Can i disable teredo

Make sure any of your devices are not using IPv6. If you are using the IPv6, then you may need it. Teredo Tunneling is used to connect to IPv4 devices in the compatibility mode while you are using IPv6 yourself. Anyway, if you get problems by disabling tunneling then you can come here again at BC This is how you can disable Teredo tunneling.

Posted 03 December - PM If it ain't broke, don't fix it. Posted 04 December - AM Thanks for your replies, but my main question was, would I lose any capability by disabling it? Would there be any online services or games that would be affected by disabling this? Yes some online services and games might get affected. But then again, they might not.

If you are confused, do not disable it. As dc3 said, if it ain't broke, don't fix it. Edited by Romeo29, 04 December - PM. Posted 04 December - PM I suppose, but I read on wikipedia that it has potential security issues? Posted 07 December - PM?

If not then ok, if something does not work then enable it again. You can do some research on that application before authorizing or ask on BleepingComputer. Edited by Romeo29, 07 December - PM. Posted 21 October - PM comments split from topic, moved to Win 10 Support forum. This topic is closed to avoid confusion. Reply to quoted posts Clear. Site Changelog. Sign In Use Twitter. Every modern gateway has UPnP enabled by default and any application can request the port be opened to a particular machine.

Any application that has never heard of Teredo will therefore not be exposed to the internet. This is windows specific. An application may explicitly request to be opened on the Teredo interface but this is not the default.

It's an analog to requesting your Gateway open a port. Sign up to join this community. The best answers are voted up and rise to the top. Stack Overflow for Teams — Collaborate and share knowledge with a private group. Create a free Team What is Teams? Learn more. Is there anything wrong with disabling Teredo? Ask Question. Asked 11 years, 4 months ago. Active 10 years, 9 months ago.

Viewed 4k times. Improve this question. Wayne Hartman Wayne Hartman 3 3 silver badges 15 15 bronze badges. What security concerns do you think you have? Add a comment. Active Oldest Votes. Expand the Network Adapters tree. Previous Next. The last 2 commands can be combined into the following single command to disable Teredo: netsh interface teredo set state disabled. You May Also Interested In:.