I-D ACTION:draft-cheshire-ipv4-linklocal-00.txt

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	Title		: Dynamic Configuration of IPv4 link-local addresses
	Author(s)	: S. Cheshire
	Filename	: draft-cheshire-ipv4-linklocal-00.txt
	Pages		: 10
	Date		: 16-Mar-00
	
As the Internet Protocol continues to increase in popularity as a
global communication system, it becomes increasingly valuable to be
able to use familiar IP tools such as ftp for local communication as
well. For example, two people with laptop computers with built-in
wireless Ethernet may meet and wish to exchange files. It is
desirable for these people to be able to use IP application software
without the inconvenience of having to manually configure static IP
addresses or set up a DHCP [RFC 2131] server.
This draft describes a method by which a host may automatically
configure an interface with an IP address in the 169.254/16 range
that is valid for link-local communication on that interface. This
is especially valuable in environments where no other configuration
mechanism is available.

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