Enable network monitoring for Windows and macOS clients (#2126)

* Enable network monitoring by default for Windows and Darwin

* Enable network monitoring by default on Windows and macOS

* fix merge

* Prevent updating config if no changes

client/internal/config.go

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"net/url"
 	"os"
 	"reflect"
+	"runtime"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
@@ -67,7 +68,7 @@ type Config struct {
 	AdminURL             *url.URL
 	WgIface              string
 	WgPort               int
-	NetworkMonitor       bool
+	NetworkMonitor       *bool
 	IFaceBlackList       []string
 	DisableIPv6Discovery bool
 	RosenpassEnabled     bool
@@ -310,12 +311,21 @@ func (config *Config) apply(input ConfigInput) (updated bool, err error) {
 		updated = true
 	}
 
-	if input.NetworkMonitor != nil && *input.NetworkMonitor != config.NetworkMonitor {
+	if input.NetworkMonitor != nil && input.NetworkMonitor != config.NetworkMonitor {
 		log.Infof("switching Network Monitor to %t", *input.NetworkMonitor)
-		config.NetworkMonitor = *input.NetworkMonitor
+		config.NetworkMonitor = input.NetworkMonitor
 		updated = true
 	}
 
+	if config.NetworkMonitor == nil {
+		// enable network monitoring by default on windows and darwin clients
+		if runtime.GOOS == "windows" || runtime.GOOS == "darwin" {
+			enabled := true
+			config.NetworkMonitor = &enabled
+			updated = true
+		}
+	}
+
 	if input.CustomDNSAddress != nil && string(input.CustomDNSAddress) != config.CustomDNSAddress {
 		log.Infof("updating custom DNS address %#v (old value %#v)",
 			string(input.CustomDNSAddress), config.CustomDNSAddress)

client/internal/connect.go

@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ func createEngineConfig(key wgtypes.Key, config *Config, peerConfig *mgmProto.Pe
 		DisableIPv6Discovery: config.DisableIPv6Discovery,
 		WgPrivateKey:         key,
 		WgPort:               config.WgPort,
-		NetworkMonitor:       config.NetworkMonitor,
+		NetworkMonitor:       *config.NetworkMonitor,
 		SSHKey:               []byte(config.SSHKey),
 		NATExternalIPs:       config.NATExternalIPs,
 		CustomDNSAddress:     config.CustomDNSAddress,