IPV4 Lan 2 IPs remove 169.254.* from nic

When I ipconfig:

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 172.30.2.194
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 169.254.47.101
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.0.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 172.30.2.1

How do i remove the second entry of IPv4, its confusing some process on my computer, And why is is there?

Thanks.

1 Answer

a 169.254 address is a link-local IPv4 Zero-conf networking address. its often a fallback in the case that a DHCP server cannot be found, but it is also used by some client/server protocols like UPNP, ITunes sharing, windows Media homegroup stuff, and some other 1-click LAN sharing protocols.

if you have any clients that use zero-conf networking, uninstall them, and the IP shoudl disappear unless you fail to contact a DHCP server at lease renewal time.

see here: