From 65a8dd660f5e1b3d492fffb02c200e8a11cd2c8a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Andre Muezerie <108841174+andremueiot@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Tue, 17 Mar 2026 14:48:50 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Add iptables to list of apps to install in WSL (#14459) There were instructions already on how to install tcpdump in WSL, but iptables are also needed for the log collection to be complete, so this PR adds instructions on how to also install iptables. Co-authored-by: Andre Muezerie --- CONTRIBUTING.md | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md index 9c6a33f5..632ba51c 100644 --- a/CONTRIBUTING.md +++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md @@ -40,12 +40,12 @@ Note that WSL distro's launch in the Windows Console (unless you have taken step ### Collect WSL logs for networking issues -Install tcpdump in your WSL distribution using the following commands. +Install iptables and tcpdump in your WSL distribution using the following commands. Note: This will not work if WSL has Internet connectivity issues. ``` # sudo apt-get update -# sudo apt-get -y install tcpdump +# sudo apt-get -y install iptables tcpdump ``` Install [WPR](https://learn.microsoft.com/windows-hardware/test/wpt/windows-performance-recorder)