TWI406533B - Method and system testing internet connection - Google Patents

Abstract

This present invention relates to a method for testing whether an electrical device could be connected via an internet network, the method comprises the steps of: interconnecting an electrical device, a modem, a first server and a second server to each other via a network, wherein the modem has a physical IP address, the electrical device has an unique ID and there is a correspondence relation between the physical IP address and the unique ID; storing the correspondence relation in the first server; transmitting a test request with the unique ID to the second server; and receiving the test request by the second sever and accessing the correspondence relation stored in the first sever whereby the second sever obtains the correspondence relation and the physical IP address so as to connect to the electrical device.

Description

Network connection test method and system thereof

The present invention relates to a method and system for testing whether the electronic device can be connected through a network, and more particularly to a method and system for testing through a server.

With the rapid development of the Internet, broadband networks tend to be cheaper and more popular, and the services provided by the Internet are becoming more and more convenient. Many services that require bandwidth are no longer limited to only network services. Internet Service Providers (ISPs) or networks that companies have the ability to provide, home or personal use, such as Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Loop (ADSL), can gradually provide similar services (such as video and video streaming). In addition, as the network coverage increases, the number of places providing Internet services increases, and the Internet can be used to connect to the office, home or other connected brains or electronic devices. However, due to limited IP address resources, After connecting these computers or electronic devices to the network, it is possible to obtain a dynamic IP address or connect to the Internet via a router to obtain a virtual IP address.

Therefore, most of the current connection methods are when the user connects the connected computer or electronic device to the Internet and writes down the current IP address of the current computer or electronic device or even the connection port for use when needed for connection. However, the IP address is queried. The steps of the address or port are complex for the average user, and the interface is not user-friendly, and these parameters are more difficult to remember. In addition, as in the foregoing network environment, the IP address obtained after the computer or electronic device is connected to the network may be a dynamic IP address or even a virtual IP address, and the user has a dynamic IP address in addition to the network concept. The address or virtual IP address is more likely to be changed after the network is reconnected or rebooted (such as a crash), or the demilitarized zone (DEMILITARIZED ZONE, DMZ) may also be heavy due to the router. Turned on or unstable and changed or reset. Although other dynamic domain name servers (DDNS) provide related information that can be connected to the electronic device, for example, a unique ID (or its media storage) representing the identity of the "electronic device" is stored in the dynamic domain name server. The correspondence between the MAC address and its IP address (or more) can increase the convenience of connection, but it is still impossible to confirm whether the network can be successfully accessed while the electronic device is connected to the network. The road is connected, and if a firewall or anti-virus software is installed, whether the permission or blocking of the project is correctly set will also affect whether the computer or the electronic device can be successfully connected, which inevitably causes heavy obstacles to the user.

Furthermore, after the computer or electronic device is connected to the network, it is impossible to immediately determine whether the current setting can be successfully connected by the Internet (for example, to connect to the home electronic device when traveling overseas), so that when the setting is completed, the actual connection is required. However, the failure has caused many inconveniences and losses. It can be seen that under such circumstances, how to confirm whether the external network (for example, the Internet) can be connected while the electronic device is connected to the network is a very important issue for the general public. Because most consumers want to use One-Click to confirm whether the current settings are correct.

As a result of the job, the applicant has been able to overcome the above shortcomings by carefully testing and researching, and with a spirit of perseverance, to conceive the "network connection test method and its system". The following is a brief description of the case.

In view of the deficiencies in the prior art, the present invention provides a server that can test whether the electronic device can be successfully connected under the current setting while the electronic device is connected to the network, and the electronic device is connected to the Internet ( After the Internet Network, when it is necessary to test whether the electronic device can be connected from the Internet, an Echo Server configured on the Internet plays the role of a tester on the Internet, and the electronic device can transmit Testing the request to the response server (equivalent to testing whether the electronic device can transmit data to the Internet), and the return server can also confirm whether it can be connected to the electronic device (equivalent to testing whether the electronic device can pass The Internet is connected) to achieve the effect of two-way confirmation to verify whether the current settings need to be modified.

According to a first aspect of the present invention, a network connection test method is provided, comprising the steps of: interconnecting an electronic device, a data machine, a first server, and a second server through a network, the data machine Having a physical IP address, the electronic device has a unique ID, and a corresponding relationship exists between the physical IP address and the unique ID; storing the corresponding relationship in the first server; sending a one containing the unique ID Testing the request to the second server; and the second server receives the test request and accessing the correspondence stored on the first server to obtain the physical IP address to connect to the electronic device.

