12-03-2017 08:01 AM - edited 03-08-2019 12:58 PM
I am a student and was just going through network stuffs. I have a doubt about how the devices are connected and communicate while they are assigned APIPA addresses.
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12-03-2017 08:51 AM
Hello,
the IP address range (169.254.0.1 through 169.254.255.254/16) is used by clients when there is no DHCP server available. The clients assign themselves an IP address in that range in order to be able to communicate. The communication is at layer 2 only, meaning that the range is not routed. The APIPA service checks regularly for the presence of a DHCP server, if it finds one, it replaces the APIPA address with a valid address.
https://www.webopedia.com/TERM/A/APIPA.html
12-03-2017 07:08 PM
Hi
Additional to Georg's comment, the following link could be useful as well:
:-)
12-03-2017 08:51 AM
Hello,
the IP address range (169.254.0.1 through 169.254.255.254/16) is used by clients when there is no DHCP server available. The clients assign themselves an IP address in that range in order to be able to communicate. The communication is at layer 2 only, meaning that the range is not routed. The APIPA service checks regularly for the presence of a DHCP server, if it finds one, it replaces the APIPA address with a valid address.
https://www.webopedia.com/TERM/A/APIPA.html
12-03-2017 07:08 PM
Hi
Additional to Georg's comment, the following link could be useful as well:
:-)
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