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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

An Internet Protocol address is a number that identifies a device in a network, though the term is often used to refer to a device on the Internet itself. An IP address is vital for transferring data ...

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 ...

You’ve heard about it before: an unknown online assailant has been inundating someone in your town with bothersome messages. Luckily, even though that person’s profile may be devoid of identifying ...

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 ...

May 4, 2024 Add as a preferred source on Google Add as a preferred source on Google Your IP address is something you usually don't need to think about—in fact you might never have heard of it ...

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 ...

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?