Preferably, the network connection test method provided by the present invention, wherein the network comprises an internal network and an internet network.

Preferably, the network connection test method provided by the present invention, wherein the first server and the second server are configured on the internet.

Preferably, the network connection testing method provided by the present invention, wherein the electronic device is configured in the internal network.

Preferably, the network connection test method provided by the present invention, wherein the IP address of the first server and the second server is a static entity IP address.

Preferably, the network connection test method provided by the present invention, wherein the electronic device is connected to the data machine through a router and has a virtual IP address.

Preferably, the network connection test method provided by the present invention, wherein the correspondence further comprises a connection port required to correspond the physical IP address to the virtual IP address.

Preferably, the network connection test method provided by the present invention, wherein the electronic device queries the data machine for the physical IP address at regular intervals, and if the physical IP address is changed, the corresponding relationship is repeatedly stored in the The first server updates the correspondence stored in the first server.

Preferably, the network connection test method provided by the present invention, wherein the electronic device is a computer device.

Preferably, the present invention provides a network connection test method, wherein the electronic device is a device with an embedded system.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, a network connection test method is provided, comprising the steps of: interconnecting an electronic device, a data machine, and a server through a network, the electronic device having a static physical IP address Sending a test request to the server; and the server receives the test request and automatically connects the electronic device.

Preferably, the network connection test method provided by the present invention, wherein the IP address of the server is a static entity IP address.

Preferably, the network connection test method provided by the present invention, wherein the electronic device is a computer device.

Preferably, the present invention provides a network connection test method, wherein the electronic device is a device embedded in the system.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, a network connection test system includes: a data machine having a physical IP address; an electronic device having a unique ID; and a first server for storing the a correspondence between the unique ID and the IP address of the entity; a second server, configured to receive a test request containing the unique ID, and access the corresponding relationship on the first server to obtain the entity An IP address is connected to the electronic device; and wherein the electronic device, the data machine, the first server, and the second server are interconnected through a network.

Preferably, the network connection test system provided by the present invention, wherein the network comprises an internal network and an internet.

Preferably, the network connection test system provided by the present invention, wherein the first server and the second server are configured on the internet.

Preferably, the network connection test system provided by the present invention, wherein the electronic device is configured on the internal network.

Preferably, the network connection test system provided by the present invention, wherein the IP address of the first server and the second server is a static entity IP address.

Preferably, the network connection test system provided by the present invention, wherein the electronic device is connected to the data machine through a router and has a virtual IP address.

Preferably, the network connection test system provided by the present invention, wherein the correspondence further comprises a connection port required to correspond the physical IP address to the virtual IP address.

Preferably, the network connection test system provided by the present invention, wherein the electronic device queries the data machine for the physical IP address every fixed time, and if the physical IP address is changed, the corresponding relationship is updated and transmitted to the The first server.

Preferably, the network connection test system provided by the present invention, wherein the electronic device is a computer device.

Preferably, the network connection test system provided by the present invention, wherein the electronic device is a device with an embedded system.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, a network connection test system includes: a data machine; an electronic device having a static physical IP address; a server for receiving a test request and connecting the electronic device And wherein the electronic device, the data machine, and the server are interconnected by a network.

Preferably, the network connection test system provided by the present invention, wherein the IP address of the server is a static entity IP address.

Preferably, the network connection test system provided by the present invention, wherein the electronic device is a computer device.

Preferably, the network connection test system provided by the present invention, wherein the electronic device is a device with an embedded system.

The present invention will be fully understood by the following examples, so that those skilled in the art can do so. However, the implementation of the present invention may not be limited by the following embodiments. Where the same reference numerals always represent the same components.

Hereinafter, a system embodiment of the "network connection test method and system thereof" of the present invention will be described using FIG. Referring to FIG. 1, the electronic device 11 is not limited to a computer but may be any computer device with an embedded system or a machine that provides other services such as multimedia video streaming. The electronic device 11 and the remaining computers or Internet-enabled computer devices 12 are connected to the data machine 14 via a router 13 (which may have a firewall function) and then dialed to an Internet Service Provider (ISP) 15. The Echo Server 16 is connected to the Internet Service Provider 15. The connection between the components is a wired network and is transmitted in a TCP packet, but is not limited to a wired network. After the electronic device 11 is connected to the router 13, a virtual IP address (for example, 192.168.0.1, or other network segment conforming to the virtual IP specification) is obtained, and the virtual IP address can be set by the user or by the dynamic host group of the router 13. State Agreement (DHCP) allocation. The user can set an address conversion relationship between the virtual IP address and a physical IP address of the data machine 14 on the router 13 (for example: xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx: yyy<_>192.168.0.1) : 21, where xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx is the network segment conforming to the physical IP specification, and yyy is a connection 埠). The router 13 in FIG. 1 can also be used as a hub, or the electronic device 11 can also be directly connected to the data machine 14, as shown in FIG. 2, so that the electronic device 11 obtains a physical IP address, and the physical IP address is obtained. Assigned by the dynamic host configuration protocol of the network service provider 15. The electronic device 11 can also set a set of assigned static entity IP addresses by the user.

