_____________________________________________________________________________ |
| CIDR block | 169.254.0.0/16 |
| Range: Network - Broadcast | 169.254.0.0 - 169.254.255.255 |
| Netmask | 255.255.0.0 |
| Number of IP addresses in the block | 65,536 |
169.254.0.0 is in the 169.254.0.0/16 block -the "link local" block. This block is allocated
for communication between hosts on a single link. Hosts obtain these addresses by auto-configuration, such
as when a DHCP server cannot be found.
[ RFC 3927 ] |
_____________ ______________________________________________________________
\ |
\|
| ____________ |
|__| __ __ |__|
|__| |__| |__| |__|
| |
| __ |
| |__| |
|____________|
__IPDUHHUDPI__
|