Cannot resolve a host from a local hosts entry

[akhilesh-d]

Actual Behavior

An entry in the (Windows 11) local hosts file cannot be resolved inside a running container from linux shell running inside the container.

Steps to Reproduce

Start RancherDesktop with dockerd as the container runtime.
Make an entry in your local c:\Windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts like

172.26.80.1 rd-local

start a basic alpine:
docker run -it --rm alpine sh

In the started container shell call
ping rd-local

Result

The ping fails with the message
ping: bad address 'rd-local'

Result

C:>docker run -it --rm alpine sh

/ # ping rd-local
ping: bad address 'rd-local'
/ # ping www.google.com
PING www.google.com (142.250.194.4): 56 data bytes
64 bytes from 142.250.194.4: seq=0 ttl=63 time=0.404 ms
64 bytes from 142.250.194.4: seq=1 ttl=63 time=1.268 ms
^C
--- www.google.com ping statistics ---
2 packets transmitted, 2 packets received, 0% packet loss
round-trip min/avg/max = 0.404/0.836/1.268 ms
/ #

Expected Behavior

The ping should succeed.

Additional Information

It was working ok in 1.16 , issue started coming after upgrade to 1.17

Environment details

Container Engine :dockerd ( moby)
OS: Windows 11 Version 23H2
WSL version: 2.4.8.0 (latest pre-release)
Kernel version: 5.15.167.4-1

.wslconfig

[experimental]
bestEffortDnsParsing=true

I have added following line in c:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts

172.26.80.1 rd-local

Rancher Desktop Version

1.17

Rancher Desktop K8s Version

1.30.7

Which container engine are you using?

moby (docker cli)

What operating system are you using?

Windows

Operating System / Build Version

Windows 11, 23H2

What CPU architecture are you using?

x64

Linux only: what package format did you use to install Rancher Desktop?

None

Windows User Only

Yes, VPN : GlobalProtect App Version 6.2.5

[jandubois]

@Nino-K I added the regression label because @akhilesh-d reported in #1245 (comment) that this worked correctly in 1.16.0.

[fiburonsk]

i see the same behavior using containerd instead of moby after upgrading to 1.17 when I try to resolve a name from my c:\Windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts file.

additionally i run a coredns dns service in windows for more control on name resolution which works in 1.16 and is no longer resolving names in 1.17 from inside a container.