Merge branch 'main' into ssh-config-tmp-cleanup

.github/workflows/golangci-lint.yml

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: codespell
         uses: codespell-project/actions-codespell@v2
         with:
-          ignore_words_list: erro,clienta,hastable,iif,groupd,testin,groupe,cros,ans,deriver,te,userA,ede,additionals
+          ignore_words_list: erro,clienta,hastable,iif,groupd,testin,groupe,cros,ans,deriver,te,userA
           skip: go.mod,go.sum,**/proxy/web/**
   golangci:
     strategy:

.gitignore

@@ -33,4 +33,3 @@ infrastructure_files/setup-*.env
 vendor/
 /netbird
 client/netbird-electron/
-management/server/types/testdata/

client/android/client.go

@@ -301,11 +301,10 @@ func (c *Client) PeersList() *PeerInfoArray {
 	peerInfos := make([]PeerInfo, len(fullStatus.Peers))
 	for n, p := range fullStatus.Peers {
 		pi := PeerInfo{
-			IP:         p.IP,
+			p.IP,
-			IPv6:       p.IPv6,
+			p.FQDN,
-			FQDN:       p.FQDN,
+			int(p.ConnStatus),
-			ConnStatus: int(p.ConnStatus),
+			PeerRoutes{routes: maps.Keys(p.GetRoutes())},
-			Routes:     PeerRoutes{routes: maps.Keys(p.GetRoutes())},
 		}
 		peerInfos[n] = pi
 	}
@@ -337,84 +336,43 @@ func (c *Client) Networks() *NetworkArray {
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	routesMap := routeManager.GetClientRoutesWithNetID()
-	v6Merged := route.V6ExitMergeSet(routesMap)
-	resolvedDomains := c.recorder.GetResolvedDomainsStates()
-
 	networkArray := &NetworkArray{
 		items: make([]Network, 0),
 	}
 
-	for id, routes := range routesMap {
+	resolvedDomains := c.recorder.GetResolvedDomainsStates()
+
+	for id, routes := range routeManager.GetClientRoutesWithNetID() {
 		if len(routes) == 0 {
 			continue
 		}
-		if _, skip := v6Merged[id]; skip {
+
-			continue
+		r := routes[0]
+		domains := c.getNetworkDomainsFromRoute(r, resolvedDomains)
+		netStr := r.Network.String()
+
+		if r.IsDynamic() {
+			netStr = r.Domains.SafeString()
 		}
 
-		network := c.buildNetwork(id, routes, routeSelector.IsSelected(id), resolvedDomains, v6Merged)
+		routePeer, err := c.recorder.GetPeer(routes[0].Peer)
-		if network == nil {
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Errorf("could not get peer info for %s: %v", routes[0].Peer, err)
 			continue
 		}
-		networkArray.Add(*network)
+		network := Network{
+			Name:       string(id),
+			Network:    netStr,
+			Peer:       routePeer.FQDN,
+			Status:     routePeer.ConnStatus.String(),
+			IsSelected: routeSelector.IsSelected(id),
+			Domains:    domains,
+		}
+		networkArray.Add(network)
 	}
 	return networkArray
 }
 
-func (c *Client) buildNetwork(id route.NetID, routes []*route.Route, selected bool, resolvedDomains map[domain.Domain]peer.ResolvedDomainInfo, v6Merged map[route.NetID]struct{}) *Network {
-	r := routes[0]
-	netStr := r.Network.String()
-	if r.IsDynamic() {
-		netStr = r.Domains.SafeString()
-	}
-
-	routePeer, err := c.findBestRoutePeer(routes)
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Errorf("could not get peer info for route %s: %v", id, err)
-		return nil
-	}
-
-	network := &Network{
-		Name:       string(id),
-		Network:    netStr,
-		Peer:       routePeer.FQDN,
-		Status:     routePeer.ConnStatus.String(),
-		IsSelected: selected,
-		Domains:    c.getNetworkDomainsFromRoute(r, resolvedDomains),
-	}
-
-	if route.IsV4DefaultRoute(r.Network) && route.HasV6ExitPair(id, v6Merged) {
-		network.Network = "0.0.0.0/0, ::/0"
-	}
-
-	return network
-}
-
-// findBestRoutePeer returns the peer actively routing traffic for the given
-// HA route group. Falls back to the first connected peer, then the first peer.
-func (c *Client) findBestRoutePeer(routes []*route.Route) (peer.State, error) {
-	netStr := routes[0].Network.String()
-
-	fullStatus := c.recorder.GetFullStatus()
-	for _, p := range fullStatus.Peers {
-		if _, ok := p.GetRoutes()[netStr]; ok {
-			return p, nil
-		}
-	}
-
-	for _, r := range routes {
-		p, err := c.recorder.GetPeer(r.Peer)
-		if err != nil {
-			continue
-		}
-		if p.ConnStatus == peer.StatusConnected {
-			return p, nil
-		}
-	}
-	return c.recorder.GetPeer(routes[0].Peer)
-}
-
 // OnUpdatedHostDNS update the DNS servers addresses for root zones
 func (c *Client) OnUpdatedHostDNS(list *DNSList) error {
 	dnsServer, err := dns.GetServerDns()

client/android/peer_notifier.go

@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ const (
 // PeerInfo describe information about the peers. It designed for the UI usage
 type PeerInfo struct {
 	IP         string
-	IPv6       string
 	FQDN       string
 	ConnStatus int
 	Routes     PeerRoutes

client/android/preferences.go

@@ -307,24 +307,6 @@ func (p *Preferences) SetBlockInbound(block bool) {
 	p.configInput.BlockInbound = &block
 }
 
-// GetDisableIPv6 reads disable IPv6 setting from config file
-func (p *Preferences) GetDisableIPv6() (bool, error) {
-	if p.configInput.DisableIPv6 != nil {
-		return *p.configInput.DisableIPv6, nil
-	}
-
-	cfg, err := profilemanager.ReadConfig(p.configInput.ConfigPath)
-	if err != nil {
-		return false, err
-	}
-	return cfg.DisableIPv6, err
-}
-
-// SetDisableIPv6 stores the given value and waits for commit
-func (p *Preferences) SetDisableIPv6(disable bool) {
-	p.configInput.DisableIPv6 = &disable
-}
-
 // Commit writes out the changes to the config file
 func (p *Preferences) Commit() error {
 	_, err := profilemanager.UpdateOrCreateConfig(p.configInput)

client/android/route_command.go

@@ -18,12 +18,9 @@ func executeRouteToggle(id string, manager routemanager.Manager,
 	netID := route.NetID(id)
 	routes := []route.NetID{netID}
 
-	routesMap := manager.GetClientRoutesWithNetID()
+	log.Debugf("%s with id: %s", operationName, id)
-	routes = route.ExpandV6ExitPairs(routes, routesMap)
 
-	log.Debugf("%s with ids: %v", operationName, routes)
+	if err := routeOperation(routes, maps.Keys(manager.GetClientRoutesWithNetID())); err != nil {
-
-	if err := routeOperation(routes, maps.Keys(routesMap)); err != nil {
 		log.Debugf("error when %s: %s", operationName, err)
 		return fmt.Errorf("error %s: %w", operationName, err)
 	}

client/anonymize/anonymize.go

@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import (
 	"net/url"
 	"regexp"
 	"slices"
-	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 )
 
@@ -27,9 +26,8 @@ type Anonymizer struct {
 }
 
 func DefaultAddresses() (netip.Addr, netip.Addr) {
-	// 198.51.100.0 (RFC 5737 TEST-NET-2), 2001:db8:ffff:: (RFC 3849 documentation, last /48)
+	// 198.51.100.0, 100::
-	// The old start 100:: (discard, RFC 6666) is now used for fake IPs on Android.
+	return netip.AddrFrom4([4]byte{198, 51, 100, 0}), netip.AddrFrom16([16]byte{0x01})
-	return netip.AddrFrom4([4]byte{198, 51, 100, 0}), netip.MustParseAddr("2001:db8:ffff::")
 }
 
 func NewAnonymizer(startIPv4, startIPv6 netip.Addr) *Anonymizer {
@@ -50,7 +48,7 @@ func (a *Anonymizer) AnonymizeIP(ip netip.Addr) netip.Addr {
 		ip.IsLinkLocalUnicast() ||
 		ip.IsLinkLocalMulticast() ||
 		ip.IsInterfaceLocalMulticast() ||
-		(ip.Is4() && ip.IsPrivate()) ||
+		ip.IsPrivate() ||
 		ip.IsUnspecified() ||
 		ip.IsMulticast() ||
 		isWellKnown(ip) ||
@@ -98,11 +96,6 @@ func (a *Anonymizer) isInAnonymizedRange(ip netip.Addr) bool {
 }
 
 func (a *Anonymizer) AnonymizeIPString(ip string) string {
-	// Handle CIDR notation (e.g. "2001:db8::/32")
-	if prefix, err := netip.ParsePrefix(ip); err == nil {
-		return a.AnonymizeIP(prefix.Addr()).String() + "/" + strconv.Itoa(prefix.Bits())
-	}
-
 	addr, err := netip.ParseAddr(ip)
 	if err != nil {
 		return ip
@@ -157,7 +150,7 @@ func (a *Anonymizer) AnonymizeURI(uri string) string {
 	if u.Opaque != "" {
 		host, port, err := net.SplitHostPort(u.Opaque)
 		if err == nil {
-			anonymizedHost = net.JoinHostPort(a.AnonymizeDomain(host), port)
+			anonymizedHost = fmt.Sprintf("%s:%s", a.AnonymizeDomain(host), port)
 		} else {
 			anonymizedHost = a.AnonymizeDomain(u.Opaque)
 		}
@@ -165,7 +158,7 @@ func (a *Anonymizer) AnonymizeURI(uri string) string {
 	} else if u.Host != "" {
 		host, port, err := net.SplitHostPort(u.Host)
 		if err == nil {
-			anonymizedHost = net.JoinHostPort(a.AnonymizeDomain(host), port)
+			anonymizedHost = fmt.Sprintf("%s:%s", a.AnonymizeDomain(host), port)
 		} else {
 			anonymizedHost = a.AnonymizeDomain(u.Host)
 		}

client/anonymize/anonymize_test.go

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import (
 
 func TestAnonymizeIP(t *testing.T) {
 	startIPv4 := netip.MustParseAddr("198.51.100.0")
-	startIPv6 := netip.MustParseAddr("2001:db8:ffff::")
+	startIPv6 := netip.MustParseAddr("100::")
 	anonymizer := anonymize.NewAnonymizer(startIPv4, startIPv6)
 
 	tests := []struct {
@@ -26,9 +26,9 @@ func TestAnonymizeIP(t *testing.T) {
 		{"Second Public IPv4", "4.3.2.1", "198.51.100.1"},
 		{"Repeated IPv4", "1.2.3.4", "198.51.100.0"},
 		{"Private IPv4", "192.168.1.1", "192.168.1.1"},
-		{"First Public IPv6", "2607:f8b0:4005:805::200e", "2001:db8:ffff::"},
+		{"First Public IPv6", "2607:f8b0:4005:805::200e", "100::"},
-		{"Second Public IPv6", "a::b", "2001:db8:ffff::1"},
+		{"Second Public IPv6", "a::b", "100::1"},
-		{"Repeated IPv6", "2607:f8b0:4005:805::200e", "2001:db8:ffff::"},
+		{"Repeated IPv6", "2607:f8b0:4005:805::200e", "100::"},
 		{"Private IPv6", "fe80::1", "fe80::1"},
 		{"In Range IPv4", "198.51.100.2", "198.51.100.2"},
 	}
@@ -274,27 +274,17 @@ func TestAnonymizeString_IPAddresses(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			name:   "IPv6 Address",
 			input:  "Access attempted from 2001:db8::ff00:42",
-			expect: "Access attempted from 2001:db8:ffff::",
+			expect: "Access attempted from 100::",
 		},
 		{
 			name:   "IPv6 Address with Port",
 			input:  "Access attempted from [2001:db8::ff00:42]:8080",
-			expect: "Access attempted from [2001:db8:ffff::]:8080",
+			expect: "Access attempted from [100::]:8080",
 		},
 		{
 			name:   "Both IPv4 and IPv6",
 			input:  "IPv4: 142.108.0.1 and IPv6: 2001:db8::ff00:43",
-			expect: "IPv4: 198.51.100.1 and IPv6: 2001:db8:ffff::1",
+			expect: "IPv4: 198.51.100.1 and IPv6: 100::1",
-		},
-		{
-			name:   "STUN URI with IPv6",
-			input:  "Connecting to stun:[2001:db8::ff00:42]:3478",
-			expect: "Connecting to stun:[2001:db8:ffff::]:3478",
-		},
-		{
-			name:   "HTTPS URI with IPv6",
-			input:  "Visit https://[2001:db8::ff00:42]:443/path",
-			expect: "Visit https://[2001:db8:ffff::]:443/path",
 		},
 	}
 

client/cmd/ssh.go

@@ -523,7 +523,7 @@ func parseHostnameAndCommand(args []string) error {
 }
 
 func runSSH(ctx context.Context, addr string, cmd *cobra.Command) error {
-	target := net.JoinHostPort(strings.Trim(addr, "[]"), strconv.Itoa(port))
+	target := fmt.Sprintf("%s:%d", addr, port)
 	c, err := sshclient.Dial(ctx, target, username, sshclient.DialOptions{
 		KnownHostsFile:     knownHostsFile,
 		IdentityFile:       identityFile,
@@ -787,10 +787,10 @@ func isUnixSocket(path string) bool {
 	return strings.HasPrefix(path, "/") || strings.HasPrefix(path, "./")
 }
 
-// normalizeLocalHost converts "*" to "" for binding to all interfaces (dual-stack).
+// normalizeLocalHost converts "*" to "0.0.0.0" for binding to all interfaces.
 func normalizeLocalHost(host string) string {
 	if host == "*" {
-		return ""
+		return "0.0.0.0"
 	}
 	return host
 }

client/cmd/ssh_test.go

@@ -527,10 +527,10 @@ func TestParsePortForward(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			name:           "wildcard bind all interfaces",
 			spec:           "*:8080:localhost:80",
-			expectedLocal:  ":8080",
+			expectedLocal:  "0.0.0.0:8080",
 			expectedRemote: "localhost:80",
 			expectError:    false,
-			description:    "Wildcard * should bind to all interfaces (dual-stack)",
+			description:    "Wildcard * should bind to all interfaces (0.0.0.0)",
 		},
 		{
 			name:           "wildcard for port only",

client/cmd/status.go

@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ import (
 var (
 	detailFlag           bool
 	ipv4Flag             bool
-	ipv6Flag             bool
 	jsonFlag             bool
 	yamlFlag             bool
 	ipsFilter            []string
@@ -46,9 +45,8 @@ func init() {
 	statusCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVar(&jsonFlag, "json", false, "display detailed status information in json format")
 	statusCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVar(&yamlFlag, "yaml", false, "display detailed status information in yaml format")
 	statusCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVar(&ipv4Flag, "ipv4", false, "display only NetBird IPv4 of this peer, e.g., --ipv4 will output 100.64.0.33")
-	statusCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVar(&ipv6Flag, "ipv6", false, "display only NetBird IPv6 of this peer")
+	statusCmd.MarkFlagsMutuallyExclusive("detail", "json", "yaml", "ipv4")
-	statusCmd.MarkFlagsMutuallyExclusive("detail", "json", "yaml", "ipv4", "ipv6")
+	statusCmd.PersistentFlags().StringSliceVar(&ipsFilter, "filter-by-ips", []string{}, "filters the detailed output by a list of one or more IPs, e.g., --filter-by-ips 100.64.0.100,100.64.0.200")
-	statusCmd.PersistentFlags().StringSliceVar(&ipsFilter, "filter-by-ips", []string{}, "filters the detailed output by a list of one or more IPs (v4 or v6), e.g., --filter-by-ips 100.64.0.100,fd00::1")
 	statusCmd.PersistentFlags().StringSliceVar(&prefixNamesFilter, "filter-by-names", []string{}, "filters the detailed output by a list of one or more peer FQDN or hostnames, e.g., --filter-by-names peer-a,peer-b.netbird.cloud")
 	statusCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&statusFilter, "filter-by-status", "", "filters the detailed output by connection status(idle|connecting|connected), e.g., --filter-by-status connected")
 	statusCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&connectionTypeFilter, "filter-by-connection-type", "", "filters the detailed output by connection type (P2P|Relayed), e.g., --filter-by-connection-type P2P")
@@ -103,14 +101,6 @@ func statusFunc(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	if ipv6Flag {
-		ipv6 := resp.GetFullStatus().GetLocalPeerState().GetIpv6()
-		if ipv6 != "" {
-			cmd.Print(parseInterfaceIP(ipv6))
-		}
-		return nil
-	}
-
 	pm := profilemanager.NewProfileManager()
 	var profName string
 	if activeProf, err := pm.GetActiveProfile(); err == nil {

client/cmd/system.go

@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ const (
 	disableFirewallFlag     = "disable-firewall"
 	blockLANAccessFlag      = "block-lan-access"
 	blockInboundFlag        = "block-inbound"
-	disableIPv6Flag         = "disable-ipv6"
 )
 
 var (
@@ -18,7 +17,6 @@ var (
 	disableFirewall     bool
 	blockLANAccess      bool
 	blockInbound        bool
-	disableIPv6         bool
 )
 
 func init() {
@@ -41,7 +39,4 @@ func init() {
 	upCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVar(&blockInbound, blockInboundFlag, false,
 		"Block inbound connections. If enabled, the client will not allow any inbound connections to the local machine nor routed networks.\n"+
 			"This overrides any policies received from the management service.")
-
-	upCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVar(&disableIPv6, disableIPv6Flag, false,
-		"Disable IPv6 overlay. If enabled, the client won't request or use an IPv6 overlay address.")
 }

client/cmd/up.go

@@ -435,10 +435,6 @@ func setupSetConfigReq(customDNSAddressConverted []byte, cmd *cobra.Command, pro
 		req.BlockInbound = &blockInbound
 	}
 
-	if cmd.Flag(disableIPv6Flag).Changed {
-		req.DisableIpv6 = &disableIPv6
-	}
-
 	if cmd.Flag(enableLazyConnectionFlag).Changed {
 		req.LazyConnectionEnabled = &lazyConnEnabled
 	}
@@ -556,10 +552,6 @@ func setupConfig(customDNSAddressConverted []byte, cmd *cobra.Command, configFil
 		ic.BlockInbound = &blockInbound
 	}
 
