WSL Docs Fix: Port Forwarding Loop. #6519
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Previously, the guide suggested to port forward `listenaddress=0.0.0.0` to `connectaddress=localhost`. The port forwarding service will listen on all available network interfaces on the specified port. When an incoming connection is received, the service will forward the connection to localhost (or 127.0.0.1) on the same port. Since localhost is a loopback address, the connection will be sent back to the same machine that's running the port forwarding service. The connection will then be received by the port forwarding service again, which will forward it to localhost again, and so on. This noticeably hits on the performance of the machine.
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Previously, the guide suggested to port forward
listenaddress=0.0.0.0toconnectaddress=localhost. The port forwarding service will listen on all available network interfaces on the specified port. When an incoming connection is received, the service will forward the connection tolocalhost(or127.0.0.1) on the same port. Sincelocalhostis a loopback address, the connection will be sent back to the same machine that's running the port forwarding service. The connection will then be received by the port forwarding service again, which will forward it tolocalhostagain, and so on.TLDR: Don't forward
0.0.0.0tolocalhost, it creates a loop that causes lag and other mayhem.Checklist: