Methods and apparatus for dynamically selecting a computer on a local area network to become a server providing shared access to a wide area network, such as the Internet, to all of the computers on the local area network is disclosed. A server may be selected from among any of the computers on the local...http://www.google.com/patents/US6119162?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6119162 - Methods and apparatus for dynamic internet server selection
