Method and apparatus for routing of network addresses

Abstract

Methods and apparatuses for a management console to configure a router and one or more servers to route and bind network addresses respectively are described herein. In various embodiments, the management console may configure one or more servers of one or more local area networks, each of the one or more servers coupled to the management console, to route one or more network addresses to a router remotely disposed from the one or more servers, the routing to be through one or more networking tunnels through one or more networks correspondingly coupling the one or more servers to the router communicatively. Also, in some embodiments, the management console may configure the router to route the one or more network addresses to at least one recipient server coupled to the router for binding to the at least one recipient server, the at least one recipient server being also remotely disposed from the one or more servers.

1 . A method comprising:
 configuring one or more servers of one or more local area networks, by a management console coupled to each of the one or more servers, to route one or more network addresses to a router remotely disposed from the one or more servers, the routing to be through one or more networking tunnels through one or more networks correspondingly coupling the one or more servers to the router communicatively; and   configuring the router, by the management console, to route the one or more network addresses to at least one recipient server coupled to the router for binding to the at least one recipient server, the at least one recipient server being also remotely disposed from the one or more servers.   
   
   
       2 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising configuring, by the management console, the one or more servers and/or the router to establish the one or more networking tunnels. 
   
   
       3 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein at least one of the one or more networking tunnels is one of a GRE tunnel or an IPIP tunnel. 
   
   
       4 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein the establishing includes assigning each of the one or more servers and the router a private network address to facilitate communication between the one or more servers and the router through the one or more networking tunnels. 
   
   
       5 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the one or more network addresses comprise a range of Internet Protocol addresses. 
   
   
       6 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the one or more servers and the router are connected via the Internet. 
   
   
       7 . The method of  claim 6 , wherein the management console is connected to at least one of the one or more servers and the router through the Internet. 
   
   
       8 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one recipient server belongs to a recipient local area network, the recipient local area network being different from the one or more local area networks. 
   
   
       9 . A management console comprising:
 a processor; and   logic operated by the processor and adapted to:
 configure one or more servers of one or more local area networks, each of the one or more servers coupled to the management console, to route one or more network addresses to a router remotely disposed from the one or more servers, the routing to be through one or more networking tunnels through one or more networks correspondingly coupling the one or more servers to the router communicatively; and 
 configure the router to route the one or more network addresses to at least one recipient server coupled to the router for binding to the at least one recipient server, the at least one recipient server being also remotely disposed from the one or more servers. 
   
   
   
       10 . The management console of  claim 9 , wherein the logic is further adapted to configure the one or more servers and/or the router to establish the one or more networking tunnels. 
   
   
       11 . The management console of  claim 10 , wherein at least one of the one or more networking tunnels is one of a GRE tunnel or an IPIP tunnel. 
   
   
       12 . The management console of  claim 10 , wherein the logic is further adapted to assign each of the one or more servers and the router a private network address to facilitate communication between the one or more servers and the router through the one or more networking tunnels. 
   
   
       13 . The management console of  claim 9 , wherein the one or more network addresses comprise a range of Internet Protocol addresses. 
   
   
       14 . The management console of  claim 9 , wherein the one or more servers and the router are connected via the Internet. 
   
   
       15 . The management console of  claim 14 , wherein the management console is connected to at least one of the one or more servers and the router through the Internet. 
   
   
       16 . The management console of  claim 9 , wherein the at least one recipient server belongs to a recipient local area network, the recipient local area network being different from the one or more local area networks. 
   
   
       17 . A method comprising:
 configuring one or more servers of one or more local area networks to route one or more network addresses to a router remotely disposed from the one or more servers, the routing to be through one or more networking tunnels through one or more networks correspondingly coupling the one or more servers to the router communicatively; and   configuring the router to route the one or more network addresses to at least one recipient server coupled to the router for binding to the at least one recipient server, the at least one recipient server being also remotely disposed from the one or more servers.   
   
   
       18 . The method of  claim 17 , further comprising configuring the one or more servers and/or the router to establish the one or more networking tunnels. 
   
   
       19 . The method of  claim 17 , wherein the one or more network addresses comprise a range of Internet Protocol addresses. 
   
   
       20 . The method of  claim 17 , wherein the at least one recipient server belongs to a recipient local area network, the recipient local area network being different from the one or more local area networks.