Facilitating streaming in a local network with a client-server architecture

A method to facilitate streaming in a local network, the method comprising:

• configuring a primary media device configured to:
• operate as a server in a local network;
• use a plurality of subnets in the local network;
• receive first content via an external network connection;
• and
• initiate and maintain streaming at least in part by:
• actively self-assigning a link-local address to establish a link-local subnet as a primary operational network in the local network for direct communication with at least one secondary media device;
• and
• selecting a subnet from the plurality of subnets comprising the link-local subnet and providing the first content or second content via the selected subnet to a set of one or more secondary media devices communicatively connected to the primary media device, wherein each secondary media device of the set of one or more secondary media devices operates as a client with respect to the primary media device in the local network.

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

• operating a primary media device as a server in a local network at least in part by:
• using a plurality of subnets in the local network;
• receiving first content via an external network connection;
• and
• initiating and maintaining streaming at least in part by:
• actively self-assigning a link-local address to establish a link-local subnet as a primary operational network in the local network for direct communication with at least one secondary media device;
• and
• selecting a subnet from the plurality of subnets comprising the link-local subnet and providing the first content or second content via the selected subnet to a set of one or more secondary media devices communicatively connected to the primary media device, wherein each secondary media device of the set of one or more secondary media devices operates as a client with respect to the primary media device in the local network.