-	if cmd.Flag(disableIPv6Flag).Changed {
-		ic.DisableIPv6 = &disableIPv6
-	}
-
 	if cmd.Flag(enableLazyConnectionFlag).Changed {
 		ic.LazyConnectionEnabled = &lazyConnEnabled
 	}
@@ -674,10 +666,6 @@ func setupLoginRequest(providedSetupKey string, customDNSAddressConverted []byte
 		loginRequest.BlockInbound = &blockInbound
 	}
 
-	if cmd.Flag(disableIPv6Flag).Changed {
-		loginRequest.DisableIpv6 = &disableIPv6
-	}
-
 	if cmd.Flag(enableLazyConnectionFlag).Changed {
 		loginRequest.LazyConnectionEnabled = &lazyConnEnabled
 	}

client/embed/embed.go

@@ -80,8 +80,6 @@ type Options struct {
 	StatePath string
 	// DisableClientRoutes disables the client routes
 	DisableClientRoutes bool
-	// DisableIPv6 disables IPv6 overlay addressing
-	DisableIPv6 bool
 	// BlockInbound blocks all inbound connections from peers
 	BlockInbound bool
 	// WireguardPort is the port for the tunnel interface. Use 0 for a random port.
@@ -173,7 +171,6 @@ func New(opts Options) (*Client, error) {
 		PreSharedKey:        &opts.PreSharedKey,
 		DisableServerRoutes: &t,
 		DisableClientRoutes: &opts.DisableClientRoutes,
-		DisableIPv6:         &opts.DisableIPv6,
 		BlockInbound:        &opts.BlockInbound,
 		WireguardPort:       opts.WireguardPort,
 		MTU:                 opts.MTU,

client/firewall/iptables/acl_linux.go

@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ type aclManager struct {
 	entries         aclEntries
 	optionalEntries map[string][]entry
 	ipsetStore      *ipsetStore
-	v6              bool
 
 	stateManager *statemanager.Manager
 }
@@ -52,7 +51,6 @@ func newAclManager(iptablesClient *iptables.IPTables, wgIface iFaceMapper) (*acl
 		entries:         make(map[string][][]string),
 		optionalEntries: make(map[string][]entry),
 		ipsetStore:      newIpsetStore(),
-		v6:              iptablesClient.Proto() == iptables.ProtocolIPv6,
 	}, nil
 }
 
@@ -87,11 +85,7 @@ func (m *aclManager) AddPeerFiltering(
 	chain := chainNameInputRules
 
 	ipsetName = transformIPsetName(ipsetName, sPort, dPort, action)
-	if m.v6 && ipsetName != "" {
+	specs := filterRuleSpecs(ip, string(protocol), sPort, dPort, action, ipsetName)
-		ipsetName += "-v6"
-	}
-	proto := protoForFamily(protocol, m.v6)
-	specs := filterRuleSpecs(ip, proto, sPort, dPort, action, ipsetName)
 
 	mangleSpecs := slices.Clone(specs)
 	mangleSpecs = append(mangleSpecs,
@@ -115,7 +109,6 @@ func (m *aclManager) AddPeerFiltering(
 				ip:        ip.String(),
 				chain:     chain,
 				specs:     specs,
-				v6:        m.v6,
 			}}, nil
 		}
 
@@ -168,7 +161,6 @@ func (m *aclManager) AddPeerFiltering(
 		ipsetName:   ipsetName,
 		ip:          ip.String(),
 		chain:       chain,
-		v6:          m.v6,
 	}
 
 	m.updateState()
@@ -421,13 +413,8 @@ func (m *aclManager) updateState() {
 	currentState.Lock()
 	defer currentState.Unlock()
 
-	if m.v6 {
+	currentState.ACLEntries = m.entries
-		currentState.ACLEntries6 = m.entries
+	currentState.ACLIPsetStore = m.ipsetStore
-		currentState.ACLIPsetStore6 = m.ipsetStore
-	} else {
-		currentState.ACLEntries = m.entries
-		currentState.ACLIPsetStore = m.ipsetStore
-	}
 
 	if err := m.stateManager.UpdateState(currentState); err != nil {
 		log.Errorf("failed to update state: %v", err)
@@ -435,22 +422,13 @@ func (m *aclManager) updateState() {
 }
 
 // filterRuleSpecs returns the specs of a filtering rule
-// protoForFamily translates ICMP to ICMPv6 for ip6tables.
-// ip6tables requires "ipv6-icmp" (or "icmpv6") instead of "icmp".
-func protoForFamily(protocol firewall.Protocol, v6 bool) string {
-	if v6 && protocol == firewall.ProtocolICMP {
-		return "ipv6-icmp"
-	}
-	return string(protocol)
-}
-
 func filterRuleSpecs(ip net.IP, protocol string, sPort, dPort *firewall.Port, action firewall.Action, ipsetName string) (specs []string) {
 	// don't use IP matching if IP is 0.0.0.0
 	matchByIP := !ip.IsUnspecified()
 
 	if matchByIP {
 		if ipsetName != "" {
-			specs = append(specs, "-m", "set", "--match-set", ipsetName, "src")
+			specs = append(specs, "-m", "set", "--set", ipsetName, "src")
 		} else {
 			specs = append(specs, "-s", ip.String())
 		}
@@ -496,9 +474,6 @@ func (m *aclManager) createIPSet(name string) error {
 	opts := ipset.CreateOptions{
 		Replace: true,
 	}
-	if m.v6 {
-		opts.Family = ipset.FamilyIPV6
-	}
 
 	if err := ipset.Create(name, ipset.TypeHashNet, opts); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("create ipset %s: %w", name, err)

client/firewall/iptables/manager_linux.go

@@ -18,10 +18,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/statemanager"
 )
 
-type resetter interface {
-	Reset() error
-}
-
 // Manager of iptables firewall
 type Manager struct {
 	mutex sync.Mutex
@@ -32,11 +28,6 @@ type Manager struct {
 	aclMgr       *aclManager
 	router       *router
 	rawSupported bool
-
-	// IPv6 counterparts, nil when no v6 overlay
-	ipv6Client *iptables.IPTables
-	aclMgr6    *aclManager
-	router6    *router
 }
 
 // iFaceMapper defines subset methods of interface required for manager
@@ -67,43 +58,9 @@ func Create(wgIface iFaceMapper, mtu uint16) (*Manager, error) {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("create acl manager: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	if wgIface.Address().HasIPv6() {
-		if err := m.createIPv6Components(wgIface, mtu); err != nil {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("create IPv6 firewall: %w", err)
-		}
-	}
-
 	return m, nil
 }
 
-func (m *Manager) createIPv6Components(wgIface iFaceMapper, mtu uint16) error {
-	ip6Client, err := iptables.NewWithProtocol(iptables.ProtocolIPv6)
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("init ip6tables: %w", err)
-	}
-	m.ipv6Client = ip6Client
-
-	m.router6, err = newRouter(ip6Client, wgIface, mtu)
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("create v6 router: %w", err)
-	}
-
-	// Share the same IP forwarding state with the v4 router, since
-	// EnableIPForwarding controls both v4 and v6 sysctls.
-	m.router6.ipFwdState = m.router.ipFwdState
-
-	m.aclMgr6, err = newAclManager(ip6Client, wgIface)
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("create v6 acl manager: %w", err)
-	}
-
-	return nil
-}
-
-func (m *Manager) hasIPv6() bool {
-	return m.ipv6Client != nil
-}
-
 func (m *Manager) Init(stateManager *statemanager.Manager) error {
 	state := &ShutdownState{
 		InterfaceState: &InterfaceState{
@@ -117,8 +74,13 @@ func (m *Manager) Init(stateManager *statemanager.Manager) error {
 		log.Errorf("failed to update state: %v", err)
 	}
 
-	if err := m.initChains(stateManager); err != nil {
+	if err := m.router.init(stateManager); err != nil {
-		return err
+		return fmt.Errorf("router init: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	if err := m.aclMgr.init(stateManager); err != nil {
+		// TODO: cleanup router
+		return fmt.Errorf("acl manager init: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	if err := m.initNoTrackChain(); err != nil {
@@ -141,41 +103,6 @@ func (m *Manager) Init(stateManager *statemanager.Manager) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-// initChains initializes router and ACL chains for both address families,
-// rolling back on failure.
-func (m *Manager) initChains(stateManager *statemanager.Manager) error {
-	type initStep struct {
-		name string
-		init func(*statemanager.Manager) error
-		mgr  resetter
-	}
-
-	steps := []initStep{
-		{"router", m.router.init, m.router},
-		{"acl manager", m.aclMgr.init, m.aclMgr},
-	}
-	if m.hasIPv6() {
-		steps = append(steps,
-			initStep{"v6 router", m.router6.init, m.router6},
-			initStep{"v6 acl manager", m.aclMgr6.init, m.aclMgr6},
-		)
-	}
-
-	var initialized []initStep
-	for _, s := range steps {
-		if err := s.init(stateManager); err != nil {
-			for i := len(initialized) - 1; i >= 0; i-- {
-				if rerr := initialized[i].mgr.Reset(); rerr != nil {
-					log.Warnf("rollback %s: %v", initialized[i].name, rerr)
-				}
-			}
-			return fmt.Errorf("%s init: %w", s.name, err)
-		}
-		initialized = append(initialized, s)
-	}
-	return nil
-}
-
 // AddPeerFiltering adds a rule to the firewall
 //
 // Comment will be ignored because some system this feature is not supported
@@ -191,13 +118,7 @@ func (m *Manager) AddPeerFiltering(
 	m.mutex.Lock()
 	defer m.mutex.Unlock()
 
-	if ip.To4() != nil {
+	return m.aclMgr.AddPeerFiltering(id, ip, proto, sPort, dPort, action, ipsetName)
-		return m.aclMgr.AddPeerFiltering(id, ip, proto, sPort, dPort, action, ipsetName)
-	}
-	if !m.hasIPv6() {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("add peer filtering for %s: %w", ip, firewall.ErrIPv6NotInitialized)
-	}
-	return m.aclMgr6.AddPeerFiltering(id, ip, proto, sPort, dPort, action, ipsetName)
 }
 
 func (m *Manager) AddRouteFiltering(
@@ -211,48 +132,25 @@ func (m *Manager) AddRouteFiltering(
 	m.mutex.Lock()
 	defer m.mutex.Unlock()
 
-	if isIPv6RouteRule(sources, destination) {
+	if destination.IsPrefix() && !destination.Prefix.Addr().Is4() {
-		if !m.hasIPv6() {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unsupported IP version: %s", destination.Prefix.Addr().String())
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("add route filtering: %w", firewall.ErrIPv6NotInitialized)
-		}
-		return m.router6.AddRouteFiltering(id, sources, destination, proto, sPort, dPort, action)
 	}
 
 	return m.router.AddRouteFiltering(id, sources, destination, proto, sPort, dPort, action)
 }
 
-func isIPv6RouteRule(sources []netip.Prefix, destination firewall.Network) bool {
-	if destination.IsPrefix() {
-		return destination.Prefix.Addr().Is6()
-	}
-	return len(sources) > 0 && sources[0].Addr().Is6()
-}
-
 // DeletePeerRule from the firewall by rule definition
 func (m *Manager) DeletePeerRule(rule firewall.Rule) error {
 	m.mutex.Lock()
 	defer m.mutex.Unlock()
 
-	if m.hasIPv6() && isIPv6IptRule(rule) {
-		return m.aclMgr6.DeletePeerRule(rule)
-	}
 	return m.aclMgr.DeletePeerRule(rule)
 }
 
-func isIPv6IptRule(rule firewall.Rule) bool {
-	r, ok := rule.(*Rule)
-	return ok && r.v6
-}
-
-// DeleteRouteRule deletes a routing rule.
-// Route rules are keyed by content hash. Check v4 first, try v6 if not found.
 func (m *Manager) DeleteRouteRule(rule firewall.Rule) error {
 	m.mutex.Lock()
 	defer m.mutex.Unlock()
 
-	if m.hasIPv6() && !m.router.hasRule(rule.ID()) {
-		return m.router6.DeleteRouteRule(rule)
-	}
 	return m.router.DeleteRouteRule(rule)
 }
 
@@ -268,65 +166,18 @@ func (m *Manager) AddNatRule(pair firewall.RouterPair) error {
 	m.mutex.Lock()
 	defer m.mutex.Unlock()
 
-	if pair.Destination.IsPrefix() && pair.Destination.Prefix.Addr().Is6() {
+	return m.router.AddNatRule(pair)
-		if !m.hasIPv6() {
-			return fmt.Errorf("add NAT rule: %w", firewall.ErrIPv6NotInitialized)
-		}
-		return m.router6.AddNatRule(pair)
-	}
-
-	if err := m.router.AddNatRule(pair); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	// Dynamic routes need NAT in both tables since resolved IPs can be
-	// either v4 or v6. This covers both DomainSet (modern) and the legacy
-	// wildcard 0.0.0.0/0 destination where the client resolves DNS.
-	if m.hasIPv6() && pair.Dynamic {
-		v6Pair := firewall.ToV6NatPair(pair)
-		if err := m.router6.AddNatRule(v6Pair); err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("add v6 NAT rule: %w", err)
-		}
-	}
-
-	return nil
 }
 
 func (m *Manager) RemoveNatRule(pair firewall.RouterPair) error {
 	m.mutex.Lock()
 	defer m.mutex.Unlock()
 
-	if pair.Destination.IsPrefix() && pair.Destination.Prefix.Addr().Is6() {
+	return m.router.RemoveNatRule(pair)
-		if !m.hasIPv6() {
-			return nil
-		}
-		return m.router6.RemoveNatRule(pair)
-	}
-
-	var merr *multierror.Error
-
-	if err := m.router.RemoveNatRule(pair); err != nil {
-		merr = multierror.Append(merr, fmt.Errorf("remove v4 NAT rule: %w", err))
-	}
-
-	if m.hasIPv6() && pair.Dynamic {
-		v6Pair := firewall.ToV6NatPair(pair)
-		if err := m.router6.RemoveNatRule(v6Pair); err != nil {
-			merr = multierror.Append(merr, fmt.Errorf("remove v6 NAT rule: %w", err))
-		}
-	}
-
-	return nberrors.FormatErrorOrNil(merr)
 }
 
 func (m *Manager) SetLegacyManagement(isLegacy bool) error {
-	if err := firewall.SetLegacyManagement(m.router, isLegacy); err != nil {
+	return firewall.SetLegacyManagement(m.router, isLegacy)
-		return err
-	}
-	if m.hasIPv6() {
-		return firewall.SetLegacyManagement(m.router6, isLegacy)
-	}
-	return nil
 }
 
 // Reset firewall to the default state
@@ -340,15 +191,6 @@ func (m *Manager) Close(stateManager *statemanager.Manager) error {
 		merr = multierror.Append(merr, fmt.Errorf("cleanup notrack chain: %w", err))
 	}
 
-	if m.hasIPv6() {
-		if err := m.aclMgr6.Reset(); err != nil {
-			merr = multierror.Append(merr, fmt.Errorf("reset v6 acl manager: %w", err))
-		}
-		if err := m.router6.Reset(); err != nil {
-			merr = multierror.Append(merr, fmt.Errorf("reset v6 router: %w", err))
-		}
-	}
-
 	if err := m.aclMgr.Reset(); err != nil {
 		merr = multierror.Append(merr, fmt.Errorf("reset acl manager: %w", err))
 	}
@@ -376,21 +218,24 @@ func (m *Manager) Close(stateManager *statemanager.Manager) error {
 // This is called when USPFilter wraps the native firewall, adding blanket accept
 // rules so that packet filtering is handled in userspace instead of by netfilter.
 func (m *Manager) AllowNetbird() error {
-	var merr *multierror.Error
+	_, err := m.AddPeerFiltering(
-	if _, err := m.AddPeerFiltering(nil, net.IP{0, 0, 0, 0}, firewall.ProtocolALL, nil, nil, firewall.ActionAccept, ""); err != nil {
+		nil,
-		merr = multierror.Append(merr, fmt.Errorf("allow netbird v4 interface traffic: %w", err))
+		net.IP{0, 0, 0, 0},
-	}
+		firewall.ProtocolALL,
-	if m.hasIPv6() {
+		nil,
-		if _, err := m.AddPeerFiltering(nil, net.IPv6zero, firewall.ProtocolALL, nil, nil, firewall.ActionAccept, ""); err != nil {
+		nil,
-			merr = multierror.Append(merr, fmt.Errorf("allow netbird v6 interface traffic: %w", err))
+		firewall.ActionAccept,
-		}
+		"",
+	)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("allow netbird interface traffic: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	if err := firewalld.TrustInterface(m.wgIface.Name()); err != nil {
 		log.Warnf("failed to trust interface in firewalld: %v", err)
 	}
 
-	return nberrors.FormatErrorOrNil(merr)
+	return nil
 }
 
 // Flush doesn't need to be implemented for this manager
@@ -420,12 +265,6 @@ func (m *Manager) AddDNATRule(rule firewall.ForwardRule) (firewall.Rule, error)
 	m.mutex.Lock()
 	defer m.mutex.Unlock()
 
-	if rule.TranslatedAddress.Is6() {
-		if !m.hasIPv6() {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("add DNAT rule: %w", firewall.ErrIPv6NotInitialized)
-		}
-		return m.router6.AddDNATRule(rule)
-	}
 	return m.router.AddDNATRule(rule)
 }
 
@@ -434,9 +273,6 @@ func (m *Manager) DeleteDNATRule(rule firewall.Rule) error {
 	m.mutex.Lock()
 	defer m.mutex.Unlock()
 
-	if m.hasIPv6() && !m.router.hasRule(rule.ID()+dnatSuffix) {
-		return m.router6.DeleteDNATRule(rule)
-	}
 	return m.router.DeleteDNATRule(rule)
 }
 
@@ -445,82 +281,39 @@ func (m *Manager) UpdateSet(set firewall.Set, prefixes []netip.Prefix) error {
 	m.mutex.Lock()
 	defer m.mutex.Unlock()
 
-	var v4Prefixes, v6Prefixes []netip.Prefix
+	return m.router.UpdateSet(set, prefixes)
-	for _, p := range prefixes {
-		if p.Addr().Is6() {
-			v6Prefixes = append(v6Prefixes, p)
-		} else {
-			v4Prefixes = append(v4Prefixes, p)
-		}
-	}
-
-	if err := m.router.UpdateSet(set, v4Prefixes); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	if m.hasIPv6() && len(v6Prefixes) > 0 {
-		if err := m.router6.UpdateSet(set, v6Prefixes); err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("update v6 set: %w", err)
-		}
-	}
-
-	return nil
 }
 
