Accessing Windows applications from WSL?

[kid1412621]

I saw the example picture, starting a node app on Windows and request from WSL. But the ports aren't the same? (Win's 8000 and WSL's 5000?)
I started a node app from Windows on my own machine, and get ip from WSL via cat /etc/resolv.conf, then request, it doesn't work. WSL side failed to connect. But I can ping this IP.

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• ID: d8787d64-a0f4-613d-6d9c-1a27bb2f6735
• Version Independent ID: 520a7c39-72fa-28c1-e54d-6d845087c309
• Content: UX Changes between WSL 1 and WSL 2
• Content Source: WSL/wsl2-ux-changes.md
• Product: dev-environment
• Technology: windows-subsystem-for-linux
• GitHub Login: @craigloewen-msft
• Microsoft Alias: crloewen

[craigloewen-msft]

Good catch! That was a bug in my print statement on my node.js app. I'll take this on to fix it. :)

If you're still seeing an error on connecting to the Windows side, please consider filling a bug on the WSL Github Repo. Thanks!

[kid1412621]

ok, reported microsoft/WSL#4793