Brian Teague (Feb 09 2024 at 01:41): Brian Teague (Feb 09 2024 at 01:41):FYI, if your download speeds are extremely slow when running Linux on WSL version 2 and you are using WiFi, you will need to run the following command in Windows CMD as admin to have network traffic forwarded to the Linux environment correctly.
In a Windows terminal
Type command ipconfig and find the interface name for your WiFi adapter. Usually something like "Wi-Fi".
Next, type the command netsh int ipv4 set interface "Wi-Fi" forwarding=enable with the appropriate adapter name.
You should see output Ok.
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