169.254.x.x is known as an Automatic Private IP Addressing (APIPA) address. As of Windows Vista, ALL devices must have an IP address so Windows can’t find a DHCP server and you do not force a static address, it will automatically assign itself a 169.254.x.x address. If you find that your Read more
Typically DHCP Leases show an computer icon with a clock on it, this is normal and good. However, if you see a Pen on that computer instead of the clock, it is telling you that DHCP has some pending writes to DNS. This not good. In my case it meant Read more
If you are working with, well almost anything network intensive these days, like Antivirus or management tools, your Reverse DNS (rDNS) lookups need to be in good shape. If you find that you can not resolve IP’s back to a name on your network check your DNS REVERSE LOOKUP ZONE. Read more
Users found this error connecting to a Juniper Mag2600 and binging and googling this error only brought up semi useless items like: check personal firewall install windows patch for loopback ip-address issue (which appears to relate to Windows XP) unmark automatic proxy settings in the Browser I checked the Mag Read more