wsl2 kali networkingMode=mirrored not functioning right

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Windows Version

Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.26100.2314]

WSL Version

2.3.26.0

Are you using WSL 1 or WSL 2?

• WSL 2
• WSL 1

Kernel Version

5.15.167.4-1

Distro Version

Debian 2024.3 ( Kali-Linux)

Other Software

No response

Repro Steps

sorry if this is too long but first time posting an issue

so i have wsl2 running Kali Linux with network mode made into mirrored thru .wslconfig file, it has been working great
now when i come to solve on HTB CTF machines, i connect to platform using OpenVPN from my host machine (Windows 11)
now when i try to ping the challenge ( to check for connectivity ) I want to solve on HTB using Windows host it works fine and i receive a response back
when i try to do the same on my kali wsl2 there is no response back, although it was working fine before
when i check ifconfig, the IP VPN TUN (eth) is there which means it got attached successfully

└─$ ifconfig eth0: flags=4163<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,MULTICAST> mtu 1500 inet 10.10.16.3 netmask 255.255.254.0 broadcast 10.10.17.255

from windows
` ping 10.10.11.25

Pinging 10.10.11.25 with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 10.10.11.25: bytes=32 time=186ms TTL=63
Reply from 10.10.11.25: bytes=32 time=68ms TTL=63
Reply from 10.10.11.25: bytes=32 time=66ms TTL=63
Reply from 10.10.11.25: bytes=32 time=67ms TTL=63

Ping statistics for 10.10.11.25:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 66ms, Maximum = 186ms, Average = 96ms`

from WSL
└─$ ping 10.10.11.25 PING 10.10.11.25 (10.10.11.25) 56(84) bytes of data. //stuck

What I tried to debug:
I tired another platform (THM) which uses same way of reaching the machines through OpenVPN and same issue still present
I tried to disable and re-enable WSL from Windows Features
enabled port forwarding
add rule for firewall
disable firewall completely ( bad idea )

I have checked multiple issues before posting here, all point towards the same direction but no final solution

so here is a conclusion for the issue :

• When I connect to the vpn from the OpenVPN client in Windows, I can ping the machines just fine, but when starting a listener inside WSL it seems to not be reachable from the VPN's Network.

• I then tried to connect to the VPN using the OpenVPN client within WSL, which fixes the issue, but (of course) prevents me from accessing a box's http server from outside WSL (Windows Host).

Expected Behavior

to be able to ping the machines from WSL and receive a response back and be able to access the challenge

Actual Behavior

ICMP response is stuck and hold, no response back

Diagnostic Logs

WslLogs-2024-11-26_13-07-48.zip
WslNetworkingLogs-2024-11-26_13-04-01.zip

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Diagnostic information

Multiple log files found, using: https://github.com/user-attachments/files/17918347/WslLogs-2024-11-26_13-07-48.zip
.wslconfig found
Detected appx version: 2.3.26.0