 // AddInboundDNAT adds an inbound DNAT rule redirecting traffic from NetBird peers to local services.
-func (m *Manager) AddInboundDNAT(localAddr netip.Addr, protocol firewall.Protocol, originalPort, translatedPort uint16) error {
+func (m *Manager) AddInboundDNAT(localAddr netip.Addr, protocol firewall.Protocol, sourcePort, targetPort uint16) error {
 	m.mutex.Lock()
 	defer m.mutex.Unlock()
 
-	if localAddr.Is6() {
+	return m.router.AddInboundDNAT(localAddr, protocol, sourcePort, targetPort)
-		if !m.hasIPv6() {
-			return fmt.Errorf("add inbound DNAT: %w", firewall.ErrIPv6NotInitialized)
-		}
-		return m.router6.AddInboundDNAT(localAddr, protocol, originalPort, translatedPort)
-	}
-	return m.router.AddInboundDNAT(localAddr, protocol, originalPort, translatedPort)
 }
 
 // RemoveInboundDNAT removes an inbound DNAT rule.
-func (m *Manager) RemoveInboundDNAT(localAddr netip.Addr, protocol firewall.Protocol, originalPort, translatedPort uint16) error {
+func (m *Manager) RemoveInboundDNAT(localAddr netip.Addr, protocol firewall.Protocol, sourcePort, targetPort uint16) error {
 	m.mutex.Lock()
 	defer m.mutex.Unlock()
 
-	if localAddr.Is6() {
+	return m.router.RemoveInboundDNAT(localAddr, protocol, sourcePort, targetPort)
-		if !m.hasIPv6() {
-			return fmt.Errorf("remove inbound DNAT: %w", firewall.ErrIPv6NotInitialized)
-		}
-		return m.router6.RemoveInboundDNAT(localAddr, protocol, originalPort, translatedPort)
-	}
-	return m.router.RemoveInboundDNAT(localAddr, protocol, originalPort, translatedPort)
 }
 
 // AddOutputDNAT adds an OUTPUT chain DNAT rule for locally-generated traffic.
-func (m *Manager) AddOutputDNAT(localAddr netip.Addr, protocol firewall.Protocol, originalPort, translatedPort uint16) error {
+func (m *Manager) AddOutputDNAT(localAddr netip.Addr, protocol firewall.Protocol, sourcePort, targetPort uint16) error {
 	m.mutex.Lock()
 	defer m.mutex.Unlock()
 
-	if localAddr.Is6() {
+	return m.router.AddOutputDNAT(localAddr, protocol, sourcePort, targetPort)
-		if !m.hasIPv6() {
-			return fmt.Errorf("add output DNAT: %w", firewall.ErrIPv6NotInitialized)
-		}
-		return m.router6.AddOutputDNAT(localAddr, protocol, originalPort, translatedPort)
-	}
-	return m.router.AddOutputDNAT(localAddr, protocol, originalPort, translatedPort)
 }
 
 // RemoveOutputDNAT removes an OUTPUT chain DNAT rule.
-func (m *Manager) RemoveOutputDNAT(localAddr netip.Addr, protocol firewall.Protocol, originalPort, translatedPort uint16) error {
+func (m *Manager) RemoveOutputDNAT(localAddr netip.Addr, protocol firewall.Protocol, sourcePort, targetPort uint16) error {
 	m.mutex.Lock()
 	defer m.mutex.Unlock()
 
-	if localAddr.Is6() {
+	return m.router.RemoveOutputDNAT(localAddr, protocol, sourcePort, targetPort)
-		if !m.hasIPv6() {
-			return fmt.Errorf("remove output DNAT: %w", firewall.ErrIPv6NotInitialized)
-		}
-		return m.router6.RemoveOutputDNAT(localAddr, protocol, originalPort, translatedPort)
-	}
-	return m.router.RemoveOutputDNAT(localAddr, protocol, originalPort, translatedPort)
 }
 
 const (

client/firewall/iptables/router_linux.go

@@ -54,10 +54,8 @@ const (
 	snatSuffix = "_snat"
 	fwdSuffix  = "_fwd"
 
-	// ipv4TCPHeaderSize is the minimum IPv4 (20) + TCP (20) header size for MSS calculation.
+	// ipTCPHeaderMinSize represents minimum IP (20) + TCP (20) header size for MSS calculation
-	ipv4TCPHeaderSize = 40
+	ipTCPHeaderMinSize = 40
-	// ipv6TCPHeaderSize is the minimum IPv6 (40) + TCP (20) header size for MSS calculation.
-	ipv6TCPHeaderSize = 60
 )
 
 type ruleInfo struct {
@@ -88,7 +86,6 @@ type router struct {
 	wgIface          iFaceMapper
 	legacyManagement bool
 	mtu              uint16
-	v6               bool
 
 	stateManager *statemanager.Manager
 	ipFwdState   *ipfwdstate.IPForwardingState
@@ -100,7 +97,6 @@ func newRouter(iptablesClient *iptables.IPTables, wgIface iFaceMapper, mtu uint1
 		rules:          make(map[string][]string),
 		wgIface:        wgIface,
 		mtu:            mtu,
-		v6:             iptablesClient.Proto() == iptables.ProtocolIPv6,
 		ipFwdState:     ipfwdstate.NewIPForwardingState(),
 	}
 
@@ -190,11 +186,6 @@ func (r *router) AddRouteFiltering(
 	return ruleKey, nil
 }
 
-func (r *router) hasRule(id string) bool {
-	_, ok := r.rules[id]
-	return ok
-}
-
 func (r *router) DeleteRouteRule(rule firewall.Rule) error {
 	ruleKey := rule.ID()
 
@@ -401,13 +392,9 @@ func (r *router) cleanUpDefaultForwardRules() error {
 
 	// Remove jump rules from built-in chains before deleting custom chains,
 	// otherwise the chain deletion fails with "device or resource busy".
-	if ok, err := r.iptablesClient.ChainExists(tableNat, chainNATOutput); err != nil {
+	jumpRule := []string{"-j", chainNATOutput}
-		return fmt.Errorf("check chain %s: %w", chainNATOutput, err)
+	if err := r.iptablesClient.Delete(tableNat, "OUTPUT", jumpRule...); err != nil {
-	} else if ok {
+		log.Debugf("clean OUTPUT jump rule: %v", err)
-		jumpRule := []string{"-j", chainNATOutput}
-		if err := r.iptablesClient.Delete(tableNat, "OUTPUT", jumpRule...); err != nil {
-			log.Debugf("clean OUTPUT jump rule: %v", err)
-		}
 	}
 
 	for _, chainInfo := range []struct {
@@ -447,12 +434,6 @@ func (r *router) createContainers() error {
 		{chainRTRDR, tableNat},
 		{chainRTMSSCLAMP, tableMangle},
 	} {
-		// Fallback: clear chains that survived an unclean shutdown.
-		if ok, _ := r.iptablesClient.ChainExists(chainInfo.table, chainInfo.chain); ok {
-			if err := r.iptablesClient.ClearAndDeleteChain(chainInfo.table, chainInfo.chain); err != nil {
-				log.Warnf("clear stale chain %s in %s: %v", chainInfo.chain, chainInfo.table, err)
-			}
-		}
 		if err := r.iptablesClient.NewChain(chainInfo.table, chainInfo.chain); err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("create chain %s in table %s: %w", chainInfo.chain, chainInfo.table, err)
 		}
@@ -559,12 +540,9 @@ func (r *router) addPostroutingRules() error {
 }
 
 // addMSSClampingRules adds MSS clamping rules to prevent fragmentation for forwarded traffic.
+// TODO: Add IPv6 support
 func (r *router) addMSSClampingRules() error {
-	overhead := uint16(ipv4TCPHeaderSize)
+	mss := r.mtu - ipTCPHeaderMinSize
-	if r.v6 {
-		overhead = ipv6TCPHeaderSize
-	}
-	mss := r.mtu - overhead
 
 	// Add jump rule from FORWARD chain in mangle table to our custom chain
 	jumpRule := []string{
@@ -749,13 +727,8 @@ func (r *router) updateState() {
 	currentState.Lock()
 	defer currentState.Unlock()
 
-	if r.v6 {
+	currentState.RouteRules = r.rules
-		currentState.RouteRules6 = r.rules
+	currentState.RouteIPsetCounter = r.ipsetCounter
-		currentState.RouteIPsetCounter6 = r.ipsetCounter
-	} else {
-		currentState.RouteRules = r.rules
-		currentState.RouteIPsetCounter = r.ipsetCounter
-	}
 
 	if err := r.stateManager.UpdateState(currentState); err != nil {
 		log.Errorf("failed to update state: %v", err)
@@ -883,7 +856,7 @@ func (r *router) DeleteDNATRule(rule firewall.Rule) error {
 	}
 
 	if fwdRule, exists := r.rules[ruleKey+fwdSuffix]; exists {
-		if err := r.iptablesClient.Delete(tableFilter, chainRTFWDOUT, fwdRule...); err != nil {
+		if err := r.iptablesClient.Delete(tableFilter, chainRTFWDIN, fwdRule...); err != nil {
 			merr = multierror.Append(merr, fmt.Errorf("delete forward rule: %w", err))
 		}
 		delete(r.rules, ruleKey+fwdSuffix)
@@ -910,7 +883,7 @@ func (r *router) genRouteRuleSpec(params routeFilteringRuleParams, sources []net
 	rule = append(rule, destExp...)
 
 	if params.Proto != firewall.ProtocolALL {
-		rule = append(rule, "-p", strings.ToLower(protoForFamily(params.Proto, r.v6)))
+		rule = append(rule, "-p", strings.ToLower(string(params.Proto)))
 		rule = append(rule, applyPort("--sport", params.SPort)...)
 		rule = append(rule, applyPort("--dport", params.DPort)...)
 	}
@@ -927,12 +900,11 @@ func (r *router) applyNetwork(flag string, network firewall.Network, prefixes []
 	}
 
 	if network.IsSet() {
-		name := r.ipsetName(network.Set.HashedName())
+		if _, err := r.ipsetCounter.Increment(network.Set.HashedName(), prefixes); err != nil {
-		if _, err := r.ipsetCounter.Increment(name, prefixes); err != nil {
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("create or get ipset: %w", err)
 		}
 
-		return []string{"-m", "set", matchSet, name, direction}, nil
+		return []string{"-m", "set", matchSet, network.Set.HashedName(), direction}, nil
 	}
 	if network.IsPrefix() {
 		return []string{flag, network.Prefix.String()}, nil
@@ -943,23 +915,27 @@ func (r *router) applyNetwork(flag string, network firewall.Network, prefixes []
 }
 
 func (r *router) UpdateSet(set firewall.Set, prefixes []netip.Prefix) error {
-	name := r.ipsetName(set.HashedName())
 	var merr *multierror.Error
 	for _, prefix := range prefixes {
-		if err := r.addPrefixToIPSet(name, prefix); err != nil {
+		// TODO: Implement IPv6 support
+		if prefix.Addr().Is6() {
+			log.Tracef("skipping IPv6 prefix %s: IPv6 support not yet implemented", prefix)
+			continue
+		}
+		if err := r.addPrefixToIPSet(set.HashedName(), prefix); err != nil {
 			merr = multierror.Append(merr, fmt.Errorf("add prefix to ipset: %w", err))
 		}
 	}
 	if merr == nil {
-		log.Debugf("updated set %s with prefixes %v", name, prefixes)
+		log.Debugf("updated set %s with prefixes %v", set.HashedName(), prefixes)
 	}
 
 	return nberrors.FormatErrorOrNil(merr)
 }
 
 // AddInboundDNAT adds an inbound DNAT rule redirecting traffic from NetBird peers to local services.
-func (r *router) AddInboundDNAT(localAddr netip.Addr, protocol firewall.Protocol, originalPort, translatedPort uint16) error {
+func (r *router) AddInboundDNAT(localAddr netip.Addr, protocol firewall.Protocol, sourcePort, targetPort uint16) error {
-	ruleID := fmt.Sprintf("inbound-dnat-%s-%s-%d-%d", localAddr.String(), protocol, originalPort, translatedPort)
+	ruleID := fmt.Sprintf("inbound-dnat-%s-%s-%d-%d", localAddr.String(), protocol, sourcePort, targetPort)
 
 	if _, exists := r.rules[ruleID]; exists {
 		return nil
@@ -967,12 +943,12 @@ func (r *router) AddInboundDNAT(localAddr netip.Addr, protocol firewall.Protocol
 
 	dnatRule := []string{
 		"-i", r.wgIface.Name(),
-		"-p", strings.ToLower(protoForFamily(protocol, r.v6)),
+		"-p", strings.ToLower(string(protocol)),
-		"--dport", strconv.Itoa(int(originalPort)),
+		"--dport", strconv.Itoa(int(sourcePort)),
 		"-d", localAddr.String(),
 		"-m", "addrtype", "--dst-type", "LOCAL",
 		"-j", "DNAT",
-		"--to-destination", ":" + strconv.Itoa(int(translatedPort)),
+		"--to-destination", ":" + strconv.Itoa(int(targetPort)),
 	}
 
 	ruleInfo := ruleInfo{
@@ -991,8 +967,8 @@ func (r *router) AddInboundDNAT(localAddr netip.Addr, protocol firewall.Protocol
 }
 
 // RemoveInboundDNAT removes an inbound DNAT rule.
-func (r *router) RemoveInboundDNAT(localAddr netip.Addr, protocol firewall.Protocol, originalPort, translatedPort uint16) error {
+func (r *router) RemoveInboundDNAT(localAddr netip.Addr, protocol firewall.Protocol, sourcePort, targetPort uint16) error {
-	ruleID := fmt.Sprintf("inbound-dnat-%s-%s-%d-%d", localAddr.String(), protocol, originalPort, translatedPort)
+	ruleID := fmt.Sprintf("inbound-dnat-%s-%s-%d-%d", localAddr.String(), protocol, sourcePort, targetPort)
 
 	if dnatRule, exists := r.rules[ruleID]; exists {
 		if err := r.iptablesClient.Delete(tableNat, chainRTRDR, dnatRule...); err != nil {
@@ -1037,8 +1013,8 @@ func (r *router) ensureNATOutputChain() error {
 }
 
 // AddOutputDNAT adds an OUTPUT chain DNAT rule for locally-generated traffic.
-func (r *router) AddOutputDNAT(localAddr netip.Addr, protocol firewall.Protocol, originalPort, translatedPort uint16) error {
+func (r *router) AddOutputDNAT(localAddr netip.Addr, protocol firewall.Protocol, sourcePort, targetPort uint16) error {
-	ruleID := fmt.Sprintf("output-dnat-%s-%s-%d-%d", localAddr.String(), protocol, originalPort, translatedPort)
+	ruleID := fmt.Sprintf("output-dnat-%s-%s-%d-%d", localAddr.String(), protocol, sourcePort, targetPort)
 
 	if _, exists := r.rules[ruleID]; exists {
 		return nil
@@ -1049,11 +1025,11 @@ func (r *router) AddOutputDNAT(localAddr netip.Addr, protocol firewall.Protocol,
 	}
 
 	dnatRule := []string{
-		"-p", strings.ToLower(protoForFamily(protocol, localAddr.Is6())),
+		"-p", strings.ToLower(string(protocol)),
-		"--dport", strconv.Itoa(int(originalPort)),
+		"--dport", strconv.Itoa(int(sourcePort)),
 		"-d", localAddr.String(),
 		"-j", "DNAT",
-		"--to-destination", ":" + strconv.Itoa(int(translatedPort)),
+		"--to-destination", ":" + strconv.Itoa(int(targetPort)),
 	}
 
 	if err := r.iptablesClient.Append(tableNat, chainNATOutput, dnatRule...); err != nil {
@@ -1066,8 +1042,8 @@ func (r *router) AddOutputDNAT(localAddr netip.Addr, protocol firewall.Protocol,
 }
 
 // RemoveOutputDNAT removes an OUTPUT chain DNAT rule.
-func (r *router) RemoveOutputDNAT(localAddr netip.Addr, protocol firewall.Protocol, originalPort, translatedPort uint16) error {
+func (r *router) RemoveOutputDNAT(localAddr netip.Addr, protocol firewall.Protocol, sourcePort, targetPort uint16) error {
-	ruleID := fmt.Sprintf("output-dnat-%s-%s-%d-%d", localAddr.String(), protocol, originalPort, translatedPort)
+	ruleID := fmt.Sprintf("output-dnat-%s-%s-%d-%d", localAddr.String(), protocol, sourcePort, targetPort)
 
 	if dnatRule, exists := r.rules[ruleID]; exists {
 		if err := r.iptablesClient.Delete(tableNat, chainNATOutput, dnatRule...); err != nil {
@@ -1100,22 +1076,10 @@ func applyPort(flag string, port *firewall.Port) []string {
 	return []string{flag, strconv.Itoa(int(port.Values[0]))}
 }
 
-// ipsetName returns the ipset name, suffixed with "-v6" for the v6 router
-// to avoid collisions since ipsets are global in the kernel.
-func (r *router) ipsetName(name string) string {
-	if r.v6 {
-		return name + "-v6"
-	}
-	return name
-}
-
 func (r *router) createIPSet(name string) error {
 	opts := ipset.CreateOptions{
 		Replace: true,
 	}
-	if r.v6 {
-		opts.Family = ipset.FamilyIPV6
-	}
 
 	if err := ipset.Create(name, ipset.TypeHashNet, opts); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("create ipset %s: %w", name, err)

client/firewall/iptables/rule.go

@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ type Rule struct {
 	mangleSpecs []string
 	ip          string
 	chain       string
-	v6          bool
 }
 
 // GetRuleID returns the rule id

client/firewall/iptables/state_linux.go

@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"sync"
 
-	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
-
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/iface"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/iface/wgaddr"
 )
@@ -34,12 +32,6 @@ type ShutdownState struct {
 
 	ACLEntries    aclEntries  `json:"acl_entries,omitempty"`
 	ACLIPsetStore *ipsetStore `json:"acl_ipset_store,omitempty"`
-
-	// IPv6 counterparts
-	RouteRules6        routeRules    `json:"route_rules_v6,omitempty"`
-	RouteIPsetCounter6 *ipsetCounter `json:"route_ipset_counter_v6,omitempty"`
-	ACLEntries6        aclEntries    `json:"acl_entries_v6,omitempty"`
-	ACLIPsetStore6     *ipsetStore   `json:"acl_ipset_store_v6,omitempty"`
 }
 
 func (s *ShutdownState) Name() string {
@@ -70,28 +62,6 @@ func (s *ShutdownState) Cleanup() error {
 		ipt.aclMgr.ipsetStore = s.ACLIPsetStore
 	}
 
