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@machuu
machuu / WSL2_VPN_Workaround_Instructions.md
Last active April 8, 2025 07:50
Workaround for WSL2 network broken on VPN

Overview

Internet connection and DNS routing are broken from WSL2 instances, when some VPNs are active.

The root cause seems to be that WSL2 and the VPN use the same IP address block, and the VPN routing clobbers WSL2's network routing.

This problem is tracked in multiple microsoft/WSL issues including, but not limited to:

@xmeng1
xmeng1 / wsl2-network.ps1
Created July 14, 2019 06:50
WSL2 Port forwarding port to linux
$remoteport = bash.exe -c "ifconfig eth0 | grep 'inet '"
$found = $remoteport -match '\d{1,3}\.\d{1,3}\.\d{1,3}\.\d{1,3}';
if( $found ){
$remoteport = $matches[0];
} else{
echo "The Script Exited, the ip address of WSL 2 cannot be found";
exit;
}
@AveYo
AveYo / .. MediaCreationTool.bat ..md
Last active March 26, 2025 17:03
Universal MediaCreationTool wrapper for all MCT Windows 10 versions - MOVED TO github.com/AveYo/MediaCreationTool.bat