You set up a new computer at home. You go into the network setting and notice that it already has an IP address before you connect it to your local network and DHCP. What best describes the type of IP address your computer currently has?
An automatic private IP addressing (APIPA) address is a type of IP address issued automatically by a computer’s OS in the absence of any other IP address. This address is not routable so it can only be used within a local network.
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