NetRange:       169.254.0.0 - 169.254.255.255
CIDR:           169.254.0.0/16
NetName:        LINKLOCAL-RFC3927-IANA-RESERVED
NetHandle:      NET-169-254-0-0-1
Parent:         NET169 (NET-169-0-0-0-0)
NetType:        IANA Special Use
OriginAS:       
Organization:   Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA)
RegDate:        1998-01-27
Updated:        2014-01-09
Comment:        Computers use addresses starting with "169.254." when they do not have a manually configured address or when they are not told which address to use by a service on the network.  They are commonly called the "link local" addresses.
Comment:        
Comment:        Routers are not allowed to forward packets sent from an IPv4 "link local" address, so they are always used by a directly connected device.
Comment:        
Comment:        These addresses were assigned by the IETF, the organization that develops Internet protocols, in the Standards Track document, RFC3927, which can be found at:
Comment:        http://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/rfc3927
Ref:            http://whois.arin.net/rest/net/NET-169-254-0-0-1
OrgName:        Internet Assigned Numbers Authority
OrgId:          IANA
Address:        12025 Waterfront Drive
Address:        Suite 300
City:           Los Angeles
StateProv:      CA
PostalCode:     90292
Country:        US
RegDate:        
Updated:        2012-08-31
Ref:            http://whois.arin.net/rest/org/IANA
OrgAbuseHandle: IANA-IP-ARIN
OrgAbuseName:   ICANN
OrgAbusePhone:  +1-310-301-5820 
OrgAbuseEmail:  abuse@iana.org
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OrgTechName:   ICANN
OrgTechPhone:  +1-310-301-5820 
OrgTechEmail:  abuse@iana.org
OrgTechRef:    http://whois.arin.net/rest/poc/IANA-IP-ARIN