Rick Reynolds ha scritto: > I've seen this behavior in etch for some time now. I get an IP > address via DHCP and then I see this in ifconfig output: > > eth-wlan Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:60:B3:1E:D2:BB > inet addr:169.254.214.99 Bcast:169.254.255.255 > Mask:255.255.0.0
< omissis > > No, that address shown is NOT my IP address. :) > shure this IS your IP address :)) when a dhcp client doesn't get a valid answer it selfassign an address like that. http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc3927.txt This document describes a method by which a host may automatically configure an interface with an IPv4 address in the 169.254/16 prefix that is valid for Link-Local communication on that interface. This is especially valuable in environments where no other configuration mechanism is available. The IPv4 prefix 169.254/16 is registered with the IANA for this purpose. Hope this help, Luigi -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
