<page_title> IPv4 </page_title> <section_title> Special-use addresses </section_title> <table> <cell> 169.254.0.0/16 <col_header> Address block </col_header> </cell> <cell> Used for link-local addresses between two hosts on a single link when no IP address is otherwise specified, such as would have normally been retrieved from a DHCP server. <col_header> Description </col_header> </cell> </table>
Address block 169.254.0.0/16 is used for link-local addressing.