Unable to access windows localhost from WSL2

[Ju-ch]

As I said in the title, when I tried to use the windows localhost data in wsl2, I could neither obtain it through 127.0.0.1, nor access it according to the nameserver in cat /etc/resolv.conf.

My windows system version : 19041.84
WSL2 : Ubuntu

[therealkenc]

/dupe #4619

[ghost]

Hi! We've identified this issue as a duplicate of another one that already exists in this repository. This specific instance is being closed in favor of tracking the concern over on the referenced thread.

Thanks for your report!

[therealkenc]

nor access it according to the nameserver in cat /etc/resolv.conf

You have a 'nor' in there that doesn't match the title.

Two things. Make sure the Windows server is listening on the right addresses; listening on 0.0.0.0 being the easy win (ref #4907). The IP address you want to use for the client is the one marked "(Preferred)" in win32 ipconfig /all. It isn't clear the resolve.conf guidance being given works in all setups.

[Ju-ch]

Two things. Make sure the Windows server is listening on the right addresses; listening on 0.0.0.0 being the easy win (ref #4907). The IP address you want to use for the client is the one marked "(Preferred)" in win32 ipconfig /all. It isn't clear the resolve.conf guidance being given works in all setups.

Thx, your answer helped me, and it also resolved my doubts.

Thanks again

[iongion]

I still have it in Insider build 19645

• above is a msys shell in windows native
• under is wsl2 shell

• Windows firewall is down
• Postgress is set to allow connections from everywhere host all all 0.0.0.0/0 md5

[iongion]

To answer to my own post - it does not work like this, wsl2 needs the ip of the adapter not localhost :(

... see here https://superuser.com/questions/1536619/connect-to-mysql-from-wsl2

This one from the ipconfig list