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What does it mean if a server received an IP address in the range 169.254?
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Answer from AI
This means that the server was unable to obtain an IP address from the DHCP server and assigned itself an address from the Automatic Private IP Addressing (APIPA) range. It will have a subnet mask of 255.255.0.0. Such an address allows the server to communicate only with other devices on the same APIPA subnet and does not provide access to the internet or resources in other subnets.
Possible causes:
- DHCP server issues (unavailable, overloaded).
- Network issues (cable, switch).
- Network interface issues on the server.
- Configuration error in the network adapter.