After reboot, set WSL2 as the default version:
sudo a2enconf smokeping sudo systemctl restart apache2 Create a systemd service file: smokeping windows
Its primary value lies in its ability to show you not just if your link is working, but how well it is performing. For network administrators, DevOps engineers, and even home-lab enthusiasts, SmokePing is an indispensable tool for identifying intermittent issues, bandwidth saturation, routing problems, and ISP throttling. Here lies the first major hurdle: SmokePing was built for Unix-like systems (Linux, FreeBSD, macOS). It has no native Windows port. The code relies heavily on Perl, RRDtool, and Unix system calls (like fork() , setsid() , and signal handling) that do not exist in the native Windows environment. After reboot, set WSL2 as the default version:
sudo cpan -i Net::Ping Net::Traceroute RRD::Simple URI CGI The APT version of SmokePing on older Ubuntu is outdated. Compile from the latest stable source: It has no native Windows port
sudo mkdir -p /usr/local/smokeping/etc sudo cp /usr/local/smokeping/etc/config.dist /usr/local/smokeping/etc/config Edit the configuration file: