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news | February 27, 2026

Hyper-V and WSL2 networks do not communicate

I have a Windows 10 Pro (version 20H2) computer with the following situation:enter image description here

The Host, the Hyper-V VMs and WSL2 all have Internet access, they all can communicate each other but wsl2 and the VMs cannot (the red arrows).

My problem is that I cannot ping or ssh wsl2 from a VM and vice versa.

The Hyper-V VMs use the "Default Switch" vNet: 172.29.96.1, netmask: 255.255.240.0, conn type Internal

WSL2 uses "WSL" vNet: 172.23.240.1, netmask: 255.255.240.0, conn type: Internal

There is a third vNet, named "nat", I can see using "ipconfig" but that is not listed in Hyper-V virtual switch manager: 172.25.128.1, netmask 255.255.240.0, conn type: ?

Can anyone help me? Thanks

1 Answer

I eventually found a solution.

Basically all I need is to set up a port forwarding.

Have a look at here:

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