Configuring network connections for computing devices

1. A method, comprising:

determining, by a first client device of a plurality of client devices, that the first client device is a moderator that provides gateway configurations to maintain connectivity of the plurality of client devices to a wide area network, the moderator being determined based on a rule that identifies the moderator based on Internet protocol (IP) addresses for the plurality of client devices;

determining, by the first client device, that the wide area network is inaccessible through a first network connection provided by a network access node;

transmitting, by the first client device to a second client device of the plurality of client devices, a request to ping a specified domain name service (DNS) server in the wide area network;

determining, by the first client device, that the wide area network is accessible through the second client device, the second client device providing a second network connection to the wide area network, wherein the first client devices determines that the wide area network is accessible through the second client device based on an indication that the second client device successfully pings the specified DNS server;

generating, by the first client device, gate configuration data for a particular client device of the plurality of client devices, wherein the gateway configuration data configures the second client device to be a gateway to the wide area network based on a local IP address for the second client device; and

transmitting, by the first client device, the gateway configuration data to the particular client device to cause the particular client device to use the second client device as the gateway to the wide area network.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising maintaining, by the first client device, a status table comprising data that represents a plurality of network connection statuses for the plurality of client devices, a respective network connection status indicating that a respective client device successfully pings a DNS server, wherein the status table is stored in a storage device of the moderator.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising determining, by the first client device, that the second client device is the gateway for the particular client device based on a load balancing algorithm.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the rule identities the moderator based on one of: an IP address of the first client device being a lowest IP address of the IP addresses of the plurality of client devices, or an IP address of the first client device being a highest IP address of the IP addresses of the plurality of client devices.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining that the wide area network is accessible through the first network connection provided by the network access node;

generating updated gateway configuration data for the particular client device; and

transmitting the updated gateway configuration data to the particular client device to cause the particular client device to use the network access node as the gateway.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining that the wide area network is accessible through a third network connection provided by a third client device;

generating additional gateway configuration data for a fourth client device based on an additional address for the third client device; and

transmitting the gateway configuration data to the fourth client device to cause the fourth client device to use the third client device as a gateway.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

transmitting, by the first client device to the second client device, a request to change a gateway configuration of the second client device to specify the second client device as its own gateway.

8. A system, comprising:

a first client device;

at least one storage device storing a plurality of computer instructions executable by the first client device, wherein the plurality of computer instructions cause the first client device to at least:

determine that the first client device is a moderator that provides gateway configurations to maintain connectivity of a plurality of client devices to a wide area network, the moderator being determined based on a rule that identifies the moderator based on Internet protocol (IP) addresses for the plurality of client devices, wherein the plurality of client devices comprises the first client device;

determine that the wide area network is inaccessible through a first network connection provided by a network access node;

transmit, to a second client device of the plurality of client devices, a request to ping a specified domain name service (DNS) server in the wide area network;

determine by the first client device, that the wide area network is accessible through the second client device, the second client device providing a second network connection to the wide area network, wherein the first client devices determines that the wide area network is accessible through the second client device based on an indication that the second client device successfully pings the specified DNS server;

generate gateway configuration data for a particular client device of the plurality of client devices, wherein the gateway configuration data configures the second client device to be a gateway to the wide area network based on a local IP address for the second client device; and

transmit the gateway configuration data to the particular client device to cause the particular client device to use the second client device as the gateway to the wide area network.

9. The system of claim 8 , wherein the plurality of computer instructions further cause the first client device to at least maintain a status table comprising data that represents a plurality of network connection statuses for the plurality of client devices, a respective network connection status indicating that a respective client device successfully pings a DNS server, wherein the status table is stored in a storage device of the moderator.

10. The system of claim 8 , wherein the plurality of computer instructions further cause the first client device to at least determine that the second client device is the gateway for the particular client device based on a load balancing algorithm.

11. The system of claim 8 , wherein the rule identifies the moderator to be the first client device based on one of: an IP address of the first client device being a lowest IP address of the IP addresses of the plurality of client devices, or an IP address of the first client device being a highest IP address of the IP addresses of the plurality of client devices.

12. The system of claim 8 , wherein the plurality of computer instructions further cause the first client device to at least:

determine that the wide area network is accessible through the first network connection provided by the network access node;

generate updated gateway configuration data for the particular client device; and

transmit the updated gateway configuration data to the particular client device to cause the particular client device to use the network access node as the gateway.

13. The system of claim 8 , wherein the gateway configuration data comprises dynamic host configuration protocol (DHCP) data.

14. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a plurality of computer instructions executable by a first client device, wherein the plurality of computer instructions cause the first client device to at least:

determine that the first client device is a moderator that provides gateway configurations to maintain connectivity of a plurality of client devices to a wide area network, the moderator being determined based on a rule that identifies the moderator based on Internet protocol (IP) addresses for the plurality of client devices, wherein the plurality of client devices comprises the first client device;

determine that the wide area network is inaccessible through a first network connection provided by a network access node;

transmit, to a second client device of the plurality of client devices, a request to ping a specified domain name service (DNS) server in the wide area network;

determine by the first client device, that the wide area network is accessible through the second client device, the second client device providing a second network connection to the wide area network, wherein the first client devices determines that the wide area network is accessible through the second client device based on an indication that the second client device successfully pings the specified DNS server;

generate gateway configuration data for a particular client device of the plurality of client devices, wherein the gateway configuration data configures the second client device to be a gateway to the wide area network based on a local IP address for the second client device; and

transmit the gateway configuration data to the particular client device to cause the particular client device to use the second client device as the gateway to the wide area network.

15. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 14 , wherein the plurality of computer instructions further cause the first client device to at least maintain a status table comprising data that represents a plurality of network connection statuses for the plurality of client devices, a respective network connection status indicating that a respective client device successfully pinged a DNS server, wherein the status table is stored in a storage device of the moderator.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 14 , wherein the plurality of computer instructions further cause the first client device to at least determine that the second client device is the gateway for the particular client device based on a load balancing algorithm.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 14 , wherein the rule identifies the moderator to be the first client device based on one of: an IP address of the first client device being a lowest IP address of the IP addresses of the plurality of client devices, or an IP address of the first client device being a highest IP address of the IP addresses of the plurality of client devices.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 14 , wherein the plurality of computer instructions further cause the first client device to at least:

determine that the wide area network is accessible through the first network connection;

generate updated gateway configuration data for the particular client device; and

transmit the updated gateway configuration data to cause the particular client device to use the network access node as the gateway.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 14 , wherein the gateway configuration data comprises dynamic host configuration protocol (DHCP) data.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 16 , wherein the load balancing algorithm is one of: a round robin load balancing algorithm or a least connections load balancing algorithm.