METHOD, SYSTEM AND COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM FOR AUTOMATIC DEVICE DRIVER CONFIGURATION
Application 1054/MUMNP/2005 published 2006-05-19, filed 2005-09-27
A method, system and computer readable medium for performing automatic detection and identification of installed NICs with a minimized likelihood of performing an illegal operation that would hang the detection process. Once the NIC is identified, software appropriate for the NIC may be loaded. Automatic detection and identification of NICs may be performed by inserting a portable medium such as a floppy disk in a target computer and executing a detection program upon startup, or a server computer may be used which executes a program to detect and identify NICs installed in computers connected to the server via a network connection. Drawing : 4 Sheets Total Pages: 19
Applicant
COMPUTER ASSOCIATES THINK, INC
COMPUTER ASSOCIATES PLAZA, ISLANDIA, NEW YORK 11749, U.S.A.
Inventor
1. GORDON W. GIFFORD 2. RANDALL K. MAXELL
International Info
Classification: H04L
Publication Number: WO 01/10073
Application Date: 2000-08-01
Priority Information
09/366,108 U.S.A. 1999-08-02