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Mobile IPv6 Operation

In this chapter, we discuss the configuration of the Mobile Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) function using the KAME implementation. We assume the readers know the basic installation of the KAME protocol stack. If you are not familiar with the KAME kit, please read the instruction document that is placed in the top of the KAME distribution directory.

16.1 Rebuilding a Kernel with Mobile IPv6 Extension

The Mobile IPv6 features are not enabled by default. You must prepare a new kernel configuration file and rebuild your kernel to be able to support the Mobile IPv6 protocol. Some user-space programs also need to be rebuilt.

16.1.1 Kernel Options for Mobile Node

To enable mobile node features, the following kernel options need ...

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