I have a Windows 10 machine with Private Internet Access (PIA) VPN service enabled. I need a Linux instance with direct internet connection, bypassing the VPN. However, all the virtual machines I create in Hyper-V connect through the PIA VPN. The same occurs with Windows Subsystem for Linux instances.
The PIA management app offers a "Split tunnel" feature that allows me to select an application and have it bypass the VPN. I have tried adding ubuntu.exe, wsl.exe and conhost.exe to the list but that doesn't work. Unfortunately, the PIA management app won't go any further than that, so I cannot add the Hyper-V Virtual Ethernet Adapter to the exclusion list.
I have contacted the PIA support team but they couldn't provide a solution.
How can I make my Hyper-V or WSL Linux instance bypass the PIA VPN?
WindowsTerminal.exe, so you may try to exclude it, then run the WSL distribution."Split tunnel" feature that allows me to select an applicationThe problem is, traffics from VMs do not originate from a (local) "application" (unless the hypervisor provide the connectivity with something like "userspace NAT", which is not the case of Hyper-V or WSL). Network stack level IP forwarding is what is involved behind the scene. What you need would be alternate routing for some/all forwarded traffics. It is feasible in Linux. Not so sure about Windows.