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Distinguish hosts with the same Host but different Ports in Explorer
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Description
I used the add button to connect to another Windows device, which runs WSL2, port 1 connects to the host Windows, and port 2 connects to Linux in WSL2. However, after adding them, they share the same Host field in ssh_config. At this point, SSH Explorer cannot distinguish between them.
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Research direction
Reproduce the issue by adding two Windows/WSL2 connections that share a Host value but use different ports, then inspect how SSH Explorer reads and displays ssh_config entries. Done means both connections remain distinguishable and can be selected independently in Explorer.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- vscode
- Domain
- devtools
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100