CPC H04L 41/507 (2013.01) [H04L 41/0631 (2013.01); H04L 43/06 (2013.01); H04L 43/0823 (2013.01)] | 9 Claims |
1. A network interface device, comprising:
a first port for connecting the network interface device to a network access point provided by a network service provider;
a second port for connecting the network interface device to a separate network access device;
a wireless communication system using memory storage and one or more processing units of the network interface device for communicatively coupling the network interface device to a remote computing device to enable one or more of:
access to a subscription service associated with the network service provider; or
access to diagnostic information associated with the network interface device; and
a tone generation system using memory storage and one or more processing units of the network interface device for generating a tone for providing additional diagnostic information associated with the network interface device, the tone being generated in response to instructions received via the wireless communication system.
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