AUTOMIC PRIVATE IP ADDRESSING (APIPA)

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