A link-local address is a network address that is valid only for communications within the network segment (link) or the broadcast domain that the host is connected to.
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how to find Link-local (APIPA) address of another computer which is directly connected to my PC
My task is to SSH into an embedded (linux) computer system from my PC.
I have connected my PC directly to an embedded computer using LAN cable, both computers are configured to get IP address using DHCP.
Once the cable is plugged in, my PC gets a…
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Unable to change link-local address for tunnel with iproute2
I have a couple of HE sit tunnels on Ubuntu 18.04 box.
Only first one works as expected and I suppose the reason is almost same link-local addresses (generated from same MAC).
What I'm trying is to spoof link-local address of next tunnel.
Brand new…
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How can I access a .local url for a virtual ubuntu server installation?
I recently installed ubuntu server on a virtualbox virtual machine. I tried to connect it using .local but it didn't work? How can I access it from a url but not an IP?
(I do not want answers saying to modify /etc/hosts)
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Windows Loopback adapter not participating in local network
I have created a Windows loop back adapter with 'Obtain IP address Automatically' enabled.
ipconfig /all
Ethernet adapter LL Address:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft Loopback Adapter #3
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Ping Link Local Address
We have an embedded networking device product which we first develop and test on Windows platform. It was observed that based on given conditions the device got a Link Local address - 169.254.106.235.
But when I try to ping the above IP from command…
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Link Local IP Address Method
I have a testing scenario where our device will be plugged into network without having a static IP and no DHCP server in the network.
The aim is to create the scenario for the device to auto config itself to a random Local Link Address -…
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How to find all link local ipv6 devices on a certain interface?
We have a setup where a program on a linux server controls its linux subordinates (talks to them via TCP and UDP).
There are several groups of subordinates. Each group is connected via ethernet to a single network interface card on the server.
It is…
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Use ip6tables to forward traffic to setup DNAT/SNAT to link local address
I'm trying to use a raspberry to connect a terminal device to a VLAN. Basically I need to reach a device (that I cannot directly connect to a VLAN) remotely.
My idea is to connect the device (via eth) to a raspberry, join the raspberry to a VLAN and…
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Link-local IPv4 network scope on Windows
We have an embedded PC that initially starts off life with a link-local IPv4 address, typically 169.254.0.1. It broadcasts its existence using Zeroconf using the python-zeroconf library. These Zeroconf messages are happily received on the Mac, but…
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Ping Hyper-V Virtual Switch IPv4
I wanted an IPv4 service running on the Hyper-V host that only the VMs can access via a Virtual Switch.
Hyper-V Server 2016 (removed IPv6 public prefix)
Ethernet adapter vEthernet (Public Switch):
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
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4+ IP Address On New Network
So I just upgraded my ISP, and I went to set up the DMZ for the network.
Upon setting the IPv6 DMZ, I ran ipconfig in CMD and this was the output:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : hsd1.or.comcast.net
IPv6 Address. . . . . . . . . . . :…
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