Mirrored network mode sounds quite a lot like what wsl-vpnkit does: https://github.com/sakai135/wsl-vpnkit https://github.com/sakai135/wsl-vpnkit It came from

Mirrored network mode sounds quite a lot like what wsl-vpnkit does: https://github.com/sakai135/wsl-vpnkit https://github.com/sakai135/wsl-vpnkit It came from Docker Desktop for Windows, where they needed a solution for VPNs like GlobalProtect and AnyConnect that are often configured to drop packets for networks that aren't the main one associated with the VPN. How it works: https://www.docker.com/blog/how-docker-desktop-networking-works-under-the-hood/ https://www.docker.com/blog/how-docker-desktop-networking-wo... Edit: Reading a bit more, it seems like they are both trying to solve the same problem but in a different way. The mirrored mode seems use the same exact IP in the wsl/linux instance that's used in Windows. Somewhat like docker host networking.