[svlug] Machine booting to weird address

[Skip Evans]

I was wondering if I should try swapping out the card. They 
are the cheapest ones newegg.com has, so maybe I should 
splurge for a better one.

Any recommendations on a good wireless card for a reasonable 
amount of money?

Skip

Breen Mullins wrote:
> On Thu, Dec 3, 2009 at 12:45, Skip Evans <skip at bigskypenguin.com> wrote:
>> But in the weird cases the 192.254 address will show up where
>> 192.268.1.42 address is.
>>
>> Could it be finding a different wireless router on those
>> occasions or something?
> 
> Are you sure about that address, Skip?
> 
> I think you're probably seeing a 169.254 address - which is the address
> range your IP stack will adopt if it does't receive a DHCP address from
> the local server.
> 
> If it's supposed to be coming from a wireless access point, your wireless
> card may be going flaky on you.
> 
> Breen
> 

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