RFC 2356 · INFORMATIONAL · 1998

Sun's SKIP Firewall Traversal for Mobile IP

Overview

RFC 2356, “Sun's SKIP Firewall Traversal for Mobile IP”, is an Informational document published in June 1998 by G. Montenegro, V. Gupta. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

The Mobile IP specification establishes the mechanisms that enable a mobile host to maintain and use the same IP address as it changes its point of attachment to the network. The mechanisms described in this document allow a mobile node out on a public sector of the internet to negotiate access past a SKIP firewall, and construct a secure channel into its home network. This memo provides information for the Internet community. This memo does not specify an Internet standard of any kind.

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What “Informational” means

Published for the general information of the community. It does not define an IETF standard and carries no standards-track status.

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