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169.254.0.0/16 — Link Local
Who is this IP range?
IANA identifies 169.254.0.0/16 as Link Local special-purpose IPv4 space. This is a protocol or standards classification, not an assertion that one company owns or operates every address in the range.
Special-purpose properties
- Range:
169.254.0.0/16 - Name: Link Local
- RFC/reference: [RFC3927]
- Allocation date: 2005-05
- Termination date: N/A
- Valid as source: True
- Valid as destination: True
- Forwardable: False
- Globally reachable: False
- Reserved by protocol: True
- Checked: 2026-07-22
Interpretation
The properties above are copied from the authoritative IANA special-purpose registry. Footnote markers are retained because exceptions and qualifications matter. Routing or operational claims require separate current evidence.
Source
- IANA IPv4 Special-Purpose Address Registry, checked 2026-07-22