-	// Clean up v6 state even if the current run has no IPv6.
-	// The previous run may have left ip6tables rules behind.
-	if !ipt.hasIPv6() {
-		if err := ipt.createIPv6Components(s.InterfaceState, mtu); err != nil {
-			log.Warnf("failed to create v6 components for cleanup: %v", err)
-		}
-	}
-	if ipt.hasIPv6() {
-		if s.RouteRules6 != nil {
-			ipt.router6.rules = s.RouteRules6
-		}
-		if s.RouteIPsetCounter6 != nil {
-			ipt.router6.ipsetCounter.LoadData(s.RouteIPsetCounter6)
-		}
-		if s.ACLEntries6 != nil {
-			ipt.aclMgr6.entries = s.ACLEntries6
-		}
-		if s.ACLIPsetStore6 != nil {
-			ipt.aclMgr6.ipsetStore = s.ACLIPsetStore6
-		}
-	}
-
 	if err := ipt.Close(nil); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("reset iptables manager: %w", err)
 	}

client/firewall/manager/firewall.go

@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package manager
 
 import (
-	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"net"
 	"net/netip"
@@ -12,10 +11,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/statemanager"
 )
 
-// ErrIPv6NotInitialized is returned when an IPv6 address is passed to a firewall
-// method but the IPv6 firewall components were not initialized.
-var ErrIPv6NotInitialized = errors.New("IPv6 firewall not initialized")
-
 const (
 	ForwardingFormatPrefix = "netbird-fwd-"
 	ForwardingFormat       = "netbird-fwd-%s-%t"
@@ -169,16 +164,18 @@ type Manager interface {
 	UpdateSet(hash Set, prefixes []netip.Prefix) error
 
 	// AddInboundDNAT adds an inbound DNAT rule redirecting traffic from NetBird peers to local services
-	AddInboundDNAT(localAddr netip.Addr, protocol Protocol, originalPort, translatedPort uint16) error
+	AddInboundDNAT(localAddr netip.Addr, protocol Protocol, sourcePort, targetPort uint16) error
 
 	// RemoveInboundDNAT removes inbound DNAT rule
-	RemoveInboundDNAT(localAddr netip.Addr, protocol Protocol, originalPort, translatedPort uint16) error
+	RemoveInboundDNAT(localAddr netip.Addr, protocol Protocol, sourcePort, targetPort uint16) error
 
 	// AddOutputDNAT adds an OUTPUT chain DNAT rule for locally-generated traffic.
-	AddOutputDNAT(localAddr netip.Addr, protocol Protocol, originalPort, translatedPort uint16) error
+	// localAddr must be IPv4; the underlying iptables/nftables backends are IPv4-only.
+	AddOutputDNAT(localAddr netip.Addr, protocol Protocol, sourcePort, targetPort uint16) error
 
 	// RemoveOutputDNAT removes an OUTPUT chain DNAT rule.
-	RemoveOutputDNAT(localAddr netip.Addr, protocol Protocol, originalPort, translatedPort uint16) error
+	// localAddr must be IPv4; the underlying iptables/nftables backends are IPv4-only.
+	RemoveOutputDNAT(localAddr netip.Addr, protocol Protocol, sourcePort, targetPort uint16) error
 
 	// SetupEBPFProxyNoTrack creates static notrack rules for eBPF proxy loopback traffic.
 	// This prevents conntrack from interfering with WireGuard proxy communication.

client/firewall/manager/routerpair.go

@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 package manager
 
 import (
-	"net/netip"
-
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/route"
 )
 
@@ -12,10 +10,6 @@ type RouterPair struct {
 	Destination Network
 	Masquerade  bool
 	Inverse     bool
-	// Dynamic indicates the route is domain-based. NAT rules for dynamic
-	// routes are duplicated to the v6 table so that resolved AAAA records
-	// are masqueraded correctly.
-	Dynamic bool
 }
 
 func GetInversePair(pair RouterPair) RouterPair {
@@ -26,17 +20,5 @@ func GetInversePair(pair RouterPair) RouterPair {
 		Destination: pair.Source,
 		Masquerade:  pair.Masquerade,
 		Inverse:     true,
-		Dynamic:     pair.Dynamic,
 	}
 }
-
-// ToV6NatPair creates a v6 counterpart of a v4 NAT pair with `::/0` source
-// and, for prefix destinations, `::/0` destination.
-func ToV6NatPair(pair RouterPair) RouterPair {
-	v6 := pair
-	v6.Source = Network{Prefix: netip.PrefixFrom(netip.IPv6Unspecified(), 0)}
-	if v6.Destination.IsPrefix() {
-		v6.Destination = Network{Prefix: netip.PrefixFrom(netip.IPv6Unspecified(), 0)}
-	}
-	return v6
-}

client/firewall/nftables/acl_linux.go

@@ -33,12 +33,15 @@ const (
 
 const flushError = "flush: %w"
 
+var (
+	anyIP = []byte{0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0}
+)
+
 type AclManager struct {
 	rConn              *nftables.Conn
 	sConn              *nftables.Conn
 	wgIface            iFaceMapper
 	routingFwChainName string
-	af                 addrFamily
 
 	workTable       *nftables.Table
 	chainInputRules *nftables.Chain
@@ -64,7 +67,6 @@ func newAclManager(table *nftables.Table, wgIface iFaceMapper, routingFwChainNam
 		wgIface:            wgIface,
 		workTable:          table,
 		routingFwChainName: routingFwChainName,
-		af:                 familyForAddr(table.Family == nftables.TableFamilyIPv4),
 
 		ipsetStore: newIpsetStore(),
 		rules:      make(map[string]*Rule),
@@ -143,7 +145,7 @@ func (m *AclManager) DeletePeerRule(rule firewall.Rule) error {
 	}
 
 	if _, ok := ips[r.ip.String()]; ok {
-		err := m.sConn.SetDeleteElements(r.nftSet, []nftables.SetElement{{Key: ipToBytes(r.ip, m.af)}})
+		err := m.sConn.SetDeleteElements(r.nftSet, []nftables.SetElement{{Key: r.ip.To4()}})
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Errorf("delete elements for set %q: %v", r.nftSet.Name, err)
 		}
@@ -252,11 +254,11 @@ func (m *AclManager) addIOFiltering(
 		expressions = append(expressions, &expr.Payload{
 			DestRegister: 1,
 			Base:         expr.PayloadBaseNetworkHeader,
-			Offset:       m.af.protoOffset,
+			Offset:       uint32(9),
 			Len:          uint32(1),
 		})
 
-		protoData, err := m.af.protoNum(proto)
+		protoData, err := protoToInt(proto)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("convert protocol to number: %v", err)
 		}
@@ -268,16 +270,19 @@ func (m *AclManager) addIOFiltering(
 		})
 	}
 
-	rawIP := ipToBytes(ip, m.af)
+	rawIP := ip.To4()
 	// check if rawIP contains zeroed IPv4 0.0.0.0 value
 	// in that case not add IP match expression into the rule definition
-	if slices.ContainsFunc(rawIP, func(v byte) bool { return v != 0 }) {
+	if !bytes.HasPrefix(anyIP, rawIP) {
+		// source address position
+		addrOffset := uint32(12)
+
 		expressions = append(expressions,
 			&expr.Payload{
 				DestRegister: 1,
 				Base:         expr.PayloadBaseNetworkHeader,
-				Offset:       m.af.srcAddrOffset,
+				Offset:       addrOffset,
-				Len:          m.af.addrLen,
+				Len:          4,
 			},
 		)
 		// add individual IP for match if no ipset defined
@@ -582,7 +587,7 @@ func (m *AclManager) addJumpRule(chain *nftables.Chain, to string, ifaceKey expr
 
 func (m *AclManager) addIpToSet(ipsetName string, ip net.IP) (*nftables.Set, error) {
 	ipset, err := m.rConn.GetSetByName(m.workTable, ipsetName)
-	rawIP := ipToBytes(ip, m.af)
+	rawIP := ip.To4()
 	if err != nil {
 		if ipset, err = m.createSet(m.workTable, ipsetName); err != nil {
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("get set name: %v", err)
@@ -614,7 +619,7 @@ func (m *AclManager) createSet(table *nftables.Table, name string) (*nftables.Se
 		Name:    name,
 		Table:   table,
 		Dynamic: true,
-		KeyType: m.af.setKeyType,
+		KeyType: nftables.TypeIPAddr,
 	}
 
 	if err := m.rConn.AddSet(ipset, nil); err != nil {
@@ -702,12 +707,15 @@ func ifname(n string) []byte {
 	return b
 }
 
-
+func protoToInt(protocol firewall.Protocol) (uint8, error) {
-// ipToBytes converts net.IP to the correct byte length for the address family.
+	switch protocol {
-func ipToBytes(ip net.IP, af addrFamily) []byte {
+	case firewall.ProtocolTCP:
-	if af.addrLen == 4 {
+		return unix.IPPROTO_TCP, nil
-		return ip.To4()
+	case firewall.ProtocolUDP:
+		return unix.IPPROTO_UDP, nil
+	case firewall.ProtocolICMP:
+		return unix.IPPROTO_ICMP, nil
 	}
-	return ip.To16()
-}
 
+	return 0, fmt.Errorf("unsupported protocol: %s", protocol)
+}

client/firewall/nftables/addr_family_linux.go

@@ -1,81 +0,0 @@
-package nftables
-
-import (
-	"fmt"
-	"net"
-
-	"github.com/google/nftables"
-	"golang.org/x/sys/unix"
-
-	firewall "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/firewall/manager"
-)
-
-var (
-	// afIPv4 defines IPv4 header layout and nftables types.
-	afIPv4 = addrFamily{
-		protoOffset:   9,
-		srcAddrOffset: 12,
-		dstAddrOffset: 16,
-		addrLen:       net.IPv4len,
-		totalBits:     8 * net.IPv4len,
-		setKeyType:    nftables.TypeIPAddr,
-		tableFamily:   nftables.TableFamilyIPv4,
-		icmpProto:     unix.IPPROTO_ICMP,
-	}
-	// afIPv6 defines IPv6 header layout and nftables types.
-	afIPv6 = addrFamily{
-		protoOffset:   6,
-		srcAddrOffset: 8,
-		dstAddrOffset: 24,
-		addrLen:       net.IPv6len,
-		totalBits:     8 * net.IPv6len,
-		setKeyType:    nftables.TypeIP6Addr,
-		tableFamily:   nftables.TableFamilyIPv6,
-		icmpProto:     unix.IPPROTO_ICMPV6,
-	}
-)
-
-// addrFamily holds protocol-specific constants for nftables expression building.
-type addrFamily struct {
-	// protoOffset is the IP header offset for the protocol/next-header field (9 for v4, 6 for v6)
-	protoOffset uint32
-	// srcAddrOffset is the IP header offset for the source address (12 for v4, 8 for v6)
-	srcAddrOffset uint32
-	// dstAddrOffset is the IP header offset for the destination address (16 for v4, 24 for v6)
-	dstAddrOffset uint32
-	// addrLen is the byte length of addresses (4 for v4, 16 for v6)
-	addrLen uint32
-	// totalBits is the address size in bits (32 for v4, 128 for v6)
-	totalBits int
-	// setKeyType is the nftables set data type for addresses
-	setKeyType nftables.SetDatatype
-	// tableFamily is the nftables table family
-	tableFamily nftables.TableFamily
-	// icmpProto is the ICMP protocol number for this family (1 for v4, 58 for v6)
-	icmpProto uint8
-}
-
-// familyForAddr returns the address family for the given IP.
-func familyForAddr(is4 bool) addrFamily {
-	if is4 {
-		return afIPv4
-	}
-	return afIPv6
-}
-
-// protoNum converts a firewall protocol to the IP protocol number,
-// using the correct ICMP variant for the address family.
-func (af addrFamily) protoNum(protocol firewall.Protocol) (uint8, error) {
-	switch protocol {
-	case firewall.ProtocolTCP:
-		return unix.IPPROTO_TCP, nil
-	case firewall.ProtocolUDP:
-		return unix.IPPROTO_UDP, nil
-	case firewall.ProtocolICMP:
-		return af.icmpProto, nil
-	case firewall.ProtocolALL:
-		return 0, nil
-	default:
-		return 0, fmt.Errorf("unsupported protocol: %s", protocol)
-	}
-}

client/firewall/nftables/external_chain_monitor_integration_linux_test.go

@@ -1,76 +0,0 @@
-//go:build linux
-
-package nftables
-
-import (
-	"os"
-	"sync/atomic"
-	"testing"
-	"time"
-
-	"github.com/google/nftables"
-	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
-)
-
-// TestExternalChainMonitorRootIntegration verifies that adding a new chain
-// in an external (non-netbird) filter table triggers the reconciler.
-// Requires CAP_NET_ADMIN; skip otherwise.
-func TestExternalChainMonitorRootIntegration(t *testing.T) {
-	if os.Geteuid() != 0 {
-		t.Skip("root required")
-	}
-
-	calls := make(chan struct{}, 8)
-	var count atomic.Int32
-	rec := &countingReconciler{calls: calls, count: &count}
-
-	m := newExternalChainMonitor(rec)
-	m.start()
-	t.Cleanup(m.stop)
-
-	// Give the netlink subscription a moment to register.
-	time.Sleep(200 * time.Millisecond)
-
-	conn := &nftables.Conn{}
-	table := conn.AddTable(&nftables.Table{
-		Name:   "nbmon_integration_test",
-		Family: nftables.TableFamilyINet,
-	})
-	t.Cleanup(func() {
-		cleanup := &nftables.Conn{}
-		cleanup.DelTable(table)
-		_ = cleanup.Flush()
-	})
-
-	chain := conn.AddChain(&nftables.Chain{
-		Name:     "filter_INPUT",
-		Table:    table,
-		Hooknum:  nftables.ChainHookInput,
-		Priority: nftables.ChainPriorityFilter,
-		Type:     nftables.ChainTypeFilter,
-	})
-	_ = chain
-	require.NoError(t, conn.Flush(), "create external test chain")
-
-	select {
-	case <-calls:
-		// success
-	case <-time.After(3 * time.Second):
-		t.Fatalf("reconcile was not invoked after creating an external chain")
-	}
-	require.GreaterOrEqual(t, count.Load(), int32(1))
-}
-
-type countingReconciler struct {
-	calls chan struct{}
-	count *atomic.Int32
-}
-
-func (c *countingReconciler) reconcileExternalChains() error {
-	c.count.Add(1)
-	select {
-	case c.calls <- struct{}{}:
-	default:
-	}
-	return nil
-}

client/firewall/nftables/external_chain_monitor_linux.go

@@ -1,199 +0,0 @@
-package nftables
-
-import (
-	"context"
-	"errors"
-	"fmt"
-	"sync"
-	"time"
-
-	"github.com/cenkalti/backoff/v4"
-	"github.com/google/nftables"
-	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
-)
-
-const (
-	externalMonitorReconcileDelay = 500 * time.Millisecond
-	externalMonitorInitInterval   = 5 * time.Second
-	externalMonitorMaxInterval    = 5 * time.Minute
-	externalMonitorRandomization  = 0.5
-)
-
-// externalChainReconciler re-applies passthrough accept rules to external
-// nftables chains. Implementations must be safe to call from the monitor
-// goroutine; the Manager locks its mutex internally.
-type externalChainReconciler interface {
-	reconcileExternalChains() error
-}
-
-// externalChainMonitor watches nftables netlink events and triggers a
-// reconcile when a new table or chain appears (e.g. after
-// `firewall-cmd --reload`). Netlink errors trigger exponential-backoff
-// reconnect.
-type externalChainMonitor struct {
-	reconciler externalChainReconciler
-
-	mu     sync.Mutex
-	cancel context.CancelFunc
-	done   chan struct{}
-}
-
-func newExternalChainMonitor(r externalChainReconciler) *externalChainMonitor {
-	return &externalChainMonitor{reconciler: r}
-}
-
-func (m *externalChainMonitor) start() {
-	m.mu.Lock()
-	defer m.mu.Unlock()
-
-	if m.cancel != nil {
-		return
-	}
-
-	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
-	m.cancel = cancel
-	m.done = make(chan struct{})
-
-	go m.run(ctx)
-}
-
-func (m *externalChainMonitor) stop() {
-	m.mu.Lock()
-	cancel := m.cancel
-	done := m.done
-	m.cancel = nil
-	m.done = nil
-	m.mu.Unlock()
-
-	if cancel == nil {
-		return
-	}
-	cancel()
-	<-done
-}
-
-func (m *externalChainMonitor) run(ctx context.Context) {
-	defer close(m.done)
-
-	bo := &backoff.ExponentialBackOff{
-		InitialInterval:     externalMonitorInitInterval,
-		RandomizationFactor: externalMonitorRandomization,
-		Multiplier:          backoff.DefaultMultiplier,
-		MaxInterval:         externalMonitorMaxInterval,
-		MaxElapsedTime:      0,
-		Clock:               backoff.SystemClock,
-	}
-	bo.Reset()
-
-	for ctx.Err() == nil {
-		err := m.watch(ctx)
-		if ctx.Err() != nil {
-			return
-		}
-
-		delay := bo.NextBackOff()
-		log.Warnf("external chain monitor: %v, reconnecting in %s", err, delay)
-		select {
-		case <-ctx.Done():
-			return
-		case <-time.After(delay):
-		}
-	}
-}
-
-func (m *externalChainMonitor) watch(ctx context.Context) error {
-	events, closeMon, err := m.subscribe()
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	defer closeMon()
-
-	debounce := time.NewTimer(time.Hour)
-	if !debounce.Stop() {
-		<-debounce.C
-	}
-	defer debounce.Stop()
-
-	pending := false
-	for {
-		select {
-		case <-ctx.Done():
-			return nil
-		case <-debounce.C:
-			pending = false
-			m.reconcile()
-		case ev, ok := <-events:
-			if !ok {
-				return errors.New("monitor channel closed")
-			}
-			if ev.Error != nil {
-				return fmt.Errorf("monitor event: %w", ev.Error)
-			}
-			if !isRelevantMonitorEvent(ev) {
-				continue
-			}
-			resetDebounce(debounce, pending)
-			pending = true
-		}
-	}
-}
-
-func (m *externalChainMonitor) subscribe() (chan *nftables.MonitorEvent, func(), error) {
-	conn := &nftables.Conn{}
-	mon := nftables.NewMonitor(
-		nftables.WithMonitorAction(nftables.MonitorActionNew),
-		nftables.WithMonitorObject(nftables.MonitorObjectChains|nftables.MonitorObjectTables),
-	)
-	events, err := conn.AddMonitor(mon)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("add netlink monitor: %w", err)
-	}
-	return events, func() { _ = mon.Close() }, nil
-}
-
-// resetDebounce reschedules a pending debounce timer without leaking a stale
-// fire on its channel. pending must reflect whether the timer is armed.
-func resetDebounce(t *time.Timer, pending bool) {
-	if pending && !t.Stop() {
-		select {
-		case <-t.C:
-		default:
-		}
-	}
-	t.Reset(externalMonitorReconcileDelay)
-}
-
-func (m *externalChainMonitor) reconcile() {
-	if err := m.reconciler.reconcileExternalChains(); err != nil {
-		log.Warnf("reconcile external chain rules: %v", err)
-	}
-}
-
-// isRelevantMonitorEvent returns true for table/chain creation events on
-// families we care about. The reconciler filters to actual external filter
-// chains.
-func isRelevantMonitorEvent(ev *nftables.MonitorEvent) bool {
-	switch ev.Type {
-	case nftables.MonitorEventTypeNewChain:
-		chain, ok := ev.Data.(*nftables.Chain)
-		if !ok || chain == nil || chain.Table == nil {
-			return false
-		}
-		return isMonitoredFamily(chain.Table.Family)
-	case nftables.MonitorEventTypeNewTable:
-		table, ok := ev.Data.(*nftables.Table)
-		if !ok || table == nil {
-			return false
-		}
-		return isMonitoredFamily(table.Family)
-	}
-	return false
-}
-
-func isMonitoredFamily(family nftables.TableFamily) bool {
-	switch family {
-	case nftables.TableFamilyIPv4, nftables.TableFamilyIPv6, nftables.TableFamilyINet:
-		return true
-	}
-	return false
-}

