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Question:

You notice that the local computer has an IPv4 address of 169.254.2.2 while debugging a network connectivity issue. What are your FIRST impressions of this local computer?

A It can't find a DHCP server.
explanation

The IPv4 range 169.254.0.0/16 is the automated private IP addressing (APIPA) range. When the host is unable to find a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server and the network connection is configured to acquire an IP address dynamically, APIPA is activated. Because the computer cannot obtain a dynamic IP address from the DHCP server, the operating system assigns a random IP address in the APIPA range.

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