Quick tip: Setting up a local Remod server via WSL and connecting from Windows with the correct hostname

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Although simple, it took me an embarrassing amount of time to figure out. So, to save you some time:

If you are looking to set up a local remod server using WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux), you will immediately notice that /lanconnect does not work on your Windows client (which makes sense since the server is running on WSL and not Windows). Therefore, the solution is to manually provide the hostname using /connect. But which hostname?

Assuming you already have WSL installed and have followed the remod installation and compilation instructions, all you need after starting your server is the hostname of the WSL instance (which is not the one that appears in ipconfig).

To get the correct hostname, just run: hostname -I within WSL, copy the IP that shows up and paste it into your Sauerbraten client with /connect <WSL hostname>.

see, it's that simple! :)