Hal-5700X@sh.itjust.works to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-23 months agoAll Windows users should immediately update their computers. An exploit rated 9.8/10 (CVE-2024-38063) compromises all devices running Windows with an IPv6 address.msrc.microsoft.comexternal-linkmessage-square208fedilinkarrow-up1564arrow-down17file-text
arrow-up1557arrow-down1external-linkAll Windows users should immediately update their computers. An exploit rated 9.8/10 (CVE-2024-38063) compromises all devices running Windows with an IPv6 address.msrc.microsoft.comHal-5700X@sh.itjust.works to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-23 months agomessage-square208fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareBearOfaTime@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10arrow-down4·3 months agoIt’s on by default with Win10 at least. I disable it on all machines I build. And use GP to ensure it stays disabled.
minus-squarecm0002@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down3·3 months agoSame, ain’t nobody got time to memorize IPv6 addresses! Lmao
minus-squareBearOfaTime@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·3 months agoThere’s just no need for it on small networks. Just another thing running that can go wrong (as it did here). It also contributes to increased troubleshooting when networking is acting funny, because now you have 2 stacks to consider.
It’s on by default with Win10 at least.
I disable it on all machines I build. And use GP to ensure it stays disabled.
Same, ain’t nobody got time to memorize IPv6 addresses! Lmao
There’s just no need for it on small networks. Just another thing running that can go wrong (as it did here).
It also contributes to increased troubleshooting when networking is acting funny, because now you have 2 stacks to consider.