Feature request: DNS resolution
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- Dominant language
- Rust
- Stars
- 305
- Forks
- 29
- PR merge metrics
- No merged PRs in 30d
Description
Would it be possible to add a DNS resolver to wsld? I imagine that one could then set /etc/resolv.conf to 127.0.0.1 and wsldhost.exe would perform the DNS lookup on the Windows host. That would solve a lot of issues with the current state of it, for example that the Windows Firewall blocks the WSL interface by default.
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Research direction
Start by reviewing wsldhost.exe and the current WSL handling around /etc/resolv.conf. Define how DNS requests sent to 127.0.0.1 should reach the Windows host and how the behavior would address the stated firewall problem. Done should include a working resolver path for WSL DNS lookups, though the issue does not name tests or implementation files.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- rust
- Domain
- networking, operating-systems
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100