Re: InetAddress.getLocalHost() returns APIPA/link-local address in a Windows 2008 SP2 or later version Windows OS with multiple-NICs.

Hi Chris, Sorry I can not give a *detailed* description :-P Have you successfully get an APIPA address? [1] is the link which describe they have get such addresses :-D The behaviour difference was introduced by the some latest patches from the Microsoft. And I am heard recently that they are g

hg: jdk8/tl/jdk: 7116997: fix warnings in java.util.PropertyPermission

Changeset: 77f6d4360f4b Author:smarks Date: 2011-12-06 10:14 -0800 URL: http://hg.openjdk.java.net/jdk8/tl/jdk/rev/77f6d4360f4b 7116997: fix warnings in java.util.PropertyPermission Reviewed-by: smarks Contributed-by: Brandon Passanisi ! src/share/classes/java/util/PropertyPermiss

Re: InetAddress.getLocalHost() returns APIPA/link-local address in a Windows 2008 SP2 or later version Windows OS with multiple-NICs.

Charles, I still don't get this issue. getLocalHost first retrieves the local host name of the system, then does a lookup in the configured name service for this name. Is it possible for you to give detailed description of your machine setup/configuration and how you are encountering this is