Jan O Jonsson

US Patent:

20050180326, Aug 18, 2005

Filed:

Feb 13, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/778379

Inventors:

Michael Goldflam - Wake Forest NC, US
Jan Roger Jonsson - West Palm Beach FL, US
Juliano Maldaner - Delray Beach FL, US
Sulay Shah - Boynton Beach FL, US
Frank Wang - Boca Raton FL, US

International Classification:

H04J001/16

US Classification:

370231000

Abstract:

A system and method for providing services such as Wake-on-LAN and PXE Boot services to a multi-subnet network system which includes router and/or firewalls between different subnets. This is accomplished by using a peer computer to provide the service when performing such service is required to be transmitted across the router and/or firewall. That is, the system determines whether the service is required to go across the router and/or firewall, and, if so, to identify a computer (a peer computer) which is located on the appropriate subnet, then deliver the service to that peer computer (if necessary) and have that peer computer perform the selected service, such as Wake-on-LAN.