Step 1: Open the WSL Terminal
First, you need to open the WSL terminal. You can do this by typing "WSL" into the Windows search bar and selecting "Ubuntu" or any other Linux distribution that you have installed.Step 2: Edit the Network Configuration File
Once you have opened the WSL terminal, run the following command to edit the network configuration file:
sudo nano /etc/netplan/00-wsl2-dhcp.yaml
This will open the configuration file in the Nano text editor.
Step 3: Replace the DHCP Configuration with Static IP Configuration
The network configuration file will contain a section that looks something like this:
network:
ethernets:
eth0:
dhcp4: true
match:
macaddress: xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx
set-name: eth0
version: 2
To configure a static IP address for your WSL2 instance, you need to replace the dhcp4: true line with the following lines:
addresses: [192.168.1.100/24]
gateway4: 192.168.1.1
nameservers:
addresses: [8.8.8.8, 8.8.4.4]
Note that you should replace the IP address with the one that you want to use for your WSL2 instance and the gateway and nameservers with the appropriate values for your network.
Step 4: Save the Configuration File
Once you have made the necessary changes to the configuration file, save the file by pressing Ctrl+O and then exit Nano by pressing Ctrl+X.Step 5: Apply the Changes
To apply the changes that you have made to the network configuration file, run the following command:
sudo netplan apply
This will apply the new network configuration to your WSL2 instance.
Step 6: Verify the IP Address
To verify that your WSL2 instance has been assigned the correct IP address, run the following command:
ip addr show eth0
This will display the IP address, netmask, and other network information for your WSL2 instance.