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Ifconfig output
eth0: flags=4163<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,MULTICAST> mtu 1500
inet 172.26.220.210 netmask 255.255.240.0 broadcast 172.26.223.255
inet6 fe80::215:5dff:fe8e:cd0 prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x20<link>
ether 00:15:5d:8e:0c:d0 txqueuelen 1000 (Ethernet)
RX packets 10937 bytes 15523198 (15.5 MB)
RX errors 0 dropped 0 overruns 0 frame 0
TX packets 1164 bytes 108959 (108.9 KB)
TX errors 0 dropped 0 overruns 0 carrier 0 collisions 0
Ipconfig output
Windows IP Configuration
Ethernet adapter Ethernet 3:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix .
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : <>
IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.56.1
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . .
Ethernet adapter Ethernet 5:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : <>
Autoconfiguration IPv4 Address. . : 169.254.216.136
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.0.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . .
Wireless LAN adapter Local Area Connection* 1:
Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Wireless LAN adapter Local Area Connection* 2:
Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Wireless LAN adapter Wi-Fi:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : attlocal.net
IPv6 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : <>
IPv6 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : <>
Temporary IPv6 Address. . . . . . : <>
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : <>
IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.229
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : <>
192\.168.1.254
Ethernet adapter Bluetooth Network Connection:
Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix .
Ethernet adapter vEthernet (WSL (Hyper-V firewall)):
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : <>
IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 172.26.208.1
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.240.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . .
Note ping works for ip 169.254.216.136 both on wsl and powershell. Also note that I have connected the ethernet cable through the ethernet to usb converter to my laptop.