On Fri, 19 Nov 2004 15:40:52 +0000, Stroller wrote: > Self-assigned IPs are of the order 169.x.y.z; I think saying that > "just assigns itself that for lack of anything better to do" is a bit > unfair - that range is part of the "zeroconf" standards which are > intended that networky stuff should be able to be plugged in & detect > other network devices without any configuration. The technical stuff > is at <http://www.zeroconf.org/> and > <http://developer.apple.com/macosx/rendezvous/index.html>. ayep, i meant the airport is assigning itself that IP because it can't get one from somewhere else... drunkenbatman ( there! )