On Apr 26, Matt Zimmerman <mdz@debian.org> wrote: >Because many networks use private (RFC1918) addresses, so there is a >possibility for conflict. There is no guaranteed way (with IPv4 anyway) to >automatically configure a unique and usable network address. There is. 169.254.0.0/16 -- ciao, Marco -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-devel-request@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster@lists.debian.org