http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/can-i-use-windows-server-2008-as-a-router/ Sun, 26 May 2013 01:40:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/can-i-use-windows-server-2008-as-a-router/#comment-93947 snapper70 Tue, 05 Jul 2011 20:41:21 +0000 #comment-93947 Any address in the 169.254.x.x is a Microsoft automatically-assigned address, which gets chosen automatically by the workstation when it has link connectivity, but no DHCP server/service capability on the network. Connect a PC to a hub NOT connected to another network (or 2 PC’s back to back with a crossover cable), and you’ll get these APIPA addresses.

]]> http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/can-i-use-windows-server-2008-as-a-router/#comment-93420 oluwethu Mon, 20 Jun 2011 12:32:40 +0000 #comment-93420 A user in my organisation complains that she cannot connect to any net resource.i run the ipconfig command on her computer and find that the address assigned to the local area connection is 169.254.232.21.What should be done to fix the problem? which command should i used and why?

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