RE: msft 169.254.173.250 IP address

checkout microsoft support.
 
it will give itself a 169 address if dhcp doesnt work....and it will change
every time you reboot...no magic, no malware...
 

--- On Wed, 4/8/09, Ryan West <rwest_at_zyedge.com> wrote:

From: Ryan West <rwest_at_zyedge.com>
Subject: RE: msft 169.254.173.250 IP address
To: "Sadiq Yakasai" <sadiqtanko_at_gmail.com>, "Cisco certification"
<ccielab_at_groupstudy.com>, "Cisco certification" <security_at_groupstudy.com>
Date: Wednesday, April 8, 2009, 9:40 AM

IPv4 link-local address. Have you verified there is no malware on the
machine. I've seen DHCP die because of corrupt LSPs.

-----Original Message-----
From: nobody_at_groupstudy.com [mailto:nobody_at_groupstudy.com] On Behalf Of Sadiq
Yakasai
Sent: Wednesday, April 08, 2009 9:27 AM
To: Cisco certification; Cisco certification
Subject: msft 169.254.173.250 IP address

Hi Guys,

I have done abit of googling but to no avail...but does anyone have any
information about this IP address on Windows XP please?

The PC is doing DHCP straight away but I am still seeing traffic sourced
from this IP address on a wireshark trace, which is kinda weird. Appears to
me like the PC assigns itself this IP address right before assigning the IP
address from the DHCP server.

PS: There is no delay what so ever from the DHCP server and the client does
NOT timeout on DHCP.

Thanks in advance,

Sadiq

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Received on Wed Apr 08 2009 - 12:06:47 ART