On Wed, 2010-12-08 at 10:01 +0100, David Sommerseth wrote: > Nope, ARP is gone. But it gets a replacement as a part of IPv6, instead > of ARP being an addition to IPv4. > > <http://itkia.com/how-to-arp-a-in-ipv6/> > <http://www.tcpipguide.com/free/t_TCPIPIPv6NeighborDiscoveryProtocolND.htm> I have a question about how IPV6 interacts with the switches in the local network. Right now, my sub $50(US) gigabit switch from any of several vendors keeps an arp table to determine which switch port a message will use. With the huge address space available with IPV6, how is that going to work, and when am I going to get a cheap soho switch that can handle IPV6? Dave