webrink

169.254.0.0/16 - This is the "link local" block. It is allocated for
communication between hosts on a single link. Hosts obtain these
addresses by auto-configuration, such as when a DHCP server may not
be found.

rfc3330

http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc3330.html

# posted by WebRink @ 3:48 PM