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If a computer is found to have an ip address of 169.254.1.1, what can you assume about how it received that ip address?

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The 169.254.0.0/16 network is the self-assigned address network. The machine self-assigns when it can't reach a DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server.
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