A method to reduce the amount of Address Resolution Protocol (ARP), traffic in a LAN environment connected to the Internet via multiport gateway, 63. The gateway, 63, stores a list of terminals connected to its local LAN Paths 61, 62, and determines if the destination of the ARP request is one of the...http://www.google.se/patents/US6189042?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6189042 - LAN internet connection having effective mechanism to classify LAN traffic and resolve address resolution protocol requests