APIPA-
( AUTOMATIC PRIVATE IP ADDRESSING IS A ADDRESSING) FEATURE FOR SINGLE NETWORK SEGMENT. WHENEVER A COMPUTER RUNNING WINDOWS HAS BEEN CONFIGURED OBTAIN ON IP ADDRESS AUTOMATICALLY AND WHEN D.H.C.P. OR ETHERNET CONFIGURATION
IS AVAILABLE THE COMPUTER USES APIPA TO ASSIGN IN THE RANGE OF
169.254.0.1 TO 169.254.255.254