Network distribution method and system

A first electronic device, comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a non-transitory memory coupled to the processor and configured to store a computer program comprising instruction that, when executed by the processor, cause the first electronic device to perform the following steps:
• sending a second probe request that carries second device information of the first electronic device and an identifier indicating that the probe request is a network distribution request for performing soft-access point (SOFT AP) network distribution;
• receiving a second probe response fed back by a second electronic device for the second probe request, wherein the second probe response is used to notify the first electronic device that the second electronic device receives the first probe request and allows the first electronic device to perform network distribution with the second electronic device;
• after receiving the second probe response, sending a first probe request that carries first device information of the first electronic device, wherein the second probe request and the first probe request are sent by the first electronic device in an access point (AP) mode;
• receiving a first probe response sent by the second electronic device in response to the first probe request, wherein the first probe response carries temporary networking data;
• in response to the first probe response, switching from the AP mode to station (STA) mode;
• establishing a first connection to the second electronic device by using the temporary networking data;
• receiving network distribution data of a master access point of the second electronic device from the second electronic device;
• accessing the master access point of the second electronic device by using the network distribution data of the master access point;
• and
• establishing a second connection to the second electronic device.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing code for network distribution, the code comprising instructions executable to:

• send a second probe request that carries second device information of the first electronic device and an identifier indicating that the probe request is a network distribution request for performing soft-access point (SOFT AP) network distribution;
• receive a second probe response fed back by a second electronic device for the second probe request, wherein the second probe response is used to notify the first electronic device that the second electronic device receives the first probe request and allows the first electronic device to perform network distribution with the second electronic device;
• after receiving the second probe response, send a first probe request that carries first device information of the first electronic device, wherein the second probe request and the first probe request are sent by the first electronic device in an access point (AP) mode;
• receive a first probe response sent by the second electronic device in response to the first probe request, wherein the first probe response carries temporary networking data;
• in response to the first probe response, switch from the AP mode to station (STA) mode;
• establish a first connection to the second electronic device by using the temporary networking data;
• receive network distribution data of a master access point of the second electronic device from the second electronic device;
• access the master access point of the second electronic device by using the network distribution data of the master access point;
• and
• establish a second connection to the second electronic device.