Subject: Re: Default IP Address on All Distributions

From: Helge Hafting <helge.hafting@...> · Date: Thursday, December 18, 2008 - 12:03 pm

Alexey Feldgendler wrote:

quoted text> On Thu, 18 Dec 2008 16:46:55 +0100, Esben Stien

> wrote:

>

>> Why on earth would you choose 192.168.0.*?

>>

>> This is probably the most common IP address on an internal network in

>> the world and of course this means problems.

>

> 169.254.0.0/16 is probably more appropriate because this range is assigned

> to link-local addresses.
Sure. And if we go that way, why not use the proper way of setting a

link-local address?

* Pick a random address

* check that it is free (arp, ping,...)

* take it.
That has a good chance of working, even for those who

routinely connect two phones to the same pc at the same time.
Helge Hafting
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