Expo start LAN IP address defaults to 127.0.0.1 instead of my local IP address after Windows and Expo-CLI update. Cannot change it regardless of what I've tried.

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Relevant expo diagnostics:

  • Expo CLI 3.21.13 environment info:
    System:
    OS: Windows 10 10.0.18363

    npmPackages
    expo: ^38.0.0 => 38.0.8

Hi
I am trying to run expo on my windows PC, but I can’t seem to get it to run on LAN.

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I am on my local Wi-Fi.
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This is what I have tried:

  1. Set the environment variable in Powershell with $env:REACT_NATIVE_PACKAGER_HOSTNAME = "192.168.0.78", then run expo start.
  2. Clear .expo file, then run expo start.
  3. Run expo start -c to clear the cache.
  4. Setting my wi-fi network to “private” instead of “public”
  5. Disabling the firewall.

This all started happening after a recent Windows update, as well as after I updated to the latest expo-CLI. Both updates happened more or less at the same time, so it is difficult to pinpoint what was the original cause.

Creating a tunnel works fine, but it is slow to update when I make changes, as my local wifi is not very fast. I can also run an Android emulator.4, but I want to test some things on a physical device without having to use the “tunnel” option.

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