After reading my article on stolen IP addresses, Natalya Kuznet asked if someone could steal your mobile IP address. I very much doubt that anyone would even try to steal your mobile IP address, for ...

The problem with putting nomadic devices on to the Internet is that the Internet is designed to route packets hierarchically. The Mobile IP protocol was created to address this issue directly. Network ...

In the previous sections, we looked at how move detection and Mobile IP handover policy initiate a Mobile IP handover. Before we look at the messaging that performs a Mobile IP handover, we look at ...

Mobile IP promises to free users from the confines of the office network. But, the burgeoning technology has divided opinion over whether it has a future as a useful business tool. Pundits are forever ...

The internet relies on a system of addresses that treats every computer, tablet and smartphone as a distinct device, allowing all of them to communicate with each other. Because many kinds of devices ...

Wondering how to change your IP address to improve your online security or to access geo-blocked content? Whatever your reasons, there are several ways to get a new IP address. Every device connected ...

There is a lot of gray area within the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). But there's something that's black and white and, frankly, WRONG: An IP address should not be considered personal data ...

Free software is freedom, and so is mobility. In an age of embedded devices, nomadic users and omnipresent wireless connectivity, augmenting the venerable Internet Protocol (IP) with movement ...

Before we start putting together the pieces of the Mobile IP puzzle, we should take a closer look at the big picture. Given the components of the Mobile IP solution, how do they all work together?