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APIPA - What does it mean?

Definition of 'APIPA'

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Acronym

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  • Automatic Private IP Addressing: a safety mechanism in dynamic host client processing to assign IP addresses within a given range when the main DHCP mechanism fails.

    • References

    * http://compnetworking.about.com/cs/protocolsdhcp/g/bldef_apipa.htm