The first system embodiment further includes a dynamic domain name server 17 for assisting the response server 16 in finding the location of the electronic device 11. For example, the dynamic domain name server 17 is configured to store the uniqueness of the electronic device 11 in an environment in which the identity is recognized by the electronic device 11 using a unique ID (eg, a globally unique identifier or its media access control address). The ID, a correspondence between the IP address required to connect to the electronic device 11 (even the port used), and the response server 16 can access the dynamic domain name server 17 with the unique ID and by the The correspondence is connected to the electronic device 11. When the user connects the electronic device 11 at the electronic device end (where the electronic device 11 is located), it is necessary to test whether the test request can be transmitted to the response server when the Internet is connected to the electronic device 11 under the current settings. 16. By confirming whether the data can be transmitted to the Internet, and responding to the server 16 (configured on the Internet and being a static entity IP address), after receiving the test request, the dynamic domain name server 17 can be accessed. And connected to the electronic device 11 to test whether the electronic device 11 can be connected via the Internet, the response server 16 plays a test role in the Internet to test whether the electronic device 11 can be smoothly in the Internet. Connected. If the connection process is successful, a success message is displayed, otherwise a failure message or even a troubleshooting recommendation is displayed, so that the user can verify whether the current setting is appropriate on the electronic device side, and the foregoing connection operation and message display can be used. Interface.

When the electronic device has a static physical IP address, the response server 16 can directly connect to the electronic device 11 after receiving the test request to test whether the electronic device 11 can be connected via the Internet without accessing the dynamic domain name. Server 17.

In addition, the electronic device 11 in the foregoing system embodiment may be connected to the Internet in other existing manners, except for the manner in which the Internet is connected to the Internet, and is not limited to the connection manner limited by this embodiment.

Please refer to FIG. 3 to illustrate a method embodiment corresponding to the above system embodiment, and FIG. 3 is a flow chart illustrating a system embodiment for testing whether an electronic device can be connected via a network. Step S31 sends a test request to the response server 16 located on the Internet to test whether the electronic device 11 can transmit the data to the Internet. In the case that the electronic device 11 obtains the static entity IP address, after the server 16 receives the test request by step S32A, it automatically attempts to connect to the electronic device 11 to test whether the electronic device 11 can be connected via the Internet, and finally Step S33 shows the result of the connection. When the electronic device 11 obtains the virtual IP address or the dynamic entity IP address and has a unique ID, the electronic device 11 in step S31 sends a test request to the response server 16 located on the Internet, and responds to the server. In step S32B, the dynamic domain name server 17 is automatically accessed by the unique ID, and the information (such as an IP address and its connection port) required for connecting to the electronic device 11 is obtained through the correspondence relationship described in the foregoing system embodiment. In order to test whether the electronic device 11 can be connected, the connection result is displayed in step S33.

In summary, the present invention is a rare and incomprehensible invention, but the above is only the preferred embodiment of the present invention, and the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto. That is to say, the equivalent changes and modifications made by the applicant in accordance with the scope of the patent application of the present invention should still fall within the scope of the patent of the present invention, and I would like to ask the members of the trial committee to give a clear understanding and pray for the best.

10. . . System schematic diagram of the present invention

11. . . Electronic device

12. . . Other computers or computer devices with internet access

13. . . router

14. . . Data machine

15. . . Internet Service Provider (ISP)

16. . . Response server (Echo Server)

17. . . Dynamic domain name server

S31. . . The electronic device 11 sends a test request to the response server 16 existing on the Internet to test whether the electronic device 11 can transmit data to the Internet.

S32A. . . After the response server 16 receives the test request, it automatically attempts to connect to the electronic device 11 to test whether the electronic device 11 can be connected.

S32B. . . After receiving the test request, the response server 16 connects to the electronic device 11 by accessing the dynamic domain name server 17 to test whether the electronic device 11 can be connected.

