Actually, Apple used that block as well for local networking. quote: If the host has a Microsoft Windows OS (9x or 2000/XP) or an Apple OS, it will fall back to what is called the "auto-configure address", which is an address from the 169.254/16 address space (this was in accordance with the draft-ietf-dhc-ipv4-autoconfig-04.txt, which expired in October, 1999). The host will check on the network segment for a conflict with another host using the same address, up to 10 addresses. The client will then check in the background for a DHCP server every 5 minutes, abandoning the auto-configured address as soon as it can obtain one from the server. I have no information at this time on the behavior of various Linux clients. end quote
from my DNS-DHCP tutorial Annlee Charles Cthulu Riley wrote: > Three words.... > > MY-CROW-SOFF? > > > ""John Neiberger"" wrote in message > news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>[This isn't the usual type of follies question where you have to figure >>something out. In this case, you either know the answer or you don't. If > > you > >>don't, you can probably figure out how to look it up and it would be good >>information to have in case you see this in your own network.] >> >>Your network uses RFC 1918 private IP address space (10.0.0.0/8) for your >>addressing. You have a logging access list configured on a LAN interface > > and > >>you begin seeing traffic from devices in the 169.254.0.0/16 subnet > > destined > >>for 169.254.255.255. You don't have any machines configured with addresses >>in this subnet, so what could it be? >>**Please support GroupStudy by purchasing from the GroupStudy Store: >>http://shop.groupstudy.com > **Please support GroupStudy by purchasing from the GroupStudy Store: > http://shop.groupstudy.com > FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=73386&t=73371 -------------------------------------------------- **Please support GroupStudy by purchasing from the GroupStudy Store: http://shop.groupstudy.com FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html
