The only place I've seen a 169.254.x.x ip address is on ms products when they fail to get an IP from a DHCP server.

Could it be a problem with DHCP - are you using the software to allocate IP's or using a Windows Server?

No idea otherwise...;(

Paul.
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Paul Haigh, Reg. 4120 (mk1) 6GB, Blue, 00254 (mk2) 12GB, Red, 00357