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isLinkLocalAddress (String address) yoix.net
 
Returns 1 if address is a link-local address and 0 otherwise. address should be an IP address or name that can be resolved by DNS.

Link-local addresses are used for Automatic Private IP Addressing (APIPA) and are assigned when a device configured for DHCP and APIPA is attached to a network and no DHCP server is available. Internet Protocol Version 4 reserves 169.254.0.0 through 169.254.255.255 as link-local addresses.
 
 Return:   int
 
 See Also:   getAddress, getAllByName, getHostAddress, getHostName, getInterfaceAddress, getInterfaceAddresses, isAnyLocalAddress, isLoopbackAddress, isMCGlobal, isMCLinkLocal, isMCNodeLocal, isMCOrgLocal, isMCSiteLocal, isMulticastAddress, isReachable, isSiteLocalAddress

 

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