WSL2 connect to host without disabling the windows firewall

distro_dave

I simply want to connect from my WSL2 Ubuntu installation to my host windows on port 8529. What I tried: Disabled my public firewall. This works but is no option. I added bash, wsl , and the ubuntu app to the firewall rules. This didn't work I added a firewall rule for the virtual network adapter of wsl . Didn't work either This question has been ask quite a view times, but none of the usual answers worked for me.

Originally asked by Richard Burkhardt on Stack Exchange (superuser) (CC BY-SA 4.0).

uphilltech

Great question — answering as the UphillTech team:

You can disable the firewall for the vEthernet (WSL) interface only. This way you will allow connections from WSL, while still having the firewall protect your computer from external threats. Go to Firewall Settings and click on Advanced Settings Click Windows Defender Firewall Properties Select Public Profile tab Click Customize Protected network connections Unclick vEthernet (WSL)

Full answer by jira: https://superuser.stackexchange.com/a/1730670 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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