cannot get access to virtualbox VM with Host-Only adapter via WSL with 'mirrored' networkMode

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Windows Version

Microsoft Windows [Versione 10.0.22631.3593]

WSL Version

2.2.4.0

Are you using WSL 1 or WSL 2?

• WSL 2
• WSL 1

Kernel Version

5.15.153.1-microsoft-standard-WSL2

Distro Version

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Other Software

VirtualBox Versione 7.0.8 r156879

Repro Steps

Attempt to ping a VirtualBox guest with a host-only network setup from a WSL2 instance with a mirrored network configuration to verify that it is unreachable.

Expected Behavior

You can access the VBox guest machine using the host-only adapter IP address from WSL2 instances with ping or another connection utility.

Actual Behavior

You cannot connect to a VBox guest machine using the host-only adapter IP address from WSL2 instances with ping or any other connection utility.

Diagnostic Logs

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