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am strickly looking at IPV4 but since you mention IPV6 you should take a peek at the addressing of IPV6. IPV6 is made to overcome many of the short commings of IPV4. You stated "why isn't ARP being augmented for IPv6?
Hmmmmm......" Here is a clue, IPV6 uses hexadecimal for addressing. I will let you do the rest and it will lead to why ethernet will no longer need the link, ARP, to make connections between IP and MAC.
Personally, I love IPV6 especially the security enhancements and the new way they add header tags, very smooth!
OK, we have new technology but our original discussion is referencing RFC 826 and 1180, unfortunately they do not mention IPV6.
BTW, ARP has a ethernet frame field as you stated in your original post. Ethernet, as you know is a layer 2.
I have to say that if anyone is reading this beyond you and I that they are getting a GREAT compare and contrast of technology. I truly love this type of revealing discussion....thanks!
Bill
I never claimed that ARP processes at Layer 2, I claimed it is a layer 2 protocol. OSI is strickly a refernce model and TCP/IP is the stack in use.
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