Re: [LARTC] simple routing query

[Andreas Unterkircher <unki@netshadow.at>]

I had such a experience with SuSE on a server with two network 
interface. While only one of them was
connected to the lan with a fixed IP, the other was configured by YaST 
to get it's IP from a DHCP server.

Cause it can't reach it and timed out, the interface didn't get an IP 
address, but suddenly a 169.254.x.x
route appeared. Probably you hit the same thing.


Payal Rathod wrote:

>On Thu, Nov 10, 2005 at 12:50:34PM -0500, Brett Charbeneau wrote:
>  
>
>>http://www.cas.ilstu.edu/shac/Knowledge/Spam/iana.htm
>>
>>	see the "Autoconfiguration" IP Addresses section.
>>    
>>
>
>Yes, I read it, thnaks but I don't understand it.
>| Addresses in the range 169.254.0.0 to 169.254.255.255 are used 
>|automatically by some PCs and Macs when they are configured to use IP, 
>|do not have a static IP Address assigned, and are unable to obtain an 
>|IP address using DHCP.
>|
>|This traffic is intended to be confined to the local network, so the 
>|administrator of the local network should look for misconfigured hosts. 
>
>What do they mean by this? Is it at address given by error due to 
>misconfiguaration.
>
>Payal
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