win7 64 bit networking issues
I have a machine which has a static IP in the range 10.32.x.x it cannot connect to a machine in the 169.254.x.x in the same wan. I can connect to this to the 169.254.x.x from an Xp machine in the 10.32.x.x range but not from a win 7 machine. If the win 7 machine is changed to a routeable IP 165.29.91.x or 170.211.164.x it will connect to the 169.254.x.x range it only has issues when set to the 10.32.x.x range no issue is seen with an XP machine in any case win7 pro and XP pro. IPV6 has been disabled on win7 and enabled with no effect. I am aware that windows uses the 169 range for its ips how can I solve this I cannot change the range I need to communicate with.
December 8th, 2010 12:40am

Hi, After checking this issue, I would like to confirm the following details: 1. What is the meaning of “it cannot connect to a machine in the 169.254.x.x in the same wan”? Do you mean that you could not access the share folder? 2. Did you get any error message when the connection failed? 3. What is the result when you ping to 169.254.x.x machine? I am looking forward to your update. Alex ZhaoPlease remember to click Mark as Answer on the post that helps you, and to click Unmark as Answer if a marked post does not actually answer your question. This can be beneficial to other community members reading the thread.
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December 13th, 2010 5:18am

Sounds like you have routing issues. Also, are you aware that the 169.254.x.x is in the APIPA range. These IPs are generally not routable on your network because these IPs are autoassigned without a default gateway. Are you randomly assigning IPs in the public range on your internal network (165.29.91.x, 170.211.164.x) or is this a university or a large campus with public internal IPs? I think that you'll be able to get more help on this post if you put together a network diagram to better understand the layout. How IP Packets are Routed on a Local Area Network http://www.anitkb.com/2010/06/how-ip-packets-are-routed-on-local-area.htmlVisit: anITKB.com, an IT Knowledge Base.
December 13th, 2010 9:37am

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