Are you disabling IPv6? Maybe you should stop — and here’s why
disabling ipv6 - Microsoft® Community May 02, 2019 Disabling IPv6 on Network Adapter Windows 10 | by Jock Dec 18, 2017 What is IPv6, and how do I disable it? Jan 18, 2018
net.ipv6.conf.all.disable_ipv6 = 1 net.ipv6.conf..disable_ipv6 = 1 and it seems the second line was necessary. Maybe this has to do with the fact that I am using the TP-Link Archer T2U, for which I had to customly build a driver from source. My assumption is that as a result, doesn't count as one of "all".
Dec 14, 2018 · I have found that IPv6 being Enabled has caused many HUGE problems. Many unexplainable network and server issues were solved by disabling IPv6. Not going to stop any time soon. The issue is probably because most things don't even work with IPv6 yet so unless you know specifically that you need IPv6, better to just disable it. May 27, 2020 · It is common for IT administrators to want to disable IPv6. This is often because of some unknown, networking-related issue, such as a name resolution issue. Important Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) is a mandatory part of Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 and newer versions. We do not recommend that you disable IPv6 or its components. The Myth of Disabling IPv6. Actually, you can’t fully disable IPv6 on a computer running Windows 7. For example, if you clear the checkbox for IPv6 for your Local Area Connection network interface (see Figure 1), it won’t disable IPv6 on the system. It simply removes the binding for it from that particular network interface. Oct 02, 2019 · Why disable IPv6? The move to IPv6 is a good and necessary thing, so why disable IPv6 if you have it? The only reason to do this is that many VPN apps properly route IPv4 connections through the VPN interface but do not do so for IPv6. This allows websites to see your real IP address and is known as an IPv6 leak.
Sep 28, 2018 · On the other hand, IPv6 is 128-bit long, and this is about 3.4×10^38 IP addresses, more than a trillion. With this capacity, it’s logical to replace the IPv4 scheme with the IPv6. Why disable it? IPv6 has many advantages over IPv4, but due to other factors, it’s better to continue using IPv4 addressing scheme.
[SOLVED] Disable IPv6 on VPN client connection