Network interconnection apparatus, network interconnection method, name resolution apparatus and computer program

Abstract

A power source of a LAN terminal at a home such as home server is turned on from the outside the home via the Internet. A home gateway apparatus receives such a start request by proxy and transmits a start instruction packet to corresponding equipment on the home LAN. Although there is a case where the protocols of an external network and the home LAN are different from each other, the home gateway apparatus performs a protocol conversion process for assimilating discrepancy between the protocols. Moreover, on the, home LAN, the start instruction packet to the corresponding equipment may be issued by utilizing a magic packet technique.

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       23 . A name resolution apparatus for solving a name problem with respect to a host apparatus, to which a network address is dynamically allocated, on a network space in which a corresponding relationship between a domain name of said host apparatus and a network address allocated to said host apparatus is managed by a DNS server, said name resolution apparatus comprising: 
 communication means for data communicating on said network;    domain name management means for managing said domain name of said host apparatus;    extraction means for extracting said domain name of said host apparatus in response to reception from said host apparatus of a network address dynamically allocated; and    registration means for registering a domain name and network address of said host apparatus to said DNS server.    
   
   
       24 . The name resolution apparatus according to  claim 23 , further comprising: 
 authentication means for authenticating a host apparatus;    wherein said name resolution apparatus receives a network address from a host apparatus after an authentication process.    
   
   
       25 . (canceled)