XP to XP

Matthew Carpenter matt
Mon May 17 11:49:38 PDT 2004


Some 169.x.x.x number?  Microsoft actually registered that range to allow for
"dynamic" addresses without using a DHCP server, beyond the RFC 1918 addresses
like 192.168 or 10.x.x.x.  Self-selecting IP addresses.


begin  On Mon, 21 Jul 2003 09:16:12 -0400
Keith Antoine <kantoine at optusnet.com.au> wrote:

> Yes that is true and I have tried both without avail. Using dhcp it comes up 
> with some really wierd IP that has no like on the network. On the otherhand I
> 
> can setup as  I have explained in another mail both machines manually. Mine 
> can get out to the not fine, but not the downstairs machine, but they can 
> ping. So its not resolving the addresses ?


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