19 Aug
2004
19 Aug
'04
18:52
On Thu, 19 Aug 2004 11:56:53 -0500
SRGlasoe
I don't believe that it is a public internet, routable IP address range just like 192.168.x.x and 10.x.x.x. It definitely is not. I checked with IANA before I posted my original message. only 192.168.x.x and 10.x.x.x. and 172.16.x.x.
BTW: here is the IANA writeup on 169.254:
169.254.0.0/16 - This is the "link local" block. It is allocated for
communication between hosts on a single link. Hosts obtain these
addresses by auto-configuration, such as when a DHCP server may not
be found.
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Jerry Feldman