2.5 Admins is a podcast featuring two sysadmins called Allan Jude and Jim Salter, and a producer/editor who can just about configure a Samba share called Joe Ressington. Every two weeks we get together, talk about recent tech news, and answer some of your admin-related questions.
2.5 Admins 195: Execute Option 121
Why Windows 10 might be gaining users at Windows 11’s expense, an old DHCP option is a potential risk for VPN users, we should probably say “renting” rather than “buying”domains, and avoiding tracking when using IPv6.
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Jim was on Late Night Linux again
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Has Windows 11 really lost marketshare to Windows 10?
Novel attack against virtually all VPN apps neuters their entire purpose
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We were asked about avoiding tracking when using IPv6.
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