Skip to content

Commit 9ec633a

Browse files
authored
Provide instructions on port passthrough
Fairly commonly asked question on the web so would be great to add to the FAQ
1 parent c468385 commit 9ec633a

1 file changed

Lines changed: 3 additions & 0 deletions

File tree

WSL/faq.md

Lines changed: 3 additions & 0 deletions
Original file line numberDiff line numberDiff line change
@@ -175,6 +175,9 @@ Some users have reported issues with specific firewall applications blocking int
175175

176176
In some cases turning off the firewall allows for access. In some cases simply having the firewall installed looks to block access.
177177

178+
### How do I access a port from WSL in Windows?
179+
WSL shares the IP address of Windows, as it is running on Windows. As such you can access any ports on localhost e.g. if you had web content on port 1234 you could http://localhost:1234 into your Windows browser.
180+
178181
### Where can I provide feedback?
179182

180183
You can share feedback and ask questions through multiple channels:

0 commit comments

Comments
 (0)