Comments on: 169.254.0.0 Address Causes Confusion

By: bakert

bakert — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 16:17:53 +0000

169.254.x.x addresses are reserved by RFC 3927 for uses in relation to “Dynamic Configuration of IPv4 Link-Local Addresses”.

http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc3927.txt

By: Luis Leote

Luis Leote — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 12:44:23 +0000

Hi all. I get the strange “internet” connection listed on my firewall log with 169.254.something/255.255.0.0 every time I but the pc into hibernation. When it wakes up there it is. My solution, because I distrust connections I cannot control, was to deactivate hibernation. Never happened again.
Good luck to you all

By: Brian

Brian — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 04:20:22 +0000

I got a little confused by my 1st run in with a 169.254/16 address. In my case it’s due to zeroconf routes (Bonjour) used in Skype. I’m wondering what the other causes behind the169.254/16 addresses are. For example I always just assumed that a 169.254/16 address was only indicative of zero config. networking and by chance I stumbled across this and found that it can also reflect a connectivity or DHCP drop. Anyone aware of any other causes behind a 16.254/16? Thanks

By: Thomas David Baker

Thomas David Baker — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 22:24:47 +0000

Thanks Brolin - my .htacess redirects from the old style URLs to the new style were a bit broken

By: Brolin Empey

Brolin Empey — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 22:09:04 +0000

In the second last paragraph, the link titled “Network Client Assigned 169.154 Address” leads to “Idiot’s Guide to Unit Testing”, which appears to have nothing to do with IP addressing.

By: Name

Name — Thu, 07 Sep 2006 05:20:16 +0000

People use their credit cards on their machines. I think his letter was crisp, to the point, and born of fear. Nonetheless, that doesn’t make you responsible for one iota of reasoning on his behalf.

Simply tell him that he is grotesquely mistaken, and perhaps suggest that he obtain the advice of a degreed technician.

By: Dr Bob

Dr Bob — Mon, 03 Apr 2006 01:35:54 +0000

It was a bit of a forthright letter he sent you - A bit like saying
“Now look I know you’ve been up to no good, now tell me why I shouldnt call the police” - er cuz it werent me guvnar
You should’ve toasted him with a 90 foot wall of flame

By: Bob H

Bob H — Mon, 13 Feb 2006 15:49:03 +0000

A little knowledge is a dangrous thing.

By: bakert

bakert — Mon, 16 Jan 2006 18:51:38 +0000

Yes, could be that rather than the browser. Either way it’s the same phenomenon.

By: ProT

ProT — Mon, 16 Jan 2006 18:49:33 +0000

Some ISP’s have a “transparent proxy” that leads most DNS errors to their default search page. Sometimes the even send you to the top result if the match is close enough (like the “I’m feeling lucky” button on Google).
Could it be something like that causing the confusion?