microsoft / microsoft/WSL

Full VPN Support with WSL2

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Description

**Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.**
Many people work from home with WSL2 and connect to a corporate networking using VPN.
The issues has been that either you choose WSL1 or you have to go to the office.

**Describe the solution you'd like**
Making WSL2 network connectivity seamless work with any VPN solution.

**Describe alternatives you've considered**
The only stable way i've found is https://github.com/sakai135/wsl-vpnkit and Windows 11 Version 22H2 (OS Build 22621.1992). It works but on startup the system will "freeze" for ca 1-2 minutes.

**Question**
Is VPN support on any of your roadmap ?

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Research direction

The issue concerns WSL2 networking with corporate VPNs and cites wsl-vpnkit as the current workaround. Start by reproducing the reported startup freeze and comparing WSL2 connectivity with and without a VPN; done would require a defined, stable approach that works across the VPN solutions in scope.

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Assessment

Domain
networking, operating-systems
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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