The 169.254.x.x is a local-link address that is assigned to an interface when no IP address becomes available more here<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Link-local_address>, hence i am not sure the iPad and the Laptop are both using the Router. R D On Tue, Nov 8, 2011 at 2:35 PM, Simon Mbuthia <simon.mbuthia@gmail.com>wrote:
Yes Tony,
Habari ya siku mob? I think you haven't understood my question. There is no router but the connection exists. How is that? Now that is my question
On 8 November 2011 14:30, Tony Gacheru <tonygacheru@gmail.com> wrote:
Would only work if there is a router on the network that has both routes in its routing table. Key word here is ROUTER.****
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*From:* skunkworks-bounces@lists.my.co.ke [mailto: skunkworks-bounces@lists.my.co.ke] *On Behalf Of *Simon Mbuthia *Sent:* Tuesday, November 08, 2011 2:27 PM *To:* Skunkworks forum *Subject:* [Skunkworks] Something about wireless****
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Hey geeks,****
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I have a question. There is something that I do not understand about how wireless technology works. I have an iPad and a laptop with me. I have setup an ad hoc wireless network/hotspot so that I can access the web using the iPad. The wireless adapter's IP address is 192.168.0.1, while the one for the iPad is 169.254.x.x****
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What I seek to understand is how these two devices are able to communicate while being in different subnets - that is, how is the routing between 192.168.0.0/24 and 169.254.0.0/16 done?****
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Curious me.****
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