Update the powershell method for getting the WSL IP address.

The previous method could return multiple IP addresses. The new method will specifically get the IP address for the eth0 network adapter.
patrickcarlohickman · Apr 5, 2023 · 43a021c · 43a021c
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diff --git a/bin/add-host.ps1 b/bin/add-host.ps1
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ if (!$PSBoundParameters.ContainsKey('wslHost')) {
 $file = $env:windir + '\System32\drivers\etc\hosts'
 
 # Get the current IP address of the wsl instance.
-$wslIp = $(wsl -e hostname -I)
+$wslIp = $(wsl -e /bin/bash -c "ip -4 -o address show eth0 | grep -oP """"(?<=inet\s)\d+(\.\d+){3}""""")
 
 # Read the last byte of the file.
 $size = 1

diff --git a/bin/update-hosts-ips.ps1 b/bin/update-hosts-ips.ps1
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ $file = $env:windir + '\System32\drivers\etc\hosts'
 $regex = '(?<=^\s*)(\d+\.\d+\.\d+\.\d+)(?=.*\.' + $wslTld + '(\s+|$))'
 
 # Get the current IP address of the wsl instance.
-$wslIp = $(wsl -e hostname -I).Trim()
+$wslIp = $(wsl -e /bin/bash -c "ip -4 -o address show eth0 | grep -oP """"(?<=inet\s)\d+(\.\d+){3}""""")
 
 Write-Host "Updating hosts file for TLD [.$wslTld] with WSL IP [$wslIp]."