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Make IP address of WSL2 static

I am running an SSH server within WSL2 on a WIN10 machine. To make that work I am using: netsh interface portproxy add v4tov4 listenaddress=0.0.0.0 listenport=22 connectaddress=172.19.237.178 connectport=22 This works fine initially. 172.19.237.178…
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In what scenarios will I use `netsh http add urlacl`?

I'm trying to understand in which scenarious I will need to use such command : netsh http add urlacl url=http://server1:1234/ user=Everyone Is it like using the hosts file where I can connect a specific address to my computer ? (I don't think…
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Force refresh (re-scan) wireless networks from command line?

How can I force Windows to re-scan for available wireless networks from the command line? (i.e. I'm looking for the command-line equivalent of pressing F5 on the GUI.)
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Open a test TCP connection to a specified IP/Port

I'm looking for a tool that works across windows (xp through 7) that will allow me to open a TCP connection to a specified ip and port. This functionality used to exist in windows xp (netsh diag connect iphost ), but the Netsh diag commands seem to…
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How to redirect/route IP address to another IP address?

How to redirect/route an IP address to another IP address? E.g.: 10.10.10.10 -> 20.20.20.20 and then when I type in 10.10.10.10 in my browser, it connects to 20.20.20.20. Let's assume 10.10.10.10 and 20.20.20.20 are external IP addresses.
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Find who excluded port range

When trying to start docker container, the following errors is shown: Cannot start service : Ports are not available: listen tcp 0.0.0.0:5601: bind: An attempt was made to access a socket in a way forbidden by its access…
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How to force enable "Soft AP" to allow hostednetwork?

Question Status: Unresolved - 7/10/17 My WiFi Adapter, Intel(R) Dual Band Wireless-AC 3165 v19.20.0.6, supports the use of creating hosted networks by "Soft AP," I know so because it has been able to before. But my issue comes that I can no longer…
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netsh wlan add profile not importing encrypted passphrase

I exported a wireless network connection profile from a Windows 7 machine correctly connected to a WiFi network with a WPA-TKIP passphrase. The exported xml file shows the correct settings and a keyMaterial node which I can only guess is the…
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netsh error: The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process

It is a server running Windows Server 2016 Essentials. Intuit, in all their infinite wisdom, wanted me to run this command on our file server: netsh int ipv4 add excludedportrange protocol=udp startport=55368 numberofports=5 The error message I get…
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"netsh advfirewall firewall delete rule name program" syntax not working

I'm trying to delete a Windows Firewall rule from command line using netsh. I'm trying with the below syntax; however, it is not working for me result wise. netsh advfirewall firewall delete rule program="C\Program Files…
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Wireless SSID in Windows 8.1 changes to " 2" upon first connection

Note: I would rather comment David's answer in: Unable to connect to wireless after upgrading to Windows 8.1 from 8, but I don't have the required 50 reps to do so. I recently upgraded to Windows 8.1 and today since I had forgotten my router access…
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Restoring password of a WIndows hosted network

I have created a hosted network in my windows7 system. The netsh wlan show hostednetwork command gives the output Hosted network settings ----------------------- Mode : Allowed SSID name : "rambo" Max…
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netsh, block all IP addresses in a text file?

Is there a way for me to import a .txt file (with IP addresses on each line) into Windows Firewall? I want each of the IP addresses to be completely blocked. That would also provide an easy way to unblock an IP address in the .txt file later on (in…
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How can I start hostednetwork on Windows 7?

When I type in admin console command to start hostednetwork netsh wlan start hostednetwork it gives me this: The hosted network couldn't be started. The group or resource is not in the correct state to perform the requested operation. There is a…
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How to toggle Wi-Fi in Windows 10 via the command line?

If I try to connect to a wireless network using netsh wlan connect when the Wi-Fi toggle switch is off, the following error is displayed: Function WlanGetAvailableNetworkList returns error 2150899714: The wireless local area network interface is…
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