ActiveSync 4.1 rapimgr.exe and WCESMgr.exe and IANA

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BrianP

Whenever I initiate an ActiveSync session, rapimgr.exe and WCESMgr.exe
establish active TCP connections to 169.254.2.1. (netstat -ao tells me
this). 169.254.2.1 belongs to the IANA (Internet Assigned Numbers
Authority).

My question is: "Why would rapimgr.exe and WCESMgr.exe need to connect,
actively, to a machine owned by the IANA?"

And, if the IANA adheres to standard TCP/IP numbering schemes then this
connection is "to a router".

I know that these TCP connections appear when I initiate an ActiveSync and
are held open as long as the ActiveSync session is active. When I terminate
the ActiveSync session, these connections die.

If anyone can shed some light on this one I would appreciate it.

Thanks,
Brian
 
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