Re: [LUG] re: network and broadband

[Julian Hall <lists@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Simon Robert wrote:

> The IP addresses I setup first were numbered the way they were because 
> that's what XP suggested - it came up with 169.254.27.47 for some reason.

Hi Simon,

I remember from my time in tech support for cablemodems that 169.254.*.* 
IP addresses were/are essentially internal IP addresses assigned by the 
OS (in our case Windows or MacOS) when it can't find a DHCP server.  So 
it runs home to Mum crying and she gives it a pat on the head and a 
169.254 to calm it down :)

Evidently Windows XP had a mare trying to find your DSL modem and 
chucked up an internal IP.

Kind regards,

Julian

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