Merge pull request #95047 from mburke5678/OCPBUGS-49379-413

[enterprise-4.13] OCPBUGS-49379 autoAssign=true present in ipaddresspool CR assigns the first available host IP from a network

Author: mburke5678

modules/nw-metallb-addresspool-cr.adoc

@@ -45,9 +45,14 @@ Specify each range in CIDR notation or as starting and ending IP addresses separ
 |`spec.autoAssign`
 |`boolean`
 |Optional: Specifies whether MetalLB automatically assigns IP addresses from this pool.
-Specify `false` if you want explicitly request an IP address from this pool with the `metallb.universe.tf/address-pool` annotation.
+Specify `false` if you want to explicitly request an IP address from this pool with the `metallb.universe.tf/address-pool` annotation.
 The default value is `true`.
 
+[NOTE]
+====
+For IP address pool configurations, ensure the addresses field specifies only IPs that are available and not in use by other network devices, especially gateway addresses, to prevent conflicts when `autoAssign` is enabled.
+====
+
 |`spec.avoidBuggyIPs`
 |`boolean`
 |Optional: This ensures when enabled that IP addresses ending `.0` and `.255` are not allocated from the pool. The default value is `false`. Some older consumer network equipment mistakenly block IP addresses ending in `.0` and `.255`.