client/firewall/nftables/external_chain_monitor_linux_test.go

@@ -1,137 +0,0 @@
-package nftables
-
-import (
-	"testing"
-
-	"github.com/google/nftables"
-	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
-)
-
-func TestIsMonitoredFamily(t *testing.T) {
-	tests := []struct {
-		family nftables.TableFamily
-		want   bool
-	}{
-		{nftables.TableFamilyIPv4, true},
-		{nftables.TableFamilyIPv6, true},
-		{nftables.TableFamilyINet, true},
-		{nftables.TableFamilyARP, false},
-		{nftables.TableFamilyBridge, false},
-		{nftables.TableFamilyNetdev, false},
-		{nftables.TableFamilyUnspecified, false},
-	}
-	for _, tc := range tests {
-		assert.Equal(t, tc.want, isMonitoredFamily(tc.family), "family=%d", tc.family)
-	}
-}
-
-func TestIsRelevantMonitorEvent(t *testing.T) {
-	inetTable := &nftables.Table{Name: "firewalld", Family: nftables.TableFamilyINet}
-	ipTable := &nftables.Table{Name: "filter", Family: nftables.TableFamilyIPv4}
-	arpTable := &nftables.Table{Name: "arp", Family: nftables.TableFamilyARP}
-
-	tests := []struct {
-		name string
-		ev   *nftables.MonitorEvent
-		want bool
-	}{
-		{
-			name: "new chain in inet firewalld",
-			ev: &nftables.MonitorEvent{
-				Type: nftables.MonitorEventTypeNewChain,
-				Data: &nftables.Chain{Name: "filter_INPUT", Table: inetTable},
-			},
-			want: true,
-		},
-		{
-			name: "new chain in ip filter",
-			ev: &nftables.MonitorEvent{
-				Type: nftables.MonitorEventTypeNewChain,
-				Data: &nftables.Chain{Name: "INPUT", Table: ipTable},
-			},
-			want: true,
-		},
-		{
-			name: "new chain in unwatched arp family",
-			ev: &nftables.MonitorEvent{
-				Type: nftables.MonitorEventTypeNewChain,
-				Data: &nftables.Chain{Name: "x", Table: arpTable},
-			},
-			want: false,
-		},
-		{
-			name: "new table inet",
-			ev: &nftables.MonitorEvent{
-				Type: nftables.MonitorEventTypeNewTable,
-				Data: inetTable,
-			},
-			want: true,
-		},
-		{
-			name: "del chain (we only act on new)",
-			ev: &nftables.MonitorEvent{
-				Type: nftables.MonitorEventTypeDelChain,
-				Data: &nftables.Chain{Name: "filter_INPUT", Table: inetTable},
-			},
-			want: false,
-		},
-		{
-			name: "chain with nil table",
-			ev: &nftables.MonitorEvent{
-				Type: nftables.MonitorEventTypeNewChain,
-				Data: &nftables.Chain{Name: "x"},
-			},
-			want: false,
-		},
-		{
-			name: "nil data",
-			ev: &nftables.MonitorEvent{
-				Type: nftables.MonitorEventTypeNewChain,
-				Data: (*nftables.Chain)(nil),
-			},
-			want: false,
-		},
-	}
-
-	for _, tc := range tests {
-		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			assert.Equal(t, tc.want, isRelevantMonitorEvent(tc.ev))
-		})
-	}
-}
-
-// fakeReconciler records reconcile invocations for debounce tests.
-type fakeReconciler struct {
-	calls chan struct{}
-}
-
-func (f *fakeReconciler) reconcileExternalChains() error {
-	f.calls <- struct{}{}
-	return nil
-}
-
-func TestExternalChainMonitorStopWithoutStart(t *testing.T) {
-	m := newExternalChainMonitor(&fakeReconciler{calls: make(chan struct{}, 1)})
-	// Must not panic or block.
-	m.stop()
-}
-
-func TestExternalChainMonitorDoubleStart(t *testing.T) {
-	// start() twice should be a no-op; stop() cleans up once.
-	// We avoid exercising the netlink watch loop here because it needs root.
-	m := newExternalChainMonitor(&fakeReconciler{calls: make(chan struct{}, 1)})
-
-	// Replace run with a stub that just waits for cancel, so start() stays
-	// deterministic without opening a netlink socket.
-	origDone := make(chan struct{})
-	m.done = origDone
-	m.cancel = func() { close(origDone) }
-
-	// Second start should be a no-op (cancel already set).
-	m.start()
-	assert.NotNil(t, m.cancel)
-
-	m.stop()
-	assert.Nil(t, m.cancel)
-	assert.Nil(t, m.done)
-}

client/firewall/nftables/manager_linux.go

@@ -11,11 +11,9 @@ import (
 	"github.com/google/nftables"
 	"github.com/google/nftables/binaryutil"
 	"github.com/google/nftables/expr"
-	"github.com/hashicorp/go-multierror"
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"golang.org/x/sys/unix"
 
-	nberrors "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/errors"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/firewall/firewalld"
 	firewall "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/firewall/manager"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/iface/wgaddr"
@@ -51,17 +49,10 @@ type Manager struct {
 	rConn   *nftables.Conn
 	wgIface iFaceMapper
 
-	router     *router
+	router                 *router
-	aclManager *AclManager
+	aclManager             *AclManager
-
-	// IPv6 counterparts, nil when no v6 overlay
-	router6     *router
-	aclManager6 *AclManager
-
 	notrackOutputChain     *nftables.Chain
 	notrackPreroutingChain *nftables.Chain
-
-	extMonitor *externalChainMonitor
 }
 
 // Create nftables firewall manager
@@ -71,8 +62,7 @@ func Create(wgIface iFaceMapper, mtu uint16) (*Manager, error) {
 		wgIface: wgIface,
 	}
 
-	tableName := getTableName()
+	workTable := &nftables.Table{Name: getTableName(), Family: nftables.TableFamilyIPv4}
-	workTable := &nftables.Table{Name: tableName, Family: nftables.TableFamilyIPv4}
 
 	var err error
 	m.router, err = newRouter(workTable, wgIface, mtu)
@@ -85,137 +75,35 @@ func Create(wgIface iFaceMapper, mtu uint16) (*Manager, error) {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("create acl manager: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	if wgIface.Address().HasIPv6() {
-		if err := m.createIPv6Components(tableName, wgIface, mtu); err != nil {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("create IPv6 firewall: %w", err)
-		}
-	}
-
-	m.extMonitor = newExternalChainMonitor(m)
-
 	return m, nil
 }
 
-func (m *Manager) createIPv6Components(tableName string, wgIface iFaceMapper, mtu uint16) error {
-	workTable6 := &nftables.Table{Name: tableName, Family: nftables.TableFamilyIPv6}
-
-	var err error
-	m.router6, err = newRouter(workTable6, wgIface, mtu)
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("create v6 router: %w", err)
-	}
-
-	// Share the same IP forwarding state with the v4 router, since
-	// EnableIPForwarding controls both v4 and v6 sysctls.
-	m.router6.ipFwdState = m.router.ipFwdState
-
-	m.aclManager6, err = newAclManager(workTable6, wgIface, chainNameRoutingFw)
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("create v6 acl manager: %w", err)
-	}
-
-	return nil
-}
-
-// hasIPv6 reports whether the manager has IPv6 components initialized.
-func (m *Manager) hasIPv6() bool {
-	return m.router6 != nil
-}
-
-func (m *Manager) initIPv6() error {
-	workTable6, err := m.createWorkTableFamily(nftables.TableFamilyIPv6)
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("create v6 work table: %w", err)
-	}
-
-	if err := m.router6.init(workTable6); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("v6 router init: %w", err)
-	}
-
-	if err := m.aclManager6.init(workTable6); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("v6 acl manager init: %w", err)
-	}
-
-	return nil
-}
-
 // Init nftables firewall manager
 func (m *Manager) Init(stateManager *statemanager.Manager) error {
-	if err := m.initFirewall(); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	m.persistState(stateManager)
-
-	// Start after initFirewall has installed the baseline external-chain
-	// accept rules. start() is idempotent across Init/Close/Init cycles.
-	m.extMonitor.start()
-
-	return nil
-}
-
-// reconcileExternalChains re-applies passthrough accept rules to external
-// filter chains for both IPv4 and IPv6 routers. Called by the monitor when
-// tables or chains appear (e.g. after firewalld reloads).
-func (m *Manager) reconcileExternalChains() error {
-	m.mutex.Lock()
-	defer m.mutex.Unlock()
-
-	var merr *multierror.Error
-	if m.router != nil {
-		if err := m.router.acceptExternalChainsRules(); err != nil {
-			merr = multierror.Append(merr, fmt.Errorf("v4: %w", err))
-		}
-	}
-	if m.hasIPv6() {
-		if err := m.router6.acceptExternalChainsRules(); err != nil {
-			merr = multierror.Append(merr, fmt.Errorf("v6: %w", err))
-		}
-	}
-	return nberrors.FormatErrorOrNil(merr)
-}
-
-func (m *Manager) initFirewall() (err error) {
 	workTable, err := m.createWorkTable()
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("create work table: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	defer func() {
-		if err != nil {
-			m.rollbackInit()
-		}
-	}()
-
 	if err := m.router.init(workTable); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("router init: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	if err := m.aclManager.init(workTable); err != nil {
+		// TODO: cleanup router
 		return fmt.Errorf("acl manager init: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	if m.hasIPv6() {
-		if err := m.initIPv6(); err != nil {
-			// Peer has a v6 address: v6 firewall MUST work or we risk fail-open.
-			return fmt.Errorf("init IPv6 firewall (required because peer has IPv6 address): %w", err)
-		}
-	}
-
 	if err := m.initNoTrackChains(workTable); err != nil {
 		log.Warnf("raw priority chains not available, notrack rules will be disabled: %v", err)
 	}
 
-	return nil
-}
-
-// persistState saves the current interface state for potential recreation on restart.
-// Unlike iptables, which requires tracking individual rules, nftables maintains
-// a known state (our netbird table plus a few static rules). This allows for easy
-// cleanup using Close() without needing to store specific rules.
-func (m *Manager) persistState(stateManager *statemanager.Manager) {
 	stateManager.RegisterState(&ShutdownState{})
 
+	// We only need to record minimal interface state for potential recreation.
+	// Unlike iptables, which requires tracking individual rules, nftables maintains
+	// a known state (our netbird table plus a few static rules). This allows for easy
+	// cleanup using Close() without needing to store specific rules.
 	if err := stateManager.UpdateState(&ShutdownState{
 		InterfaceState: &InterfaceState{
 			NameStr:   m.wgIface.Name(),
@@ -226,29 +114,14 @@ func (m *Manager) persistState(stateManager *statemanager.Manager) {
 		log.Errorf("failed to update state: %v", err)
 	}
 
+	// persist early
 	go func() {
 		if err := stateManager.PersistState(context.Background()); err != nil {
 			log.Errorf("failed to persist state: %v", err)
 		}
 	}()
-}
 
-// rollbackInit performs best-effort cleanup of already-initialized state when Init fails partway through.
+	return nil
-func (m *Manager) rollbackInit() {
-	if err := m.router.Reset(); err != nil {
-		log.Warnf("rollback router: %v", err)
-	}
-	if m.hasIPv6() {
-		if err := m.router6.Reset(); err != nil {
-			log.Warnf("rollback v6 router: %v", err)
-		}
-	}
-	if err := m.cleanupNetbirdTables(); err != nil {
-		log.Warnf("cleanup tables: %v", err)
-	}
-	if err := m.rConn.Flush(); err != nil {
-		log.Warnf("flush: %v", err)
-	}
 }
 
 // AddPeerFiltering rule to the firewall
@@ -267,14 +140,12 @@ func (m *Manager) AddPeerFiltering(
 	m.mutex.Lock()
 	defer m.mutex.Unlock()
 
-	if ip.To4() != nil {
+	rawIP := ip.To4()
-		return m.aclManager.AddPeerFiltering(id, ip, proto, sPort, dPort, action, ipsetName)
+	if rawIP == nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unsupported IP version: %s", ip.String())
 	}
 
-	if !m.hasIPv6() {
+	return m.aclManager.AddPeerFiltering(id, ip, proto, sPort, dPort, action, ipsetName)
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("add peer filtering for %s: %w", ip, firewall.ErrIPv6NotInitialized)
-	}
-	return m.aclManager6.AddPeerFiltering(id, ip, proto, sPort, dPort, action, ipsetName)
 }
 
 func (m *Manager) AddRouteFiltering(
@@ -288,11 +159,8 @@ func (m *Manager) AddRouteFiltering(
 	m.mutex.Lock()
 	defer m.mutex.Unlock()
 
-	if isIPv6RouteRule(sources, destination) {
+	if destination.IsPrefix() && !destination.Prefix.Addr().Is4() {
-		if !m.hasIPv6() {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unsupported IP version: %s", destination.Prefix.Addr().String())
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("add route filtering: %w", firewall.ErrIPv6NotInitialized)
-		}
-		return m.router6.AddRouteFiltering(id, sources, destination, proto, sPort, dPort, action)
 	}
 
 	return m.router.AddRouteFiltering(id, sources, destination, proto, sPort, dPort, action)
@@ -303,66 +171,15 @@ func (m *Manager) DeletePeerRule(rule firewall.Rule) error {
 	m.mutex.Lock()
 	defer m.mutex.Unlock()
 
-	if m.hasIPv6() && isIPv6Rule(rule) {
-		return m.aclManager6.DeletePeerRule(rule)
-	}
 	return m.aclManager.DeletePeerRule(rule)
 }
 
-func isIPv6Rule(rule firewall.Rule) bool {
+// DeleteRouteRule deletes a routing rule
-	r, ok := rule.(*Rule)
-	return ok && r.nftRule != nil && r.nftRule.Table != nil && r.nftRule.Table.Family == nftables.TableFamilyIPv6
-}
-
-// isIPv6RouteRule determines whether a route rule belongs to the v6 table.
-// For static routes, the destination prefix determines the family. For dynamic
-// routes (DomainSet), the sources determine the family since management
-// duplicates dynamic rules per family.
-func isIPv6RouteRule(sources []netip.Prefix, destination firewall.Network) bool {
-	if destination.IsPrefix() {
-		return destination.Prefix.Addr().Is6()
-	}
-	return len(sources) > 0 && sources[0].Addr().Is6()
-}
-
-// DeleteRouteRule deletes a routing rule. Route rules live in exactly one
-// router; the cached maps are normally authoritative, so the kernel is only
-// consulted when neither map knows about the rule.
 func (m *Manager) DeleteRouteRule(rule firewall.Rule) error {
 	m.mutex.Lock()
 	defer m.mutex.Unlock()
 
-	id := rule.ID()
+	return m.router.DeleteRouteRule(rule)
-	r, err := m.routerForRuleID(id, (*router).hasRule)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	return r.DeleteRouteRule(rule)
-}
-
-// routerForRuleID picks the router holding the rule with the given id, using
-// the supplied lookup. If the cached maps disagree (or both miss), it refreshes
-// from the kernel once and re-checks before falling back to the v4 router.
-func (m *Manager) routerForRuleID(id string, has func(*router, string) bool) (*router, error) {
-	if has(m.router, id) {
-		return m.router, nil
-	}
-	if m.hasIPv6() && has(m.router6, id) {
-		return m.router6, nil
-	}
-	if !m.hasIPv6() {
-		return m.router, nil
-	}
-	if err := m.router.refreshRulesMap(); err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("refresh v4 rules: %w", err)
-	}
-	if err := m.router6.refreshRulesMap(); err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("refresh v6 rules: %w", err)
-	}
-	if has(m.router6, id) && !has(m.router, id) {
-		return m.router6, nil
-	}
-	return m.router, nil
 }
 
 func (m *Manager) IsServerRouteSupported() bool {
@@ -377,70 +194,19 @@ func (m *Manager) AddNatRule(pair firewall.RouterPair) error {
 	m.mutex.Lock()
 	defer m.mutex.Unlock()
 
-	if pair.Destination.IsPrefix() && pair.Destination.Prefix.Addr().Is6() {
+	return m.router.AddNatRule(pair)
-		if !m.hasIPv6() {
-			return fmt.Errorf("add NAT rule: %w", firewall.ErrIPv6NotInitialized)
-		}
-		return m.router6.AddNatRule(pair)
-	}
-
-	if err := m.router.AddNatRule(pair); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	// Dynamic routes need NAT in both tables since resolved IPs can be
-	// either v4 or v6. This covers both DomainSet (modern) and the legacy
-	// wildcard 0.0.0.0/0 destination where the client resolves DNS.
-	// On v6 failure we keep the v4 NAT rule rather than rolling back: half
-	// connectivity is better than none, and RemoveNatRule is content-keyed
-	// so the eventual cleanup still works.
-	if m.hasIPv6() && pair.Dynamic {
-		v6Pair := firewall.ToV6NatPair(pair)
-		if err := m.router6.AddNatRule(v6Pair); err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("add v6 NAT rule: %w", err)
-		}
-	}
-
-	return nil
 }
 
 func (m *Manager) RemoveNatRule(pair firewall.RouterPair) error {
 	m.mutex.Lock()
 	defer m.mutex.Unlock()
 
