XP to XP

Keith Antoine kantoine
Mon May 17 11:49:38 PDT 2004


On Sunday 20 July 2003 11:26 pm, Matthew Carpenter wrote:
> 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.

Yes I get that when I use auto setup with a floppy made upstairs to be taken 
down and run on the downstairs machine. So that accounts for the wierd IP I 
was getting, I ignored it and reset maually.

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Keith Antoine (GANDALF) aka 'SKIPPY'
18 Arkana St, The Gap, Queensland 4061, Australia:: PH:61733002161
Practising Geriatric, Retired Electronics Engineer, Knowall, Brain in storage




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