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Provides network connectivity to WSL 2 when blocked by VPN

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Windows Subsystem for Linux gets new 'mirrored' network mode | Sep 2023
Mirrored network mode sounds quite a lot like what wsl-vpnkit does: https://github.com/sakai135/wsl-vpnkit

It came from Docker Desktop for Windows, where they needed a solution for VPNs like GlobalProtect and AnyConnect that are often configured to drop packets for networks that aren't the main one associated with the VPN.

How it works: https://www.docker.com/blog/how-docker-desktop-networking-wo...

Edit: Reading a bit more, it seems like they are both trying to solve the same problem but in a different way. The mirrored mode seems use the same exact IP in the wsl/linux instance that's used in Windows. Somewhat like docker host networking.

Windows Subsystem for Linux 2.0 release | Sep 2023
I'm going to wait a while to see how the new VPN stuff works out. Previously WSL2 didn't work with a Windows VPN without an extra tool ( https://github.com/sakai135/wsl-vpnkit ), hopefully this might fix things, but not going to risk trying it in case it breaks everything.
Simple PowerShell things allowing you to dig a bit deeper than usual | Aug 2023
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https://github.com/sakai135/wsl-vpnkit fixes that problem for me, and is less annoying than other fixes I tried
A patch to enable Windows Subsystem for Android to run on Windows 10 | Feb 2023
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If it works at all like WSL, you might want to look at wsl-vpnkit.

https://github.com/sakai135/wsl-vpnkit

It's not a proxy, but would give some idea how to shim into the middle.

Uses gvisor-tap-vsock underneath: https://github.com/containers/gvisor-tap-vsock
Podman Desktop: A Free OSS Alternative to Docker Desktop | Nov 2022
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I had similar issues with a different VPN/Proxy at an earlier role. I solved with https://github.com/sakai135/wsl-vpnkit and trusting the root certificate of the proxy on the rancher desktop WSL2 vm (Assuming you're on Windows as I was).

Docker desktop pays for itself by solving these issues though IMO (I wasn't able to get a licence at the old role however)
Docker for Mac M1 RC | Mar 2021
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This is the fix for vpn and wsl2 been running this for 6 months no issues. https://github.com/sakai135/wsl-vpnkit
Docker for Mac M1 RC | Mar 2021
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I have it working with vpn. We have vpn at work and it is forced tunneling mode. It modifies routes on my laptop. Since wsl2 is a vm on a different network the vpn client does not know about this network and doesn’t know how to route traffic. If you follows these instructions it solves the problem https://github.com/sakai135/wsl-vpnkit