Titan Electronics Inc NETCOM423 Manuel D’Utilisation

823RM WLAN, 1623RM WLAN  

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A different type of automatic configuration is used by Windows. If the 
stations are prepared for automatic settings, it will search for a DHCP 
server (see above). But in SOHO networks this server might not exist. 
Windows detects this failure, and the computer self-assigns an 
IP-Address. This address is from the reserved LINKLOCAL block for 
such purposes. The IP-Address is like 169.254.N.N, where N.N is from 
0.1 to 255.254; the corresponding netmask 255.255.0.0 is mandatory. 
The address is selected by random, and checked if already used. 
The NetCom Devices do not support this method. However it is legal to 
assign a static address from this range to the NetCom. Try to find an 
unused address in you network, starting at 169.254.0.1. Check by PING 
and ARP, if the address is used. If not, assign it to the NetCom. 
This is only a workaround. The better solution is to install or configure 
a simple DHCP server program. Typical SOHO Internet routers of 
today already have such a server. Or you may change your network to 
static configuration. 

If the configuration of your computer differs from these examples, 
strong reasons are likely. Ask your network administrator for proper 
parameters in this situation.