Ports are not forwarded using podman 6
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Description
### Windows Version
Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.26200.8875]
### WSL Version
2.7.11.0
### Are you using WSL 1 or WSL 2?
- [x] WSL 2
- [ ] WSL 1
### Kernel Version
6.18.33.2-microsoft-standard-WSL2
### Distro Version
Manjaro
### Other Software
podman version 6.0.1
### Repro Steps
Run in WSL2:
```shell
sudo podman run -it --rm -p 8081:80 docker.io/nginx
curl http://localhost:8081
```
### Expected Behavior
The curl command (in WSL2) succeeds and in the browser on windows you can open http://localhost:8081.
### Actual Behavior
The curl commands (in WSL2) succeeds but in the browser you **cannot open** http://localhost:8081 but get ERR_CONNECTION_REFUSED.
The problem occurs only with podman 6. Podman 4.x and 5.x work fine. I have installed podman in Manjaro with `sudo pacman -S podman`.
### Diagnostic Logs
_No response_
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reproducing the WSL2 case with `sudo podman run -it --rm -p 8081:80 docker.io/nginx`, then compare localhost forwarding with Podman 4.x or 5.x and 6.0.1. Investigate the WSL2-to-Windows port path; done means `curl http://localhost:8081` still succeeds and Windows can open the same URL.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- linux
- Domain
- networking, operating-systems
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Active
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 52/100