Support AF_PACKET address family (tcpdump/wireshark...)
From https://github.com/Microsoft/BashOnWindows/issues/1628
It would be great to get support for AF_PACKET, as some networking tools or software rely on that.
Samples of tool that won't work without it:
- tcpdump (socket: Invalid argument)
- wireshark
- some nmap functions
- Scapy


Thanks for this ask – we hear ya!
Also being tracked via this GitHub issue: https://github.com/Microsoft/WSL/issues/1349
264 comments
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[Deleted User] commented
+1
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Anonymous commented
+1
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Felipe Oliveira commented
+1
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Rabi commented
+1
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Eric commented
+1
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Anonymous commented
+1
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Gian Matteo Esposito commented
+1
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Anonymous commented
+1
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Anonymous commented
+1
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Anonymous commented
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Ssmith commented
Please make this a 'thing' already. The use of Ubuntu in Windows holds so much promise.......
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[Deleted User] commented
installed wsl+ubuntu but not able to use nmap, cdpr and other network tools. seem that I have to install a VM
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Ricardo commented
+1
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haotian commented
Please support this!
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Chien des Enfers commented
+1 We need this feature please!
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Anonymous commented
Can you tell us how long this will take to solve the issue?
The Ubuntu Subsystem is without this option a little bit useless.Thx in advance for priorizing it.
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Anonymous commented
Please support this!
We need this to work in future asap. -
shengyaqingfeng commented
Please support this! I want to use WSL for Kali nmap~
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Anonymous commented
Please support this!
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Eric Akortse commented
please support this