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WSL setup notes for practice labs

Normally, I just have one WSL instance that I normally use for penetration tests/work environment. I need another environment so I don't mix things up. Here's how I did it:

Create another Kali Linux WSL distro with name kailan:

    wsl --install kali-linux -d kailan

Spawn the shell on the new distribution:

    wsl -d kailan --cd ~

I use NAT mode, so sometimes I have to forward port from the OpenVPN interface on Windows to my WSL instance.

    netsh interface portproxy add v4tov4 listenaddress=192.168.45.137 listenport=443 connectaddress=172.47.128.19 connectport=443
Created: 2025-12-26 03:36:30, Updated: 2025-12-26 03:39:56, ID: 25d30932-1b4e-44fb-bda1-5ee1cfcf0211