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userSteve
Asked: 2017-04-14 07:06:06 +0800 CST

Where did this IP come from on my Domain Controller?

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I'm a little inexperienced with Windows Servers and am settings up a DC and DHCP role. The local IP of the server is 192.168.0.50, it has no other network connections, so why do I see it refer to itself as 169.254.249.95 in some places?

What does this IP represent? Have I done something wrong?

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windows-server-2012

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  1. Best Answer

    IP Addresses starting with 169.254 are APIPA Addresses: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Link-local_address#IPv4

    If you have multiple network cards, ensure that only one is used and Active.

    When you set a Fixed IP Address and run ipconfig /all, if the server is still trying to get a Dynamic address, most of the cases it's due to an IP Conflict on the network.

    So run an ipconfig, and check if your network configuration is properly set up.

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