Hello All, I've setup what I consider to be my dream backup setup ... direct ethernet connection between my laptop and desktop gigabit ports and using IPv6 link-local addresses to pump data back ...

Basically I want to connect my two computers (both have gigabit interfaces), and without setting up a DHCP server or making one of them static, to use the link-local IPv6 addresses to run a backup ...

IPv6 has been in the works since 1998 to address the shortfall of IP addresses available under Ipv4, yet despite its efficiency and security advantages, adoption is still slow.

D-Link Inc. recently released the DGS-3612G, an xStack switch product the company said will support the emergent Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) standard.

Today is World IPv6 Day. Don't worry, you don't need to send a card -- it's just a 24-hour test by Google, Facebook and many other websites of a new way of connecting to the Web.