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Windows Host Notes

Use this guide when your host machine is Windows 11 and you want to run NEAT eLxr SDK with DevKit-Sync.

Prerequisites​

  • Windows 11 host.
  • WSL installed and working.
  • Docker Engine installed inside WSL.
  • sima-cli installed inside WSL.

WSL network mode​

Configure %UserProfile%\\.wslconfig:

[wsl2]
networkingMode=mirrored

Then restart WSL:

wsl --shutdown

This allows WSL to share host network configuration, which helps DevKit-Sync and NFS communication.

NFS firewall rules (PowerShell)​

Allow NFS-related traffic in Windows firewall. Run PowerShell as Administrator and add rules for required NFS ports/protocols using New-NetFirewallRule.

Example pattern:

New-NetFirewallRule -DisplayName "Allow NFS TCP 2049" -Direction Inbound -Protocol TCP -LocalPort 2049 -Action Allow
New-NetFirewallRule -DisplayName "Allow NFS UDP 2049" -Direction Inbound -Protocol UDP -LocalPort 2049 -Action Allow

Add any additional ports required by your NFS server/client setup.

Next step​

Return to NEAT eLxr SDK and continue with install/setup.