Need information on WSL2 networking - VLAN ID

[jovton]

Hi

Do you have any information on the inner workings of the Microsoft "Virtual Machine Platform" feature? I want to know if it is possible to assign a VLAN ID to a virtual switch/adapter that was created by Microsoft's Virtual Machine Platform.

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[craigloewen-msft]

Hi @jovton !

There are docs which cover the Host Compute Network (HCN) service which is used by the Virtual Machine Platform feature.

Here's a link.

These should be able to tell you if that is possible. Thanks!

[jovton]

@craigloewen-msft Thank you! I was actually trying to figure out if there is a way to make the network "Private" so as to not allow "Public" things via the host firewall, because currently the network for the virtual switch/adapter is "Public", and the only way to have WSL2 communicate with the host (other than via localhost-forwarding) is to make a hole in the firewall.

[craigloewen-msft]

Awesome! Glad this could help you out.