RE: MIPv6 hopeless

["marcelo bagnulo" <marcelo@it.uc3m.es>]

> > The aplication of MIP to multi-homing support that i am describing
> > does not use a home agent
> 
> A mobile host has a stable address(es) to be published by, say, DNS.
> 
> Something taking care of the address(es) is the home agent.

and the mobile node when it is at the home network?

> 
> That is, you are either not describing mobility (because
> address changes as hosts move) or describing home agent 
> aspect of mobility.
> 
> > > MIP security is based on shared secret shared between mobile hosts

> > > and home agents.
> > > 
> > 
> > NO.
> > Read mipv6 specification and in particular read the description of
> > return routability procedure
> 
> Read the draft and think.
> 
> There is no return packet, if you have no idea on where to
> send a initial packet.


So, where is the shared secret?

Regards, marcelo
> 
> 							Masataka Ohta
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