You set up a new computer at home. You go into the network settings and notice that it already has an IP address before you connect it to your local network and any DHCP server. 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 operating system when it is configured to use DHCP but cannot find a DHCP server on the network. This address is in the non-routable 169.254.0.1 to 169.254.255.254 range and can only be used for communication within the local network segment.
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