Cooperative device discovery and setup

A computer implemented method comprising:

• generating a proxy request at a first device, the proxy request identifying the first device and including information identifying the proxy request as a proxy request for a second device to request setup information corresponding to a host device;
• broadcasting the proxy request;
• receiving the setup information from the second device;
• and
• connecting to a network and host device based on the setup information.

A device comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a memory device coupled to the processor and having a program stored thereon for execution by the processor to perform operations comprising:
• receiving a proxy request from a first device at a second device having a network connection to a setup host, the proxy request including an address of the first device;
• forwarding a setup request to the setup device;
• receiving a setup communication from the setup device that includes setup information for the first device;
• and
• forwarding the setup information to the first device.