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I install python and start python -m SimpleHTTPServer in windows WSL. But the command netstat -an return an empty list. And of course i can't visit the url http://127.0.0.1:8000 in windows browser.

Furthermore, any commands which expose a port like ssh are not working.

Here is my windows version:

  • Windows 10 1703 15063.608

Here is the screenshots:

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  • Might want to patch your system – Ramhound Sep 13 '17 at 22:36
  • @Ramhound sorry i don't understand :( Should i update my system to insider preview? – WalleZhang Sep 15 '17 at 1:10
  • No; You are missing the patch that was released on September 12th – Ramhound Sep 15 '17 at 6:04
  • @Ramhound The update histories show that last installed patch is KB4038788 was released on September 12th. But unfortunately it's still not work. Need I reinstall the WSL? – WalleZhang Sep 16 '17 at 14:16
  • If you have that patch installed then your build is 15063.608 not 15063.540 – Ramhound Sep 16 '17 at 19:34
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It is a known issue that netstat does not currently work under WSL.

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As OrangeDog link says, the netstat native linux does not work under WSL.

However in the GitHub comments there is a workaround (nice or ugly, I don't know): you can use the netstat.exe instead (I am also surprised that windows executables .exe runs on Linux).

Then in my WSL (v1) I was able to execute something like this:

netstat.exe -an | grep -i "listen" | grep -v "\[::\]" | grep 1616

A solution using the real native Linux executable would certainly be better but in the meantime this workaround does the job.

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