warbosstodd@piefed.social to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agoWe Found a Ticking Time Bomb in macOS TCP Networking - It Detonates After Exactly 49 Days - Photon Blogphoton.codesexternal-linkmessage-square33linkfedilinkarrow-up1146arrow-down131
arrow-up1115arrow-down1external-linkWe Found a Ticking Time Bomb in macOS TCP Networking - It Detonates After Exactly 49 Days - Photon Blogphoton.codeswarbosstodd@piefed.social to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square33linkfedilink
minus-squarechtk@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up27arrow-down1·1 day ago 49 days period is too specific. 49.7 days is also the maximum uptime for Windows 95 and 98.
minus-squarefallaciousBasis@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11arrow-down1·1 day agoNo it’s not. That’s just the point at which a timer overflows which could cause a problem but it doesn’t guarantee one.
49.7 days is also the maximum uptime for Windows 95 and 98.
No it’s not. That’s just the point at which a timer overflows which could cause a problem but it doesn’t guarantee one.