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The Windows host can use command:

```powershell
wsl.exe --distribution <DistroName> hostname -i
wsl.exe --distribution <DistroName> hostname -I
```

If querying the default distribution, this part of the command designating the distribution can be omitted: `-d <DistroName>`. Be sure to use a lower-case `-i` flag.

Under the hood, host command wsl.exe launches the target instance and executes Linux command `hostname --ip-addresses`. This command then prints the IP address of the WSL instance to `STDOUT`. The `STDOUT` text content is then relayed back to wsl.exe. Finally, wsl.exe displays that output to the command line.
Under the hood, host command wsl.exe launches the target instance and executes Linux command `hostname --all-ip-addresses`. This command then prints the IP address of the WSL instance to `STDOUT`. The `STDOUT` text content is then relayed back to wsl.exe. Finally, wsl.exe displays that output to the command line.

A typical output might be:

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## IPv6 access

- `wsl hostname -i` for the IP address of your Linux distribution installed via WSL 2 (the WSL 2 VM address)
- `wsl hostname -I` for the IP address of your Linux distribution installed via WSL 2 (the WSL 2 VM address)
- `ip route show | grep -i default | awk '{ print $3}'` for the IP address of the Windows machine as seen from WSL 2 (the WSL 2 VM)

Using `listenaddress=0.0.0.0` will listen on all [IPv4 ports](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/9987409/want-to-know-what-is-ipv4-and-ipv6#:~:text=The%20basic%20difference%20is%20the,whereas%20IPv6%20has%20128%20bits.).
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