Address assignment for various client types

An apparatus comprising:

• a processor device;
• a memory;
• one or more interfaces configured to be used to:
• connect to a client device;
• and
• output a dynamic host configuration protocol (DHCP) discovery message when a client device is connected at one or more of the one or more interfaces;
• an address module configured to:
• if a response to the DHCP discovery message is received at the multimedia device from a DHCP server associated with the client device, form a DLNA network between the multimedia device and the client device, wherein forming the DLNA network comprises assigning an Internet protocol (IP) address to the client device, the IP address being determined based on a DHCP IP address range associated with the DHCP server that is associated with the client device;
• and
• if a response to the DHCP discovery message is not received at the multimedia device from a DHCP server associated with the client device, initiate a DHCP server on the multimedia device to listen for a DHCP discovery message from the client device;
• and
• if a DHCP discovery message is received at the multimedia device from the client device, form a DLNA network between the multimedia device and the client device, wherein forming the DLNA network comprises assigning an Internet protocol (IP) address to the client device, the IP address being determined based on a DHCP IP address range associated with the DHCP server that is associated with the multimedia device;
• and
• assign a link-local address to the client device if a response to the DHCP discovery message is not received at the multimedia device from a DHCP server associated with the client device and a DHCP discovery request is not received by the multimedia device from the client device, wherein assigning a link-local address to the client device comprises:
• determining whether multiple interfaces on a link-local range exist at the multimedia device;
• if multiple interfaces on the link-local range do not exist at the multimedia device, forming a standard link-local DLNA network between the multimedia device and the client device;
• and
• if multiple interfaces on the link-local range do exist at the multimedia device:
• outputting a user interface prompting a user to input a valid IP address for the client device;
• receiving a user input IP address for the client device;
• and
• assigning the user input IP address to the client device.

One or more non-transitory computer readable media having instructions operable to cause one or more processors to perform the operations comprising:

• outputting a dynamic host configuration protocol (DHCP) discovery message from a multimedia device when a client device is connected to the multimedia device;
• if a response to the DHCP discovery message is received at the multimedia device from a DHCP server associated with the client device, forming a DLNA network between the multimedia device and the client device, wherein forming the DLNA network comprises assigning an Internet protocol (IP) address to the client device, the IP address being determined based on a DHCP IP address range associated with the DHCP server that is associated with the client device;
• and
• if a response to the DHCP discovery message is not received at the multimedia device from a DHCP server associated with the client device, initiating a DHCP server on the multimedia device to listen for a DHCP discovery message from the client device;
• and
• if a DHCP discovery message is received at the multimedia device from the client device, forming a DLNA network between the multimedia device and the client device, wherein forming the DLNA network comprises assigning an Internet protocol (IP) address to the client device, the IP address being determined based on a DHCP IP address range associated with the DHCP server that is associated with the multimedia device;
• and
• assigning a link-local address to the client device if a response to the DHCP discovery message is not received at the multimedia device from a DHCP server associated with the client device and a DHCP discovery request is not received by the multimedia device from the client device, wherein assigning a link-local address to the client device comprises:
• determining whether multiple interfaces on a link-local range exist at the multimedia device;
• if multiple interfaces on the link-local range do not exist at the multimedia device, forming a standard link-local DLNA network between the multimedia device and the client device;
• and
• if multiple interfaces on the link-local range do exist at the multimedia device:
• outputting a user interface prompting a user to input a valid IP address for the client device:
• receiving a user input IP address for the client device;
• and
• assigning the user input IP address to the client device.