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Re: [lwip-users] OT: Is the AutoIP range a special case IP address range
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Simon Goldschmidt |
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Re: [lwip-users] OT: Is the AutoIP range a special case IP address range? |
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Tue, 16 Nov 2010 08:01:34 +0100 |
David Empson <address@hidden>
>> OT: Is the AutoIP range a special case IP address range?Bill Auerbach
>> wrote:
>> I just found out through testing that the PC with a NIC in the
>> 192.168/16 subnet (netmask 255.255.255.0) will ping and connect to devices
>> on the
>> physical network in the AutoIP range (169.254/16). This is on a WinXP PC. I
>> find the ARP table contains AutoIP addresses and I can ping and open
>> connections to the device at the AutoIP address.
>>
>> Is this something that is expected to occur?
Yes, it's expected behaviour.
>> Is it specific to Windows?
No, it's defined in RFC 3927.
>> I've not come across any RFC that mentions that this 'bridging' should or
>> can occur.
As David said, no bridging required. Here's an excerpt from RFC 3927:
>>>> snip >>>>
1.8. Communication with Routable Addresses
There will be cases when devices with a configured Link-Local address
will need to communicate with a device with a routable address
configured on the same physical link, and vice versa. The rules in
Section 2.6 allow this communication.
This allows, for example, a laptop computer with only a routable
address to communicate with web servers world-wide using its
globally-routable address while at the same time printing those web
pages on a local printer that has only an IPv4 Link-Local address.
<<<< snap <<<<
Windows might use a 2nd IP address in the AutoIP range, but that's not
necessary if AutoIP is implemented correctly in all devices: IP traffic to
Link-Local address should mainly always be sent directly by using a local ARP
request.
BTW: This does *not* work for me under Windows XP, where I have to manually
configure a 2nd address in the AutoIP range. Which version of windows were you
using, Bill and David?
Simon
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