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Windows will self-assign from 169.254/16 in the absence of a DHCP server.
by hunter2_ 2y ago
Windows will self-assign from 169.254/16 in the absence of a DHCP server.
- tossandthrow 2y agoAlso 15 years ago?
- Symbiote 2y agoYes. The idea was specified in 2005, and there's a related question about Windows using these addresses in 2011 [1]. I haven't tried to find older evidence. [1] https://superuser.com/questions/238625/why-is-windows-default-ip-address-169-xx-xx-xx https://superuser.com/questions/238625/why-is-windows-defaul...
- amichal 2y agohttps://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc3927 https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc3927 "Microsoft Windows 98 (and later) and Mac OS 8.5 (and later) already support this capability." And https://www.techrepublic.com/forums/discussions/win-98-fails-to-get-ip-from-dhcp/ https://www.techrepublic.com/forums/discussions/win-98-fails...