S33. . . Display connection result

Figure 1 is a schematic view of the system of the present invention;

Figure 2 is a schematic view of another system of the present invention;

Fig. 3 is a schematic flow chart corresponding to Figs. 1 and 3.

S31. . . The electronic device 11 sends a test request to the response server 16 existing on the Internet to test whether the electronic device 11 can transmit data to the Internet.

S32A. . . After the response server 16 receives the test request, it automatically attempts to connect to the electronic device 11 to test whether the electronic device 11 can be connected.

S32B. . . After receiving the test request, the response server 16 connects to the electronic device 11 by accessing the dynamic domain name server 17 to test whether the electronic device 11 can be connected.

S33. . . Display connection result

Claims (28)

A network connection testing method includes the steps of: interconnecting a multimedia video streaming device, a data machine, a first server, and a second server through a network, the data machine having a physical IP address The multimedia video streaming device has a unique ID, and a correspondence between the physical IP address and the unique ID is stored; the correspondence is stored in the first server; and the multimedia video stream device is sent from the multimedia video stream device. a test request of the unique ID to the second server; and the second server receiving the test request and accessing the correspondence stored on the first server to obtain the physical IP address to connect the multimedia The video streaming device determines whether the multimedia video streaming device can be connected to the network. The network connection test method of claim 1, wherein the network comprises an internal network and an internet. The network connection test method of claim 2, wherein the first server and the second server are configured on the internet. The network connection test method of claim 2, wherein the multimedia video streaming device is configured on the internal network. The network connection test method of claim 1, wherein the IP address of the first server and the second server is a static entity IP address. The network connection test method described in claim 1, wherein the multimedia image is The audio stream device is connected to the data machine through a router and has a virtual IP address. The network connection test method of claim 6, wherein the correspondence further comprises a connection port required to correspond the physical IP address to the virtual IP address. The network connection test method according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the multimedia video streaming device queries the data machine for the physical IP address at a certain time, if the physical IP address If the address is changed, the correspondence is repeatedly stored in the first server to update the correspondence stored in the first server. The network connection test method of claim 1, wherein the multimedia video streaming device is a computer device. The network connection test method of claim 1, wherein the multimedia video streaming device is a device with an embedded system. A network connection testing method includes the steps of: interconnecting a multimedia video streaming device, a data machine, and a server through a network, the multimedia video streaming device having a static physical IP address; The multimedia video streaming device sends a test request to the server; and the server receives the test request and automatically connects the multimedia video streaming device to determine whether the multimedia video streaming device can be connected to the network. The network connection test method of claim 11, wherein the IP address of the server is a static entity IP address. The network connection test method as described in claim 11, wherein the multimedia The video streaming device is a computer device. The network connection test method of claim 11, wherein the multimedia video streaming device is a device with an embedded system. A network connection test system includes: a data machine having a physical IP address; a multimedia video streaming device having a unique ID; a first server for storing the unique ID and the physical IP a correspondence between the addresses; a second server, configured to receive a test request containing the unique ID, and access the corresponding relationship on the first server to obtain the physical IP address to connect to the a multimedia video streaming device; and wherein the multimedia video streaming device, the data server, the first server, and the second server are interconnected through a network. For example, the network connection test system of claim 15 wherein the network includes an internal network and an internet. The network connection test system of claim 16, wherein the first server and the second server are configured on the internet. The network connection test system of claim 16, wherein the multimedia video streaming device is configured on the internal network. The network connection test system of claim 15, wherein the IP address of the first server and the second server is a static entity IP address. The network connection test system of claim 15, wherein the multimedia video streaming device is connected to the data machine through a router and has a virtual IP address. The network connection test system of claim 20, wherein the correspondence further comprises a connection port required to correspond the physical IP address to the virtual IP address. The network connection test system of any one of clauses 15 or 21, wherein the multimedia video streaming device queries the data machine for the physical IP address every fixed time, if the physical IP address If there is a change, the correspondence is updated and transmitted to the first server. The network connection test system of claim 15, wherein the multimedia video streaming device is a computer device. The network connection test system of claim 15, wherein the multimedia video streaming device is a device with an embedded system. A network connection test system, comprising: a data machine; a multimedia video streaming device having a static physical IP address; a server for receiving a test request and connecting the multimedia video streaming device; The multimedia video streaming device, the data machine, and the server are interconnected through a network. For example, the network connection test system of the scope of application 25, wherein the server IP The address is a static entity IP address. The network connection test system of claim 25, wherein the multimedia video streaming device is a computer device. The network connection test system of claim 25, wherein the multimedia video streaming device is a device with an embedded system.