Patent ID: 8868694
Filing Date: 2014-10-21
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method, comprising: establishing a connection with a network host device that is configured to provide a wireless access point to one or more client devices for connecting to a wireless home network; upon determining that the network host device is connected to a network connector device that is configured to provide access to a wide area network (WAN), causing the network connector device to configure as a router device, and causing the network host device to configure as a bridge device, and upon determining that the network host device is not connected to the network connector device, causing the network host device to configure as a router device; and configuring either the network host device or the network connector device to connect to the WAN by: wherein an error message is displayed that indicates that the wireless network cannot connect to the WAN upon determining that the PPPoE request is not successful.