Thread: Link-local IP address, I think it is a software bug...
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glabifrons is offline glabifrons
2007-08-10 , 19:55
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Originally Posted by AdamWu View Post
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Here is my configurations in detail:

A. No Proxy, refuse to connect to Internet:

Router / Gateway: 169.254.32.32
DNS: 169.254.32.32
770 IP: 169.254.32.15

(770 "sees" all above configurations, but cries "Link-local" and does even try to use the gateway...)



B. With proxy, Internet works:

Router / Gateway: 169.254.32.32
DNS: 169.254.32.32
770 IP: 169.254.32.15
Proxy Machine: 169.254.32.16

Not sure where you came up with that configuration, but it may be part of the problem.

From RFC3330:
169.254.0.0/16 - This is the "link local" block. It is allocated for
communication between hosts on a single link. Hosts obtain these
addresses by auto-configuration, such as when a DHCP server may not
be found.
From RFC1918:
3. Private Address Space

The Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) has reserved the
following three blocks of the IP address space for private internets:

10.0.0.0 - 10.255.255.255 (10/8 prefix)
172.16.0.0 - 172.31.255.255 (172.16/12 prefix)
192.168.0.0 - 192.168.255.255 (192.168/16 prefix)

It's not a bug in the Nokia, it's a bug in your router's configuration.
Please change your subnet to one of the standard "private address space" subnets and try again.