Devices for facilitating streaming in a local network with a client-server architecture

A method to facilitate streaming in a local network with a client-server architecture, the method comprising:

• adapting a configuration tool to configure a primary media device to perform operations with respect to a local network, and to communicatively couple with the primary media device via at least one interface to configure the primary media device to extend an ability of the primary media device to provide for connection identifier management for device-specific sessions for secondary media devices;
• where the primary media device configured with the configuration tool:
• operates as a server in the local network;
• receives first audio/video (A/V) content via one or both of an Internet connection and a satellite network connection;
• receives second A/V content via one or both of the Internet connection and the satellite network connection;
• and
• serves the first A/V content and the second A/V content to at least one secondary media device of a set of one or more secondary media devices that provides the first A/V content and the second A/V content for display with at least one television of a set of one or more televisions.

One or more non-transitory, machine-readable media having machine-readable instructions thereon which, when executed by one or more processing devices, cause the one or more processing devices to:

• configure a primary media device to extend an ability of the primary media device to provide for connection identifier management for device-specific sessions for secondary media devices;
• where the configured primary media device:
• operates as a server in a local network;
• receives first audio/video (A/V) content via one or both of an Internet connection and a satellite network connection;
• receives second A/V content via one or both of the Internet connection and the satellite network connection;
• and
• serves the first A/V content and the second A/V content to at least one secondary media device of a set of one or more secondary media devices that provides the first A/V content and the second A/V content for display with at least one television of a set of one or more televisions.