upstream neighbor of the initiating device is determined. A multicast trace route request is transmitted to a receiving device of the plurality of network devices. The receiving device is the upstream neighbor of the initiating device. It is determined whether a response is received from the receiving device and based on the response, it is determined whether to transmit a multicast trace route request to an upstream neighbor of the receiving device.

Abstract: A method for handling of conflicts in a multicast routing election in a multicast network is described herein. The multicast network includes a plurality of multicast network devices. A conflict is detected in a Designated Forwarder (DF) election for a link.

Abstract: A method for tracing a multicast flow in a network is described herein. The network may include one or more hosts and a plurality of network devices. An initiating device of the plurality of network devices receives a message to trace a multicast flow. The message includes an identification of a multicast flow. It is determined whether a multicast distribution tree of the initiating device includes state information of the multicast flow. An upstream neighbor of the initiating device is determined. A multicast trace route request is transmitted to a receiving device of the plurality of network devices. The receiving device is the upstream neighbor of the initiating device. It is determined whether a response is received from the receiving device and based on the response, it is determined whether to transmit a multicast trace route request to an upstream neighbor of the receiving device.

Abstract: Wireless network access methods, communication device configuration methods, configuration devices, communications systems, and articles of manufacture are described. According to one aspect, a wireless network access method includes providing a communications device, providing a wireless network including access to a service, storing wireless network access data and service access data using a configuration device, communicating the wireless network access data and the service access data to the communications device using the configuration device, communicating the wireless network access data to the wireless network using the communications device to establish the communications device as a node on the wireless network, communicating the service access data to the wireless network using the communications device, and accessing the service using the communications device responsive to the communicating the service access data.

Abstract: Wireless network monitoring methods, configuration devices, communications systems, and articles of manufacture are described. According to one aspect, a wireless network monitoring method includes providing a communications device, providing a wireless network, storing wireless network access data using a configuration device, communicating the wireless network access data to the communications device using the configuration device, communicating the wireless network access data to the wireless network using the communications device to provide access of the communications device to the wireless network, and monitoring the access of the communications device to the wireless network.

Abstract: Wireless network access methods, communication device configuration methods, configuration devices, communications systems, and articles of manufacture are described. According to one aspect, a wireless network access method includes providing a communications device, providing a wireless network including access to a service, storing wireless network access data and service access data using a configuration device, communicating the wireless network access data and the service access data to the communications device using the configuration device, communicating the wireless network access data to the wireless network using the communications device to establish the communications device as a node on the wireless network, communicating the service access data to the wireless network using the communications device, and accessing the service using the communications device responsive to the communicating the service access data.

Abstract: Wireless network communications methods, communications device operational methods, wireless networks, configuration devices, communications systems, and articles of manufacture are described. According to one aspect, a wireless network communications method includes providing wireless network access data and network security data using a configuration device, wherein the wireless network access data corresponds to a respective wireless network, communicating the wireless network access data and the network security data to a communications device using the configuration device, providing access of the communications device to a first portion of the wireless network using the wireless network access data, communicating the network security data to the wireless network using the communications device, and providing access of the communications device to a second portion of the wireless network using the network security data.

Abstract: Wireless network access methods, communication device configuration methods, configuration devices, communications systems, and articles of manufacture are described. According to one aspect, a wireless network access method includes providing a communications device, providing a wireless network including access to a service, storing wireless network access data and service access data using a configuration device, communicating the wireless network access data and the service access data to the communications device using the configuration device, communicating the wireless network access data to the wireless network using the communications device to establish the communications device as a node on the wireless network, communicating the service access data to the wireless network using the communications device, and accessing the service using the communications device responsive to the communicating the service access data.

Abstract: In an embodiment of the invention, a method of distributing software, includes: browsing, by a hardware device, into a peripheral device that is connected to the hardware device via a medium that can be used to communicate with the hardware device by using a conventional protocol (e.g., HTTP over an Ethernet network); being redirected from the peripheral device to a backend system; providing peripheral device configuration information and hardware device install information to the backend system; and based upon the peripheral device configuration information and hardware device install information, distributing, from the backend system to the hardware device, hardware device installation and configuration software.

Abstract: Wireless network monitoring methods, configuration devices, communications systems, and articles of manufacture are described. According to one aspect, a wireless network monitoring method includes providing a communications device, providing a wireless network, storing wireless network access data using a configuration device, communicating the wireless network access data to the communications device using the configuration device, communicating the wireless network access data to the wireless network using the communications device to provide access of the communications device to the wireless network, and monitoring the access of the communications device to the wireless network.

Abstract: Wireless network communications methods, communications device operational methods, wireless networks, configuration devices, communications systems, and articles of manufacture are described. According to one aspect, a wireless network communications method includes providing wireless network access data and network security data using a configuration device, wherein the wireless network access data corresponds to a respective wireless network, communicating the wireless network access data and the network security data to a communications device using the configuration device, providing access of the communications device to a first portion of the wireless network using the wireless network access data, communicating the network security data to the wireless network using the communications device, and providing access of the communications device to a second portion of the wireless network using the network security data.

Abstract: In an embodiment of the invention, a method for providing a visitor safe wireless printer access point, includes: connecting a wireless computing device to a wireless network, where the wireless network provides an access point to a print spooling device; determining available printers in a secure wired network; selecting one of the available printers for printing; establishing a print path through the spooling device to the selected printer; sending a print job via the wireless network to the spooling device; spooling the print job on the spooling device; and sending the print job via the secure wired network to the selected printer.

Abstract: A method and system for updating routes in a route table on a personal computer operatively connected to at least one peripheral device. The method includes the steps of determining whether a first Device Internet Protocol address in a maintenance list is communicating with the client computer, creating a NIC IP list for all Network Interface Card Internet Protocol addresses bound to a Device Internet Protocol address on the client computer when the first Device Internet Protocol address is not communicating with the client computer, and adding a route table entry including the first Device Internet Protocol Address and an Network Interface Card Internet Protocol address from the NIC IP list to the route table.

Abstract: A method and system for recommending an available network protocol operatively connected to at least one client computer via a network. The method includes the steps of determining whether a first network protocol in a network protocol list having a number of types of network protocols is supported by the client computer and the peripheral device, verifying communication between the client computer and the peripheral device over the network protocol when the network protocol is supported by the client computer and the peripheral device, determining whether a next network protocol in the network protocol list is supported by the client computer and the peripheral device when the first network protocol is not supported by the client computer and the peripheral device, and recommending the network protocol with verified communication to the user.

Abstract: A method for automatically configuring network devices connected to a gateway type network in accordance with the invention determines if the network devices have been assigned static Internet protocol (IP) addresses and assigns static IP addresses to each network device that has not been assigned a static IP address.