-	if pair.Destination.IsPrefix() && pair.Destination.Prefix.Addr().Is6() {
+	return m.router.RemoveNatRule(pair)
-		if !m.hasIPv6() {
-			return nil
-		}
-		return m.router6.RemoveNatRule(pair)
-	}
-
-	var merr *multierror.Error
-
-	if err := m.router.RemoveNatRule(pair); err != nil {
-		merr = multierror.Append(merr, fmt.Errorf("remove v4 NAT rule: %w", err))
-	}
-
-	if m.hasIPv6() && pair.Dynamic {
-		v6Pair := firewall.ToV6NatPair(pair)
-		if err := m.router6.RemoveNatRule(v6Pair); err != nil {
-			merr = multierror.Append(merr, fmt.Errorf("remove v6 NAT rule: %w", err))
-		}
-	}
-
-	return nberrors.FormatErrorOrNil(merr)
 }
 
 // AllowNetbird allows netbird interface traffic.
 // This is called when USPFilter wraps the native firewall, adding blanket accept
 // rules so that packet filtering is handled in userspace instead of by netfilter.
-//
-// TODO: In USP mode this only adds ACCEPT to the netbird table's own chains,
-// which doesn't override DROP rules in external tables (e.g. firewalld).
-// Should add passthrough rules to external chains (like the native mode router's
-// addExternalChainsRules does) for both the netbird table family and inet tables.
-// The netbird table itself is fine (routing chains already exist there), but
-// non-netbird tables with INPUT/FORWARD hooks can still DROP our WG traffic.
 func (m *Manager) AllowNetbird() error {
 	m.mutex.Lock()
 	defer m.mutex.Unlock()
@@ -448,11 +214,6 @@ func (m *Manager) AllowNetbird() error {
 	if err := m.aclManager.createDefaultAllowRules(); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("create default allow rules: %w", err)
 	}
-	if m.hasIPv6() {
-		if err := m.aclManager6.createDefaultAllowRules(); err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("create v6 default allow rules: %w", err)
-		}
-	}
 	if err := m.rConn.Flush(); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("flush allow input netbird rules: %w", err)
 	}
@@ -466,47 +227,31 @@ func (m *Manager) AllowNetbird() error {
 
 // SetLegacyManagement sets the route manager to use legacy management
 func (m *Manager) SetLegacyManagement(isLegacy bool) error {
-	if err := firewall.SetLegacyManagement(m.router, isLegacy); err != nil {
+	return firewall.SetLegacyManagement(m.router, isLegacy)
-		return err
-	}
-	if m.hasIPv6() {
-		return firewall.SetLegacyManagement(m.router6, isLegacy)
-	}
-	return nil
 }
 
 // Close closes the firewall manager
 func (m *Manager) Close(stateManager *statemanager.Manager) error {
-	m.extMonitor.stop()
-
 	m.mutex.Lock()
 	defer m.mutex.Unlock()
 
-	var merr *multierror.Error
-
 	if err := m.router.Reset(); err != nil {
-		merr = multierror.Append(merr, fmt.Errorf("reset router: %v", err))
+		return fmt.Errorf("reset router: %v", err)
-	}
-
-	if m.hasIPv6() {
-		if err := m.router6.Reset(); err != nil {
-			merr = multierror.Append(merr, fmt.Errorf("reset v6 router: %v", err))
-		}
 	}
 
 	if err := m.cleanupNetbirdTables(); err != nil {
-		merr = multierror.Append(merr, fmt.Errorf("cleanup netbird tables: %v", err))
+		return fmt.Errorf("cleanup netbird tables: %v", err)
 	}
 
 	if err := m.rConn.Flush(); err != nil {
-		merr = multierror.Append(merr, fmt.Errorf(flushError, err))
+		return fmt.Errorf(flushError, err)
 	}
 
 	if err := stateManager.DeleteState(&ShutdownState{}); err != nil {
-		merr = multierror.Append(merr, fmt.Errorf("delete state: %v", err))
+		return fmt.Errorf("delete state: %v", err)
 	}
 
-	return nberrors.FormatErrorOrNil(merr)
+	return nil
 }
 
 func (m *Manager) cleanupNetbirdTables() error {
@@ -555,12 +300,6 @@ func (m *Manager) Flush() error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	if m.hasIPv6() {
-		if err := m.aclManager6.Flush(); err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("flush v6 acl: %w", err)
-		}
-	}
-
 	if err := m.refreshNoTrackChains(); err != nil {
 		log.Errorf("failed to refresh notrack chains: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -573,12 +312,6 @@ func (m *Manager) AddDNATRule(rule firewall.ForwardRule) (firewall.Rule, error)
 	m.mutex.Lock()
 	defer m.mutex.Unlock()
 
-	if rule.TranslatedAddress.Is6() {
-		if !m.hasIPv6() {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("add DNAT rule: %w", firewall.ErrIPv6NotInitialized)
-		}
-		return m.router6.AddDNATRule(rule)
-	}
 	return m.router.AddDNATRule(rule)
 }
 
@@ -587,11 +320,7 @@ func (m *Manager) DeleteDNATRule(rule firewall.Rule) error {
 	m.mutex.Lock()
 	defer m.mutex.Unlock()
 
-	r, err := m.routerForRuleID(rule.ID(), (*router).hasDNATRule)
+	return m.router.DeleteDNATRule(rule)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	return r.DeleteDNATRule(rule)
 }
 
 // UpdateSet updates the set with the given prefixes
@@ -599,82 +328,39 @@ func (m *Manager) UpdateSet(set firewall.Set, prefixes []netip.Prefix) error {
 	m.mutex.Lock()
 	defer m.mutex.Unlock()
 
-	var v4Prefixes, v6Prefixes []netip.Prefix
+	return m.router.UpdateSet(set, prefixes)
-	for _, p := range prefixes {
-		if p.Addr().Is6() {
-			v6Prefixes = append(v6Prefixes, p)
-		} else {
-			v4Prefixes = append(v4Prefixes, p)
-		}
-	}
-
-	if err := m.router.UpdateSet(set, v4Prefixes); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	if m.hasIPv6() && len(v6Prefixes) > 0 {
-		if err := m.router6.UpdateSet(set, v6Prefixes); err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("update v6 set: %w", err)
-		}
-	}
-
-	return nil
 }
 
 // AddInboundDNAT adds an inbound DNAT rule redirecting traffic from NetBird peers to local services.
-func (m *Manager) AddInboundDNAT(localAddr netip.Addr, protocol firewall.Protocol, originalPort, translatedPort uint16) error {
+func (m *Manager) AddInboundDNAT(localAddr netip.Addr, protocol firewall.Protocol, sourcePort, targetPort uint16) error {
 	m.mutex.Lock()
 	defer m.mutex.Unlock()
 
-	if localAddr.Is6() {
+	return m.router.AddInboundDNAT(localAddr, protocol, sourcePort, targetPort)
-		if !m.hasIPv6() {
-			return fmt.Errorf("add inbound DNAT: %w", firewall.ErrIPv6NotInitialized)
-		}
-		return m.router6.AddInboundDNAT(localAddr, protocol, originalPort, translatedPort)
-	}
-	return m.router.AddInboundDNAT(localAddr, protocol, originalPort, translatedPort)
 }
 
 // RemoveInboundDNAT removes an inbound DNAT rule.
-func (m *Manager) RemoveInboundDNAT(localAddr netip.Addr, protocol firewall.Protocol, originalPort, translatedPort uint16) error {
+func (m *Manager) RemoveInboundDNAT(localAddr netip.Addr, protocol firewall.Protocol, sourcePort, targetPort uint16) error {
 	m.mutex.Lock()
 	defer m.mutex.Unlock()
 
-	if localAddr.Is6() {
+	return m.router.RemoveInboundDNAT(localAddr, protocol, sourcePort, targetPort)
-		if !m.hasIPv6() {
-			return fmt.Errorf("remove inbound DNAT: %w", firewall.ErrIPv6NotInitialized)
-		}
-		return m.router6.RemoveInboundDNAT(localAddr, protocol, originalPort, translatedPort)
-	}
-	return m.router.RemoveInboundDNAT(localAddr, protocol, originalPort, translatedPort)
 }
 
 // AddOutputDNAT adds an OUTPUT chain DNAT rule for locally-generated traffic.
-func (m *Manager) AddOutputDNAT(localAddr netip.Addr, protocol firewall.Protocol, originalPort, translatedPort uint16) error {
+func (m *Manager) AddOutputDNAT(localAddr netip.Addr, protocol firewall.Protocol, sourcePort, targetPort uint16) error {
 	m.mutex.Lock()
 	defer m.mutex.Unlock()
 
-	if localAddr.Is6() {
+	return m.router.AddOutputDNAT(localAddr, protocol, sourcePort, targetPort)
-		if !m.hasIPv6() {
-			return fmt.Errorf("add output DNAT: %w", firewall.ErrIPv6NotInitialized)
-		}
-		return m.router6.AddOutputDNAT(localAddr, protocol, originalPort, translatedPort)
-	}
-	return m.router.AddOutputDNAT(localAddr, protocol, originalPort, translatedPort)
 }
 
 // RemoveOutputDNAT removes an OUTPUT chain DNAT rule.
-func (m *Manager) RemoveOutputDNAT(localAddr netip.Addr, protocol firewall.Protocol, originalPort, translatedPort uint16) error {
+func (m *Manager) RemoveOutputDNAT(localAddr netip.Addr, protocol firewall.Protocol, sourcePort, targetPort uint16) error {
 	m.mutex.Lock()
 	defer m.mutex.Unlock()
 
-	if localAddr.Is6() {
+	return m.router.RemoveOutputDNAT(localAddr, protocol, sourcePort, targetPort)
-		if !m.hasIPv6() {
-			return fmt.Errorf("remove output DNAT: %w", firewall.ErrIPv6NotInitialized)
-		}
-		return m.router6.RemoveOutputDNAT(localAddr, protocol, originalPort, translatedPort)
-	}
-	return m.router.RemoveOutputDNAT(localAddr, protocol, originalPort, translatedPort)
 }
 
 const (
@@ -848,11 +534,7 @@ func (m *Manager) refreshNoTrackChains() error {
 }
 
 func (m *Manager) createWorkTable() (*nftables.Table, error) {
-	return m.createWorkTableFamily(nftables.TableFamilyIPv4)
+	tables, err := m.rConn.ListTablesOfFamily(nftables.TableFamilyIPv4)
-}
-
-func (m *Manager) createWorkTableFamily(family nftables.TableFamily) (*nftables.Table, error) {
-	tables, err := m.rConn.ListTablesOfFamily(family)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("list of tables: %w", err)
 	}
@@ -864,7 +546,7 @@ func (m *Manager) createWorkTableFamily(family nftables.TableFamily) (*nftables.
 		}
 	}
 
-	table := m.rConn.AddTable(&nftables.Table{Name: tableName, Family: family})
+	table := m.rConn.AddTable(&nftables.Table{Name: getTableName(), Family: nftables.TableFamilyIPv4})
 	err = m.rConn.Flush()
 	return table, err
 }

client/firewall/nftables/manager_linux_test.go

@@ -383,138 +383,10 @@ func TestNftablesManagerCompatibilityWithIptables(t *testing.T) {
 	err = manager.AddNatRule(pair)
 	require.NoError(t, err, "failed to add NAT rule")
 
-	dnatRule, err := manager.AddDNATRule(fw.ForwardRule{
-		Protocol:          fw.ProtocolTCP,
-		DestinationPort:   fw.Port{Values: []uint16{8080}},
-		TranslatedAddress: netip.MustParseAddr("100.96.0.2"),
-		TranslatedPort:    fw.Port{Values: []uint16{80}},
-	})
-	require.NoError(t, err, "failed to add DNAT rule")
-
-	t.Cleanup(func() {
-		require.NoError(t, manager.DeleteDNATRule(dnatRule), "failed to delete DNAT rule")
-	})
-
 	stdout, stderr = runIptablesSave(t)
 	verifyIptablesOutput(t, stdout, stderr)
 }
 
-func TestNftablesManagerIPv6CompatibilityWithIp6tables(t *testing.T) {
-	if check() != NFTABLES {
-		t.Skip("nftables not supported on this system")
-	}
-
-	for _, bin := range []string{"ip6tables", "ip6tables-save", "iptables-save"} {
-		if _, err := exec.LookPath(bin); err != nil {
-			t.Skipf("%s not available on this system: %v", bin, err)
-		}
-	}
-
-	// Seed ip6 tables in the nft backend. Docker may not create them.
-	seedIp6tables(t)
-
-	ifaceMockV6 := &iFaceMock{
-		NameFunc: func() string { return "wt-test" },
-		AddressFunc: func() wgaddr.Address {
-			return wgaddr.Address{
-				IP:      netip.MustParseAddr("100.96.0.1"),
-				Network: netip.MustParsePrefix("100.96.0.0/16"),
-				IPv6:    netip.MustParseAddr("fd00::1"),
-				IPv6Net: netip.MustParsePrefix("fd00::/64"),
-			}
-		},
-	}
-
-	manager, err := Create(ifaceMockV6, iface.DefaultMTU)
-	require.NoError(t, err, "create manager")
-	require.NoError(t, manager.Init(nil))
-
-	t.Cleanup(func() {
-		require.NoError(t, manager.Close(nil), "close manager")
-
-		stdout, stderr := runIp6tablesSave(t)
-		verifyIp6tablesOutput(t, stdout, stderr)
-	})
-
-	ip := netip.MustParseAddr("fd00::2")
-	_, err = manager.AddPeerFiltering(nil, ip.AsSlice(), fw.ProtocolTCP, nil, &fw.Port{Values: []uint16{80}}, fw.ActionAccept, "")
-	require.NoError(t, err, "add v6 peer filtering rule")
-
-	_, err = manager.AddRouteFiltering(
-		nil,
-		[]netip.Prefix{netip.MustParsePrefix("fd00:1::/64")},
-		fw.Network{Prefix: netip.MustParsePrefix("2001:db8::/48")},
-		fw.ProtocolTCP,
-		nil,
-		&fw.Port{Values: []uint16{443}},
-		fw.ActionAccept,
-	)
-	require.NoError(t, err, "add v6 route filtering rule")
-
-	err = manager.AddNatRule(fw.RouterPair{
-		Source:      fw.Network{Prefix: netip.MustParsePrefix("fd00::/64")},
-		Destination: fw.Network{Prefix: netip.MustParsePrefix("2001:db8::/48")},
-		Masquerade:  true,
-	})
-	require.NoError(t, err, "add v6 NAT rule")
-
-	dnatRule, err := manager.AddDNATRule(fw.ForwardRule{
-		Protocol:          fw.ProtocolTCP,
-		DestinationPort:   fw.Port{Values: []uint16{8080}},
-		TranslatedAddress: netip.MustParseAddr("fd00::2"),
-		TranslatedPort:    fw.Port{Values: []uint16{80}},
-	})
-	require.NoError(t, err, "add v6 DNAT rule")
-
-	t.Cleanup(func() {
-		require.NoError(t, manager.DeleteDNATRule(dnatRule), "delete v6 DNAT rule")
-	})
-
-	stdout, stderr := runIptablesSave(t)
-	verifyIptablesOutput(t, stdout, stderr)
-
-	stdout, stderr = runIp6tablesSave(t)
-	verifyIp6tablesOutput(t, stdout, stderr)
-}
-
-func seedIp6tables(t *testing.T) {
-	t.Helper()
-	for _, tc := range []struct{ table, chain string }{
-		{"filter", "FORWARD"},
-		{"nat", "POSTROUTING"},
-		{"mangle", "FORWARD"},
-	} {
-		add := exec.Command("ip6tables", "-t", tc.table, "-A", tc.chain, "-j", "ACCEPT")
-		require.NoError(t, add.Run(), "seed ip6tables -t %s", tc.table)
-		del := exec.Command("ip6tables", "-t", tc.table, "-D", tc.chain, "-j", "ACCEPT")
-		require.NoError(t, del.Run(), "unseed ip6tables -t %s", tc.table)
-	}
-}
-
-func runIp6tablesSave(t *testing.T) (string, string) {
-	t.Helper()
-	var stdout, stderr bytes.Buffer
-	cmd := exec.Command("ip6tables-save")
-	cmd.Stdout = &stdout
-	cmd.Stderr = &stderr
-	require.NoError(t, cmd.Run(), "ip6tables-save failed")
-	return stdout.String(), stderr.String()
-}
-
-func verifyIp6tablesOutput(t *testing.T, stdout, stderr string) {
-	t.Helper()
-	for _, msg := range []string{
-		"Table `nat' is incompatible",
-		"Table `mangle' is incompatible",
-		"Table `filter' is incompatible",
-	} {
-		require.NotContains(t, stdout, msg,
-			"ip6tables-save stdout reports incompatibility: %s", stdout)
-		require.NotContains(t, stderr, msg,
-			"ip6tables-save stderr reports incompatibility: %s", stderr)
-	}
-}
-
 func TestNftablesManagerCompatibilityWithIptablesFor6kPrefixes(t *testing.T) {
 	if check() != NFTABLES {
 		t.Skip("nftables not supported on this system")

client/firewall/nftables/router_linux.go

@@ -50,10 +50,8 @@ const (
 	dnatSuffix = "_dnat"
 	snatSuffix = "_snat"
 
-	// ipv4TCPHeaderSize is the minimum IPv4 (20) + TCP (20) header size for MSS calculation.
+	// ipTCPHeaderMinSize represents minimum IP (20) + TCP (20) header size for MSS calculation
-	ipv4TCPHeaderSize = 40
+	ipTCPHeaderMinSize = 40
-	// ipv6TCPHeaderSize is the minimum IPv6 (40) + TCP (20) header size for MSS calculation.
-	ipv6TCPHeaderSize = 60
 
 	// maxPrefixesSet 1638 prefixes start to fail, taking some margin
 	maxPrefixesSet       = 1500
@@ -78,7 +76,6 @@ type router struct {
 	rules        map[string]*nftables.Rule
 	ipsetCounter *refcounter.Counter[string, setInput, *nftables.Set]
 
