[plug] Samba query (fwd)

[Leon Brooks" <leon@brooks.smileys.net]

On Thu, 21 Sep 2000, de Vries, Arie wrote:

> When APIPA is used, Windows 2000 determines an address in the
> Microsoft-reserved IP addressing range from 169.254.0.1 through
> 169.254.255.254. This address is used until a DHCP server is located. The
> subnet mask is set to 255.255.0.0.

Also (and yes, the answer is _proably_ "because they are Microsoft") do
you know WTF didn't MS use one of the private B classes? 172.16.*.* or
something?

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