config networkingMode=mirrored doesn't apply to wsl2

[ruienger]

Windows Version

Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.22621.3155]

WSL Version

2.0.14.0

Are you using WSL 1 or WSL 2?

• WSL 2
• WSL 1

Kernel Version

5.15.133.1-1

Distro Version

Ubuntu 22.04

Other Software

No response

Repro Steps

I got only 1 distro installed in my PC, here's the steps:

• set up Windows's VPN
• run wsl --shutdown in cmd.exe
• run New-NetFirewallHyperVRule -Name MyWebServer -DisplayName “My Web Server” -Direction Inbound -VMCreatorId “{40E0AC32-46A5-438A-A0B2-2B479E8F2E90}” -Protocol TCP -LocalPorts 80 in cmd.exe, i copy this command from Doc
• edit the %UserProfile%/.wslconfig
• wait for 10 sec or reboot the PC
• run wsl in cmd.exe

Here is the .wslconfig file:

# Settings apply across all Linux distros running on WSL 2
[wsl2]

# Limits VM memory to use no more than 4 GB, this can be set as whole numbers using GB or MB
memory=4GB 

# Sets the VM to use two virtual processors
processors=2

# Network settings
[experimental]

networkingMode=mirrored
# dnsTunneling=true
# firewall=true
# autoProxy=true

Expected Behavior

successfully set the wsl's networkingMode to mirrored and hopefully wsl can access the network using VPN.

Actual Behavior

I got a message from Ubuntu:

C:\Users\somebody>wsl
wsl: 检测到 localhost 代理配置，但未镜像到 WSL。NAT 模式下的 WSL 不支持 localhost 代理。
somebody@localhost:/mnt/c/Users/somebody$

Traslation:

C:\Users\somebody>wsl
wsl: localhost proxy configuration detected, but not mirrored to WSL. WSL in NAT mode does not support the localhost proxy.
somebody@localhost:/mnt/c/Users/somebody$

Diagnostic Logs

No response

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[peterbro1]

the networkingMode=mirrored needs to be under [wsl2], not [experimental]

[ruienger]

the networkingMode=mirrored needs to be under [wsl2], not [experimental]

Thank you for comment.

but the method dosen't reslove the problem directly.
in result, i solved this issue by accident.

Here is the final .wslconfig

# Settings apply across all Linux distros running on WSL 2
[wsl2]

# Limits VM memory to use no more than 4 GB, this can be set as whole numbers using GB or MB
memory=4GB 

# Sets the VM to use two virtual processors
processors=2

# Network settings
# [experimental]

networkingMode=mirrored
# dnsTunneling=true
# firewall=true
# autoProxy=true

i reboot after change the .wslconfig, seems like it doesn't apply to wsl2.
a few days later, i reset my network setting to factory mode then my issue has been sloved......

[Devinwong]

the networkingMode=mirrored needs to be under [wsl2], not [experimental]

Thank you for comment.

but the method dosen't reslove the problem directly. in result, i solved this issue by accident.

Here is the final .wslconfig

Settings apply across all Linux distros running on WSL 2

[wsl2]

Limits VM memory to use no more than 4 GB, this can be set as whole numbers using GB or MB

memory=4GB

Sets the VM to use two virtual processors

processors=2

Network settings

[experimental]

networkingMode=mirrored

dnsTunneling=true

firewall=true

autoProxy=true

i reboot after change the .wslconfig, seems like it doesn't apply to wsl2. a few days later, i reset my network setting to factory mode then my issue has been sloved......

This works for me too.