monk not working with node v18.8 on windows 11

Works fine with node.exe v16.16.0

e.g. the following code hangs on the count call, then aborts without any error after about 10 seconds.
import monk from 'monk'
```
import monk from 'monk';
const db = monk('mongodb://localhost:27017/somedb');
const count = await db.get('somecoll').count();
console.log(count);
```

Start by reproducing the provided Monk and MongoDB count example on Windows 11 with node.exe v16.16.0 and v18.8, then compare the behavior and available error output. Done means the count call completes or reports a clear error under Node 18.8, with the result verified against the working Node 16 behavior.

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