Too many Tunnel Adapter Interfaces
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If I open a command prompt on my machine and type ipconfig /all
, I see lots of
Tunnel adapter Local Area Connection* 9:
Media state . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Sufficx . . . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft 6to4 Adapter #5
Physical address. . . . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . . . : Yes
In fact, they're so many that my "real" adapters are pushed out of the stack, and can't be seen anymore. Is there any flag I can use on ipconfig
to hide all virtual interfaces? Or is there some other way around this problem?
Since they always say "Media disconnected" I suppose disabling could be an option, but if possible I'd rather not turn any functionality off. I just want to control what output I get from ipconfig
.
Also, I know these are related to IPv6 stuff. However, most of what I find on google merely states what these are, and that they're harmless - nothing about hiding/removing them.
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