Please add this to the docs on how to connect with valkey-cli/redis-cli from wsl2, to a garnet-server running on windows

[jmwielandt]

Hi

There is a crucial detail missing here.

If you are using wsl2 on windows, you may need to:

1. cd to ~
2. new-item .wslconfig (if it doesn't exist)
3. open the .wslconfig
4. add the following:

   [wsl2]
   networkingMode=mirrored

5. save the file
6. wsl --shutdown

Now, you can go to the wsl2 and run valkey-cli and the connection will work.

My environment:

[Badrish Chandramouli (badrishc)]

Mirrored networking mode works only on Windows 11. Instead, here is how we make WSL clients work with a Garnet Windows server in general:

• Start GarnetServer in Windows, listening to 0.0.0.0 (IPAddress.Any). Use the argument --bind 0.0.0.0 if necessary.
• Add GarnetServer.exe to firewall exceptions (Windows Defender Firewall -> Allowed apps)
• On WSL, get the host IP address using ip route show | grep -i default | awk '{ print $3}'
• Connect from WSL using redis-cli -h <address>