Mirrored Networking Mode - support libvirt virtual interfaces
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Description
**Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.**
In mirrored networking mode, traffic for any virtual interfaces libvirt creates is not routable from Windows.
To reproduce:
1. In WSL, install [vagrant](https://developer.hashicorp.com/vagrant/downloads) and [vagrant libvirt](https://vagrant-libvirt.github.io/vagrant-libvirt/).
2. Create this `Vagrantfile` in a directory:
```ruby
Vagrant.configure("2") do |config|
config.vm.box = "rockylinux/9"
config.vm.provision "shell", inline:
"""
dnf install httpd -y
systemctl start httpd
systemctl enable httpd
echo $(ip addr show eth0 | grep inet | awk '{print $2}' | cut -d/ -f1)
"""
end
```
3. Run `vagrant up --provider=libvirt`. Note down the ipv4 address shown at the end of the provisioning output.
4. Run `curl $THE_IP` from WSL and you will get a response but you will not from windows.
**Describe the solution you'd like**
Routes created for libvirt virtual interfaces to be routable from Windows.
**Describe alternatives you've considered**
Using chrome installed in WSL works around the problem.
**Additional context**
`route print` on Windows does not show any routes for the virbrX interfaces libvirt creates.
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Research direction
Start with the supplied Vagrantfile and reproduce the libvirt setup using `vagrant up --provider=libvirt`. Compare `curl` from WSL and Windows with the Windows `route print` output; done means routes for libvirt's virtual interfaces are present and the service is reachable from Windows.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Domain
- networking, operating-systems
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100