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Abstract

The present invention is directed to a system and process for automatically and dynamically configuring a wireless computer network. Each computer that is to participate in the dynamic network continuously broadcasts its address to any other computer within range of the wireless network hardware. When a computer receives a broadcast message from a machine it is not currently connected to, it can then use any standard communications protocol (i.e., TCP/IP) to establish a connection to the broadcasting machine. Once the connection is established, a message is sent to the broadcasting machine notifying it of the new connection. This allows for either client/server, peer-to-peer, or other communications strategies to be implemented, depending on the application. Upon establishing a new connection between a pair of computers, a data synchronization protocol is employed to exchange data, applications, or configure services. To avoid having many disconnects, reconnects, and data synchronizations happening, a connection degradation strategy is used.

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