Wireless modem device usable on computer device without driver installation

Abstract

A method and apparatus is provided for connecting a computer device to a communication network, the computer device being provided with an operating system using a kernel protocol stack to connect to a pool of first communication networks known to an administrator of the computer device. The method includes introducing a second protocol stack, aside from the kernel protocol stack, for connecting the computer device to a second communication network not belonging to the known pool of first communication networks.

1 . A method for connecting a computer device to a communication network, the computer device being provided with an operating system using a kernel protocol stack to connect to a pool of first communication networks known to an administrator of the computer device, comprising:
 introducing a second protocol stack, aside from the kernel protocol stack, for connecting the computer device to a second communication network not belonging to the known pool of first communication networks.   
     
     
         2 . A method according to  claim 1 , further comprising adding a tunnelling protocol to the second protocol stack without mediation of the administrator. 
     
     
         3 . A method according to  claim 1  wherein the second protocol stack is introduced by running a proxy server application with predefined connection parameters on the computer device, the proxy server application redirecting data traffic between the computer device and the second communication network from the kernel protocol stack to the second protocol stack. 
     
     
         4 . A computer device, comprising:
 circuitry configured to use an operating system using a first protocol stack to connect the computer device to a pool of first communication networks known to an administrator of the computer device; and   circuitry configured to utilize a second protocol stack to connect the computer device to a second communication network outside not belonging to the known pool of first communication networks.   
     
     
         5 . The computer device of  claim 4  wherein the first protocol stack is a kernel protocol stack. 
     
     
         6 . The computer device of  claim 4 , further comprising circuitry configured to add a tunneling protocol to the second protocol stack without mediation of the administrator. 
     
     
         7 . The computer device of  claim 4 , further comprising circuitry configured to run a proxy server application with predefined connection parameters on the computer device, the proxy server application redirecting data traffic between the computer device and the second communication network from the first protocol stack to the second protocol stack.