Data source management of a router

A router comprising:

• a transmitter configured to forward data to a first client device;
• a processor configured to
• determine a failure in a data connection used to receive the data from another data network;
• identify a second client device operating on the local data network;
• send a message over the local data network to the second client device;
• responsive to the message being received by the second client device, receive additional data over the local data network from the second client device;
• and
• wherein the transmitter is configured to forward the additional data to the first client device.

A non-transitory computer readable storage medium configured to store instructions that when executed cause a processor to perform:

• forwarding data, via a router operating on a local data network, to a first client device;
• determining, via the router, a failure in a data connection used to receive the data from another data network;
• identifying, via the router, a second client device operating on the local data network;
• transmitting, via the router, a message over the local data network to the second client device;
• responsive to the message being received by the second client device, receiving, via the router, additional data over the local data network from the second client device;
• and
• forwarding, via the router, the additional data to the first client device.