-	af               addrFamily
 	wgIface          iFaceMapper
 	ipFwdState       *ipfwdstate.IPForwardingState
 	legacyManagement bool
@@ -91,7 +88,6 @@ func newRouter(workTable *nftables.Table, wgIface iFaceMapper, mtu uint16) (*rou
 		workTable:  workTable,
 		chains:     make(map[string]*nftables.Chain),
 		rules:      make(map[string]*nftables.Rule),
-		af:         familyForAddr(workTable.Family == nftables.TableFamilyIPv4),
 		wgIface:    wgIface,
 		ipFwdState: ipfwdstate.NewIPForwardingState(),
 		mtu:        mtu,
@@ -154,7 +150,7 @@ func (r *router) Reset() error {
 func (r *router) removeNatPreroutingRules() error {
 	table := &nftables.Table{
 		Name:   tableNat,
-		Family: r.af.tableFamily,
+		Family: nftables.TableFamilyIPv4,
 	}
 	chain := &nftables.Chain{
 		Name:     chainNameNatPrerouting,
@@ -187,7 +183,7 @@ func (r *router) removeNatPreroutingRules() error {
 }
 
 func (r *router) loadFilterTable() (*nftables.Table, error) {
-	tables, err := r.conn.ListTablesOfFamily(r.af.tableFamily)
+	tables, err := r.conn.ListTablesOfFamily(nftables.TableFamilyIPv4)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("list tables: %w", err)
 	}
@@ -423,7 +419,7 @@ func (r *router) AddRouteFiltering(
 
 	// Handle protocol
 	if proto != firewall.ProtocolALL {
-		protoNum, err := r.af.protoNum(proto)
+		protoNum, err := protoToInt(proto)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("convert protocol to number: %w", err)
 		}
@@ -483,24 +479,7 @@ func (r *router) getIpSet(set firewall.Set, prefixes []netip.Prefix, isSource bo
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("create or get ipset: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	return r.getIpSetExprs(ref, isSource)
+	return getIpSetExprs(ref, isSource)
-}
-
-func (r *router) iptablesProto() iptables.Protocol {
-	if r.af.tableFamily == nftables.TableFamilyIPv6 {
-		return iptables.ProtocolIPv6
-	}
-	return iptables.ProtocolIPv4
-}
-
-func (r *router) hasRule(id string) bool {
-	_, ok := r.rules[id]
-	return ok
-}
-
-func (r *router) hasDNATRule(id string) bool {
-	_, ok := r.rules[id+dnatSuffix]
-	return ok
 }
 
 func (r *router) DeleteRouteRule(rule firewall.Rule) error {
@@ -549,10 +528,10 @@ func (r *router) createIpSet(setName string, input setInput) (*nftables.Set, err
 		Table:   r.workTable,
 		// required for prefixes
 		Interval: true,
-		KeyType:  r.af.setKeyType,
+		KeyType:  nftables.TypeIPAddr,
 	}
 
-	elements := r.convertPrefixesToSet(prefixes)
+	elements := convertPrefixesToSet(prefixes)
 	nElements := len(elements)
 
 	maxElements := maxPrefixesSet * 2
@@ -585,17 +564,23 @@ func (r *router) createIpSet(setName string, input setInput) (*nftables.Set, err
 	return nfset, nil
 }
 
-func (r *router) convertPrefixesToSet(prefixes []netip.Prefix) []nftables.SetElement {
+func convertPrefixesToSet(prefixes []netip.Prefix) []nftables.SetElement {
 	var elements []nftables.SetElement
 	for _, prefix := range prefixes {
+		// TODO: Implement IPv6 support
+		if prefix.Addr().Is6() {
+			log.Tracef("skipping IPv6 prefix %s: IPv6 support not yet implemented", prefix)
+			continue
+		}
+
 		// nftables needs half-open intervals [firstIP, lastIP) for prefixes
 		// e.g. 10.0.0.0/24 becomes [10.0.0.0, 10.0.1.0), 10.1.1.1/32 becomes [10.1.1.1, 10.1.1.2) etc
 		firstIP := prefix.Addr()
 		lastIP := calculateLastIP(prefix).Next()
 
 		elements = append(elements,
-			// the nft tool also adds a zero-address IntervalEnd element, see https://github.com/google/nftables/issues/247
+			// the nft tool also adds a line like this, see https://github.com/google/nftables/issues/247
-			// nftables.SetElement{Key: make([]byte, r.af.addrLen), IntervalEnd: true},
+			// nftables.SetElement{Key: []byte{0, 0, 0, 0}, IntervalEnd: true},
 			nftables.SetElement{Key: firstIP.AsSlice()},
 			nftables.SetElement{Key: lastIP.AsSlice(), IntervalEnd: true},
 		)
@@ -605,20 +590,10 @@ func (r *router) convertPrefixesToSet(prefixes []netip.Prefix) []nftables.SetEle
 
 // calculateLastIP determines the last IP in a given prefix.
 func calculateLastIP(prefix netip.Prefix) netip.Addr {
-	masked := prefix.Masked()
+	hostMask := ^uint32(0) >> prefix.Masked().Bits()
-	if masked.Addr().Is4() {
+	lastIP := uint32FromNetipAddr(prefix.Addr()) | hostMask
-		hostMask := ^uint32(0) >> masked.Bits()
-		lastIP := uint32FromNetipAddr(masked.Addr()) | hostMask
-		return netip.AddrFrom4(uint32ToBytes(lastIP))
-	}
 
-	// IPv6: set host bits to all 1s
+	return netip.AddrFrom4(uint32ToBytes(lastIP))
-	b := masked.Addr().As16()
-	bits := masked.Bits()
-	for i := bits; i < 128; i++ {
-		b[i/8] |= 1 << (7 - i%8)
-	}
-	return netip.AddrFrom16(b)
 }
 
 // Utility function to convert netip.Addr to uint32.
@@ -870,16 +845,9 @@ func (r *router) addPostroutingRules() {
 }
 
 // addMSSClampingRules adds MSS clamping rules to prevent fragmentation for forwarded traffic.
+// TODO: Add IPv6 support
 func (r *router) addMSSClampingRules() error {
-	overhead := uint16(ipv4TCPHeaderSize)
+	mss := r.mtu - ipTCPHeaderMinSize
-	if r.af.tableFamily == nftables.TableFamilyIPv6 {
-		overhead = ipv6TCPHeaderSize
-	}
-	if r.mtu <= overhead {
-		log.Debugf("MTU %d too small for MSS clamping (overhead %d), skipping", r.mtu, overhead)
-		return nil
-	}
-	mss := r.mtu - overhead
 
 	exprsOut := []expr.Any{
 		&expr.Meta{
@@ -1086,22 +1054,17 @@ func (r *router) acceptFilterTableRules() error {
 		log.Debugf("Used %s to add accept forward and input rules", fw)
 	}()
 
-	// Try iptables first and fallback to nftables if iptables is not available.
+	// Try iptables first and fallback to nftables if iptables is not available
-	// Use the correct protocol (iptables vs ip6tables) for the address family.
+	ipt, err := iptables.New()
-	ipt, err := iptables.NewWithProtocol(r.iptablesProto())
 	if err != nil {
+		// iptables is not available but the filter table exists
 		log.Warnf("Will use nftables to manipulate the filter table because iptables is not available: %v", err)
 
 		fw = "nftables"
 		return r.acceptFilterRulesNftables(r.filterTable)
 	}
 
-	if err := r.acceptFilterRulesIptables(ipt); err != nil {
+	return r.acceptFilterRulesIptables(ipt)
-		log.Warnf("iptables failed (table may be incompatible), falling back to nftables: %v", err)
-		fw = "nftables"
-		return r.acceptFilterRulesNftables(r.filterTable)
-	}
-	return nil
 }
 
 func (r *router) acceptFilterRulesIptables(ipt *iptables.IPTables) error {
@@ -1172,122 +1135,83 @@ func (r *router) acceptExternalChainsRules() error {
 	}
 
 	intf := ifname(r.wgIface.Name())
+
 	for _, chain := range chains {
-		r.applyExternalChainAccept(chain, intf)
+		if chain.Hooknum == nil {
+			log.Debugf("skipping external chain %s/%s: hooknum is nil", chain.Table.Name, chain.Name)
+			continue
+		}
+
+		log.Debugf("adding accept rules to external %s chain: %s %s/%s",
+			hookName(chain.Hooknum), familyName(chain.Table.Family), chain.Table.Name, chain.Name)
+
+		switch *chain.Hooknum {
+		case *nftables.ChainHookForward:
+			r.insertForwardAcceptRules(chain, intf)
+		case *nftables.ChainHookInput:
+			r.insertInputAcceptRule(chain, intf)
+		}
 	}
 
 	if err := r.conn.Flush(); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("flush external chain rules: %w", err)
 	}
+
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (r *router) applyExternalChainAccept(chain *nftables.Chain, intf []byte) {
-	if chain.Hooknum == nil {
-		log.Debugf("skipping external chain %s/%s: hooknum is nil", chain.Table.Name, chain.Name)
-		return
-	}
-
-	log.Debugf("adding accept rules to external %s chain: %s %s/%s",
-		hookName(chain.Hooknum), familyName(chain.Table.Family), chain.Table.Name, chain.Name)
-
-	switch *chain.Hooknum {
-	case *nftables.ChainHookForward:
-		r.insertForwardAcceptRules(chain, intf)
-	case *nftables.ChainHookInput:
-		r.insertInputAcceptRule(chain, intf)
-	}
-}
-
 func (r *router) insertForwardAcceptRules(chain *nftables.Chain, intf []byte) {
-	existing, err := r.existingNetbirdRulesInChain(chain)
+	iifRule := &nftables.Rule{
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Warnf("skip forward accept rules in %s/%s: %v", chain.Table.Name, chain.Name, err)
-		return
-	}
-	r.insertForwardIifRule(chain, intf, existing)
-	r.insertForwardOifEstablishedRule(chain, intf, existing)
-}
-
-func (r *router) insertForwardIifRule(chain *nftables.Chain, intf []byte, existing map[string]bool) {
-	if existing[userDataAcceptForwardRuleIif] {
-		return
-	}
-	r.conn.InsertRule(&nftables.Rule{
 		Table: chain.Table,
 		Chain: chain,
 		Exprs: []expr.Any{
 			&expr.Meta{Key: expr.MetaKeyIIFNAME, Register: 1},
-			&expr.Cmp{Op: expr.CmpOpEq, Register: 1, Data: intf},
+			&expr.Cmp{
+				Op:       expr.CmpOpEq,
+				Register: 1,
+				Data:     intf,
+			},
 			&expr.Counter{},
 			&expr.Verdict{Kind: expr.VerdictAccept},
 		},
 		UserData: []byte(userDataAcceptForwardRuleIif),
-	})
+	}
-}
+	r.conn.InsertRule(iifRule)
 
-func (r *router) insertForwardOifEstablishedRule(chain *nftables.Chain, intf []byte, existing map[string]bool) {
+	oifExprs := []expr.Any{
-	if existing[userDataAcceptForwardRuleOif] {
-		return
-	}
-	exprs := []expr.Any{
 		&expr.Meta{Key: expr.MetaKeyOIFNAME, Register: 1},
-		&expr.Cmp{Op: expr.CmpOpEq, Register: 1, Data: intf},
+		&expr.Cmp{
+			Op:       expr.CmpOpEq,
+			Register: 1,
+			Data:     intf,
+		},
 	}
-	r.conn.InsertRule(&nftables.Rule{
+	oifRule := &nftables.Rule{
 		Table:    chain.Table,
 		Chain:    chain,
-		Exprs:    append(exprs, getEstablishedExprs(2)...),
+		Exprs:    append(oifExprs, getEstablishedExprs(2)...),
 		UserData: []byte(userDataAcceptForwardRuleOif),
-	})
+	}
+	r.conn.InsertRule(oifRule)
 }
 
 func (r *router) insertInputAcceptRule(chain *nftables.Chain, intf []byte) {
-	existing, err := r.existingNetbirdRulesInChain(chain)
+	inputRule := &nftables.Rule{
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Warnf("skip input accept rule in %s/%s: %v", chain.Table.Name, chain.Name, err)
-		return
-	}
-	if existing[userDataAcceptInputRule] {
-		return
-	}
-	r.conn.InsertRule(&nftables.Rule{
 		Table: chain.Table,
 		Chain: chain,
 		Exprs: []expr.Any{
 			&expr.Meta{Key: expr.MetaKeyIIFNAME, Register: 1},
-			&expr.Cmp{Op: expr.CmpOpEq, Register: 1, Data: intf},
+			&expr.Cmp{
+				Op:       expr.CmpOpEq,
+				Register: 1,
+				Data:     intf,
+			},
 			&expr.Counter{},
 			&expr.Verdict{Kind: expr.VerdictAccept},
 		},
 		UserData: []byte(userDataAcceptInputRule),
-	})
-}
-
-// existingNetbirdRulesInChain returns the set of netbird-owned UserData tags present in a chain; callers must bail on error since InsertRule is additive.
-func (r *router) existingNetbirdRulesInChain(chain *nftables.Chain) (map[string]bool, error) {
-	rules, err := r.conn.GetRules(chain.Table, chain)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("list rules: %w", err)
 	}
-	present := map[string]bool{}
+	r.conn.InsertRule(inputRule)
-	for _, rule := range rules {
-		if !isNetbirdAcceptRuleTag(rule.UserData) {
-			continue
-		}
-		present[string(rule.UserData)] = true
-	}
-	return present, nil
-}
-
-func isNetbirdAcceptRuleTag(userData []byte) bool {
-	switch string(userData) {
-	case userDataAcceptForwardRuleIif,
-		userDataAcceptForwardRuleOif,
-		userDataAcceptInputRule:
-		return true
-	}
-	return false
 }
 
 func (r *router) removeAcceptFilterRules() error {
@@ -1309,17 +1233,13 @@ func (r *router) removeFilterTableRules() error {
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	ipt, err := iptables.NewWithProtocol(r.iptablesProto())
+	ipt, err := iptables.New()
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Debugf("iptables not available, using nftables to remove filter rules: %v", err)
 		return r.removeAcceptRulesFromTable(r.filterTable)
 	}
 
-	if err := r.removeAcceptFilterRulesIptables(ipt); err != nil {
+	return r.removeAcceptFilterRulesIptables(ipt)
-		log.Debugf("iptables removal failed (table may be incompatible), falling back to nftables: %v", err)
-		return r.removeAcceptRulesFromTable(r.filterTable)
-	}
-	return nil
 }
 
 func (r *router) removeAcceptRulesFromTable(table *nftables.Table) error {
@@ -1386,7 +1306,7 @@ func (r *router) removeExternalChainsRules() error {
 func (r *router) findExternalChains() []*nftables.Chain {
 	var chains []*nftables.Chain
 
-	families := []nftables.TableFamily{r.af.tableFamily, nftables.TableFamilyINet}
+	families := []nftables.TableFamily{nftables.TableFamilyIPv4, nftables.TableFamilyINet}
 
 	for _, family := range families {
 		allChains, err := r.conn.ListChainsOfTableFamily(family)
@@ -1417,8 +1337,8 @@ func (r *router) isExternalChain(chain *nftables.Chain) bool {
 		return false
 	}
 
-	// Skip iptables/ip6tables-managed tables (adding nft-native rules breaks iptables-save compat)
+	// Skip all iptables-managed tables in the ip family
-	if (chain.Table.Family == nftables.TableFamilyIPv4 || chain.Table.Family == nftables.TableFamilyIPv6) && isIptablesTable(chain.Table.Name) {
+	if chain.Table.Family == nftables.TableFamilyIPv4 && isIptablesTable(chain.Table.Name) {
 		return false
 	}
 
@@ -1559,7 +1479,7 @@ func (r *router) AddDNATRule(rule firewall.ForwardRule) (firewall.Rule, error) {
 		return rule, nil
 	}
 
-	protoNum, err := r.af.protoNum(rule.Protocol)
+	protoNum, err := protoToInt(rule.Protocol)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("convert protocol to number: %w", err)
 	}
@@ -1622,7 +1542,7 @@ func (r *router) addDnatRedirect(rule firewall.ForwardRule, protoNum uint8, rule
 	dnatExprs = append(dnatExprs,
 		&expr.NAT{
 			Type:        expr.NATTypeDestNAT,
-			Family:      uint32(r.af.tableFamily),
+			Family:      uint32(nftables.TableFamilyIPv4),
 			RegAddrMin:  1,
 			RegProtoMin: regProtoMin,
 			RegProtoMax: regProtoMax,
@@ -1715,15 +1635,14 @@ func (r *router) addXTablesRedirect(dnatExprs []expr.Any, ruleKey string, rule f
 		},
 	)
 
-	natTable := &nftables.Table{
-		Name:   tableNat,
-		Family: r.af.tableFamily,
-	}
 	dnatRule := &nftables.Rule{
-		Table: natTable,
+		Table: &nftables.Table{
+			Name:   tableNat,
+			Family: nftables.TableFamilyIPv4,
+		},
 		Chain: &nftables.Chain{
 			Name:     chainNameNatPrerouting,
-			Table:    natTable,
+			Table:    r.filterTable,
 			Type:     nftables.ChainTypeNAT,
 			Hooknum:  nftables.ChainHookPrerouting,
 			Priority: nftables.ChainPriorityNATDest,
@@ -1754,8 +1673,8 @@ func (r *router) addDnatMasq(rule firewall.ForwardRule, protoNum uint8, ruleKey
 		&expr.Payload{
 			DestRegister: 1,
 			Base:         expr.PayloadBaseNetworkHeader,
-			Offset:       r.af.dstAddrOffset,
+			Offset:       16,
-			Len:          r.af.addrLen,
+			Len:          4,
 		},
 		&expr.Cmp{
 			Op:       expr.CmpOpEq,
@@ -1833,7 +1752,7 @@ func (r *router) UpdateSet(set firewall.Set, prefixes []netip.Prefix) error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("get set %s: %w", set.HashedName(), err)
 	}
 
-	elements := r.convertPrefixesToSet(prefixes)
+	elements := convertPrefixesToSet(prefixes)
 	if err := r.conn.SetAddElements(nfset, elements); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("add elements to set %s: %w", set.HashedName(), err)
 	}
@@ -1848,14 +1767,14 @@ func (r *router) UpdateSet(set firewall.Set, prefixes []netip.Prefix) error {
 }
 
 // AddInboundDNAT adds an inbound DNAT rule redirecting traffic from NetBird peers to local services.
-func (r *router) AddInboundDNAT(localAddr netip.Addr, protocol firewall.Protocol, originalPort, translatedPort uint16) error {
+func (r *router) AddInboundDNAT(localAddr netip.Addr, protocol firewall.Protocol, sourcePort, targetPort uint16) error {
-	ruleID := fmt.Sprintf("inbound-dnat-%s-%s-%d-%d", localAddr.String(), protocol, originalPort, translatedPort)
+	ruleID := fmt.Sprintf("inbound-dnat-%s-%s-%d-%d", localAddr.String(), protocol, sourcePort, targetPort)
 
 	if _, exists := r.rules[ruleID]; exists {
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	protoNum, err := r.af.protoNum(protocol)
+	protoNum, err := protoToInt(protocol)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("convert protocol to number: %w", err)
 	}
@@ -1882,15 +1801,11 @@ func (r *router) AddInboundDNAT(localAddr netip.Addr, protocol firewall.Protocol
 		&expr.Cmp{
 			Op:       expr.CmpOpEq,
 			Register: 3,
-			Data:     binaryutil.BigEndian.PutUint16(originalPort),
+			Data:     binaryutil.BigEndian.PutUint16(sourcePort),
 		},
 	}
 
-	bits := 32
+	exprs = append(exprs, applyPrefix(netip.PrefixFrom(localAddr, 32), false)...)
-	if localAddr.Is6() {
-		bits = 128
-	}
-	exprs = append(exprs, r.applyPrefix(netip.PrefixFrom(localAddr, bits), false)...)
 
 	exprs = append(exprs,
 		&expr.Immediate{
@@ -1899,11 +1814,11 @@ func (r *router) AddInboundDNAT(localAddr netip.Addr, protocol firewall.Protocol
 		},
 		&expr.Immediate{
 			Register: 2,
-			Data:     binaryutil.BigEndian.PutUint16(translatedPort),
+			Data:     binaryutil.BigEndian.PutUint16(targetPort),
 		},
 		&expr.NAT{
 			Type:        expr.NATTypeDestNAT,
-			Family:      uint32(r.af.tableFamily),
+			Family:      uint32(nftables.TableFamilyIPv4),
 			RegAddrMin:  1,
 			RegProtoMin: 2,
 			RegProtoMax: 0,
@@ -1928,12 +1843,12 @@ func (r *router) AddInboundDNAT(localAddr netip.Addr, protocol firewall.Protocol
 }
 
 // RemoveInboundDNAT removes an inbound DNAT rule.
-func (r *router) RemoveInboundDNAT(localAddr netip.Addr, protocol firewall.Protocol, originalPort, translatedPort uint16) error {
+func (r *router) RemoveInboundDNAT(localAddr netip.Addr, protocol firewall.Protocol, sourcePort, targetPort uint16) error {
 	if err := r.refreshRulesMap(); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf(refreshRulesMapError, err)
 	}
 
-	ruleID := fmt.Sprintf("inbound-dnat-%s-%s-%d-%d", localAddr.String(), protocol, originalPort, translatedPort)
+	ruleID := fmt.Sprintf("inbound-dnat-%s-%s-%d-%d", localAddr.String(), protocol, sourcePort, targetPort)
 
 	rule, exists := r.rules[ruleID]
 	if !exists {
@@ -1979,8 +1894,8 @@ func (r *router) ensureNATOutputChain() error {
 }
 
 // AddOutputDNAT adds an OUTPUT chain DNAT rule for locally-generated traffic.
-func (r *router) AddOutputDNAT(localAddr netip.Addr, protocol firewall.Protocol, originalPort, translatedPort uint16) error {
+func (r *router) AddOutputDNAT(localAddr netip.Addr, protocol firewall.Protocol, sourcePort, targetPort uint16) error {
-	ruleID := fmt.Sprintf("output-dnat-%s-%s-%d-%d", localAddr.String(), protocol, originalPort, translatedPort)
+	ruleID := fmt.Sprintf("output-dnat-%s-%s-%d-%d", localAddr.String(), protocol, sourcePort, targetPort)
 
 	if _, exists := r.rules[ruleID]; exists {
 		return nil
@@ -1990,7 +1905,7 @@ func (r *router) AddOutputDNAT(localAddr netip.Addr, protocol firewall.Protocol,
 		return err
 	}
 
-	protoNum, err := r.af.protoNum(protocol)
+	protoNum, err := protoToInt(protocol)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("convert protocol to number: %w", err)
 	}
@@ -2011,15 +1926,11 @@ func (r *router) AddOutputDNAT(localAddr netip.Addr, protocol firewall.Protocol,
 		&expr.Cmp{
 			Op:       expr.CmpOpEq,
 			Register: 2,
-			Data:     binaryutil.BigEndian.PutUint16(originalPort),
+			Data:     binaryutil.BigEndian.PutUint16(sourcePort),
 		},
 	}
 
-	bits := 32
+	exprs = append(exprs, applyPrefix(netip.PrefixFrom(localAddr, 32), false)...)
-	if localAddr.Is6() {
-		bits = 128
-	}
-	exprs = append(exprs, r.applyPrefix(netip.PrefixFrom(localAddr, bits), false)...)
 
 	exprs = append(exprs,
 		&expr.Immediate{
@@ -2028,11 +1939,11 @@ func (r *router) AddOutputDNAT(localAddr netip.Addr, protocol firewall.Protocol,
 		},
 		&expr.Immediate{
 			Register: 2,
-			Data:     binaryutil.BigEndian.PutUint16(translatedPort),
+			Data:     binaryutil.BigEndian.PutUint16(targetPort),
 		},
 		&expr.NAT{
 			Type:        expr.NATTypeDestNAT,
-			Family:      uint32(r.af.tableFamily),
+			Family:      uint32(nftables.TableFamilyIPv4),
 			RegAddrMin:  1,
 			RegProtoMin: 2,
 		},
@@ -2056,12 +1967,12 @@ func (r *router) AddOutputDNAT(localAddr netip.Addr, protocol firewall.Protocol,
 }
 
 // RemoveOutputDNAT removes an OUTPUT chain DNAT rule.
-func (r *router) RemoveOutputDNAT(localAddr netip.Addr, protocol firewall.Protocol, originalPort, translatedPort uint16) error {
+func (r *router) RemoveOutputDNAT(localAddr netip.Addr, protocol firewall.Protocol, sourcePort, targetPort uint16) error {
 	if err := r.refreshRulesMap(); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf(refreshRulesMapError, err)
 	}
 
-	ruleID := fmt.Sprintf("output-dnat-%s-%s-%d-%d", localAddr.String(), protocol, originalPort, translatedPort)
+	ruleID := fmt.Sprintf("output-dnat-%s-%s-%d-%d", localAddr.String(), protocol, sourcePort, targetPort)
 
 	rule, exists := r.rules[ruleID]
 	if !exists {
@@ -2100,44 +2011,45 @@ func (r *router) applyNetwork(
 	}
 
 	if network.IsPrefix() {
-		return r.applyPrefix(network.Prefix, isSource), nil
+		return applyPrefix(network.Prefix, isSource), nil
 	}
 
 	return nil, nil
 }
 
 // applyPrefix generates nftables expressions for a CIDR prefix
-func (r *router) applyPrefix(prefix netip.Prefix, isSource bool) []expr.Any {
+func applyPrefix(prefix netip.Prefix, isSource bool) []expr.Any {
-	// dst offset by default
+	// dst offset
-	offset := r.af.dstAddrOffset
+	offset := uint32(16)
 	if isSource {
 		// src offset
-		offset = r.af.srcAddrOffset
+		offset = 12
 	}
 
 	ones := prefix.Bits()
-	// unspecified address (/0) doesn't need extra expressions
+	// 0.0.0.0/0 doesn't need extra expressions
 	if ones == 0 {
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	mask := net.CIDRMask(ones, r.af.totalBits)
+	mask := net.CIDRMask(ones, 32)
-	xor := make([]byte, r.af.addrLen)
 
 	return []expr.Any{
 		&expr.Payload{
 			DestRegister: 1,
 			Base:         expr.PayloadBaseNetworkHeader,
 			Offset:       offset,
-			Len:          r.af.addrLen,
+			Len:          4,
 		},
+		// netmask
 		&expr.Bitwise{
 			DestRegister:   1,
 			SourceRegister: 1,
-			Len:            r.af.addrLen,
+			Len:            4,
 			Mask:           mask,
-			Xor:            xor,
+			Xor:            []byte{0, 0, 0, 0},
 		},
+		// net address
 		&expr.Cmp{
 			Op:       expr.CmpOpEq,
 			Register: 1,
@@ -2220,12 +2132,13 @@ func getCtNewExprs() []expr.Any {
 	}
 }
 
-func (r *router) getIpSetExprs(ref refcounter.Ref[*nftables.Set], isSource bool) ([]expr.Any, error) {
+func getIpSetExprs(ref refcounter.Ref[*nftables.Set], isSource bool) ([]expr.Any, error) {
-	// dst offset by default
+
-	offset := r.af.dstAddrOffset
+	// dst offset
+	offset := uint32(16)
 	if isSource {
 		// src offset
-		offset = r.af.srcAddrOffset
+		offset = 12
 	}
 
 	return []expr.Any{
@@ -2233,7 +2146,7 @@ func (r *router) getIpSetExprs(ref refcounter.Ref[*nftables.Set], isSource bool)
 			DestRegister: 1,
 			Base:         expr.PayloadBaseNetworkHeader,
 			Offset:       offset,
-			Len:          r.af.addrLen,
+			Len:          4,
 		},
 		&expr.Lookup{
 			SourceRegister: 1,

client/firewall/nftables/router_linux_test.go

@@ -90,9 +90,8 @@ func TestNftablesManager_AddNatRule(t *testing.T) {
 				}
 
 				// Build CIDR matching expressions
-				testRouter := &router{af: afIPv4}
+				sourceExp := applyPrefix(testCase.InputPair.Source.Prefix, true)
-				sourceExp := testRouter.applyPrefix(testCase.InputPair.Source.Prefix, true)
+				destExp := applyPrefix(testCase.InputPair.Destination.Prefix, false)
-				destExp := testRouter.applyPrefix(testCase.InputPair.Destination.Prefix, false)
 
 				// Combine all expressions in the correct order
 				// nolint:gocritic
@@ -509,136 +508,6 @@ func TestNftablesCreateIpSet(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-func TestNftablesCreateIpSet_IPv6(t *testing.T) {
-	if check() != NFTABLES {
-		t.Skip("nftables not supported on this system")
-	}
-
-	workTable, err := createWorkTableIPv6()
-	require.NoError(t, err, "Failed to create v6 work table")
-	defer deleteWorkTableIPv6()
-
-	r, err := newRouter(workTable, ifaceMock, iface.DefaultMTU)
-	require.NoError(t, err, "Failed to create router")
-	require.NoError(t, r.init(workTable))
-	defer func() {
-		require.NoError(t, r.Reset(), "Failed to reset router")
-	}()
-
-	tests := []struct {
-		name     string
-		sources  []netip.Prefix
-		expected []netip.Prefix
-	}{
-		{
-			name:    "Single IPv6",
-			sources: []netip.Prefix{netip.MustParsePrefix("2001:db8::1/128")},
-		},
-		{
-			name: "Multiple IPv6 Subnets",
-			sources: []netip.Prefix{
-				netip.MustParsePrefix("fd00::/64"),
-				netip.MustParsePrefix("2001:db8::/48"),
-				netip.MustParsePrefix("fe80::/10"),
-			},
-		},
-		{
-			name: "Overlapping IPv6",
-			sources: []netip.Prefix{
-				netip.MustParsePrefix("fd00::/48"),
-				netip.MustParsePrefix("fd00::/64"),
-				netip.MustParsePrefix("fd00::1/128"),
-			},
-			expected: []netip.Prefix{
-				netip.MustParsePrefix("fd00::/48"),
-			},
-		},
-		{
-			name: "Mixed prefix lengths",
-			sources: []netip.Prefix{
-				netip.MustParsePrefix("2001:db8:1::/48"),
-				netip.MustParsePrefix("2001:db8:2::1/128"),
-				netip.MustParsePrefix("fd00:abcd::/32"),
-			},
-		},
-	}
-
-	for _, tt := range tests {
-		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			setName := firewall.NewPrefixSet(tt.sources).HashedName()
-			set, err := r.createIpSet(setName, setInput{prefixes: tt.sources})
-			require.NoError(t, err, "Failed to create IPv6 set")
-			require.NotNil(t, set)
-
-			assert.Equal(t, setName, set.Name)
-			assert.True(t, set.Interval)
-			assert.Equal(t, nftables.TypeIP6Addr, set.KeyType)
-
-			fetchedSet, err := r.conn.GetSetByName(r.workTable, setName)
-			require.NoError(t, err, "Failed to fetch created set")
-
-			elements, err := r.conn.GetSetElements(fetchedSet)
-			require.NoError(t, err, "Failed to get set elements")
-
-			uniquePrefixes := make(map[string]bool)
-			for _, elem := range elements {
-				if !elem.IntervalEnd && len(elem.Key) == 16 {
-					ip := netip.AddrFrom16([16]byte(elem.Key))
-					uniquePrefixes[ip.String()] = true
-				}
-			}
-
-			expectedCount := len(tt.expected)
-			if expectedCount == 0 {
-				expectedCount = len(tt.sources)
-			}
-			assert.Equal(t, expectedCount, len(uniquePrefixes), "unique prefix count mismatch")
-
-			r.conn.DelSet(set)
-			require.NoError(t, r.conn.Flush())
-		})
-	}
-}
-
-func createWorkTableIPv6() (*nftables.Table, error) {
-	sConn, err := nftables.New(nftables.AsLasting())
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	tables, err := sConn.ListTablesOfFamily(nftables.TableFamilyIPv6)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	for _, t := range tables {
-		if t.Name == tableNameNetbird {
-			sConn.DelTable(t)
-		}
-	}
-
-	table := sConn.AddTable(&nftables.Table{Name: tableNameNetbird, Family: nftables.TableFamilyIPv6})
-	err = sConn.Flush()
-	return table, err
-}
-
-func deleteWorkTableIPv6() {
-	sConn, err := nftables.New(nftables.AsLasting())
-	if err != nil {
-		return
-	}
-
-	tables, err := sConn.ListTablesOfFamily(nftables.TableFamilyIPv6)
-	if err != nil {
-		return
-	}
-	for _, t := range tables {
-		if t.Name == tableNameNetbird {
-			sConn.DelTable(t)
-			_ = sConn.Flush()
-		}
-	}
-}
-
 func verifyRule(t *testing.T, rule *nftables.Rule, sources []netip.Prefix, destination netip.Prefix, proto firewall.Protocol, sPort, dPort *firewall.Port, direction firewall.RuleDirection, action firewall.Action, expectSet bool) {
 	t.Helper()
 
@@ -758,7 +627,7 @@ func containsPort(exprs []expr.Any, port *firewall.Port, isSource bool) bool {
 
 func containsProtocol(exprs []expr.Any, proto firewall.Protocol) bool {
 	var metaFound, cmpFound bool
-	expectedProto, _ := afIPv4.protoNum(proto)
+	expectedProto, _ := protoToInt(proto)
 	for _, e := range exprs {
 		switch ex := e.(type) {
 		case *expr.Meta:
@@ -985,55 +854,3 @@ func TestRouter_AddNatRule_WithStaleEntry(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	assert.Equal(t, 1, found, "NAT rule should exist in kernel")
 }
-
-func TestCalculateLastIP(t *testing.T) {
-	tests := []struct {
-		prefix string
-		want   string
-	}{
-		{"10.0.0.0/24", "10.0.0.255"},
-		{"10.0.0.0/32", "10.0.0.0"},
-		{"0.0.0.0/0", "255.255.255.255"},
-		{"192.168.1.0/28", "192.168.1.15"},
-		{"fd00::/64", "fd00::ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff"},
-		{"fd00::/128", "fd00::"},
-		{"2001:db8::/48", "2001:db8:0:ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff"},
-		{"::/0", "ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff"},
-	}
-	for _, tt := range tests {
-		t.Run(tt.prefix, func(t *testing.T) {
-			prefix := netip.MustParsePrefix(tt.prefix)
-			got := calculateLastIP(prefix)
-			assert.Equal(t, tt.want, got.String())
-		})
-	}
-}
-
-func TestConvertPrefixesToSet_IPv6(t *testing.T) {
-	r := &router{af: afIPv6}
-	prefixes := []netip.Prefix{
-		netip.MustParsePrefix("fd00::/64"),
-		netip.MustParsePrefix("2001:db8::1/128"),
-	}
-
-	elements := r.convertPrefixesToSet(prefixes)
-
-	// Each prefix produces 2 elements (start + end)
-	require.Len(t, elements, 4)
-
-	// fd00::/64 start
-	assert.Equal(t, netip.MustParseAddr("fd00::").As16(), [16]byte(elements[0].Key))
-	assert.False(t, elements[0].IntervalEnd)
-
-	// fd00::/64 end (fd00:0:0:1::, one past the last)
-	assert.Equal(t, netip.MustParseAddr("fd00:0:0:1::").As16(), [16]byte(elements[1].Key))
-	assert.True(t, elements[1].IntervalEnd)
-
-	// 2001:db8::1/128 start
-	assert.Equal(t, netip.MustParseAddr("2001:db8::1").As16(), [16]byte(elements[2].Key))
-	assert.False(t, elements[2].IntervalEnd)
-
-	// 2001:db8::1/128 end (2001:db8::2)
-	assert.Equal(t, netip.MustParseAddr("2001:db8::2").As16(), [16]byte(elements[3].Key))
-	assert.True(t, elements[3].IntervalEnd)
-}

client/firewall/uspfilter/allow_netbird_windows.go

@@ -5,10 +5,8 @@ import (
 	"os/exec"
 	"syscall"
 
-	"github.com/hashicorp/go-multierror"
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 
-	nberrors "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/errors"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/statemanager"
 )
 
@@ -31,20 +29,15 @@ func (m *Manager) Close(*statemanager.Manager) error {
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	var merr *multierror.Error
+	if !isFirewallRuleActive(firewallRuleName) {
-	if isFirewallRuleActive(firewallRuleName) {
+		return nil
-		if err := manageFirewallRule(firewallRuleName, deleteRule); err != nil {
-			merr = multierror.Append(merr, fmt.Errorf("remove windows firewall rule: %w", err))
-		}
 	}
 
-	if isFirewallRuleActive(firewallRuleName + "-v6") {
+	if err := manageFirewallRule(firewallRuleName, deleteRule); err != nil {
-		if err := manageFirewallRule(firewallRuleName+"-v6", deleteRule); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("couldn't remove windows firewall: %w", err)
-			merr = multierror.Append(merr, fmt.Errorf("remove windows v6 firewall rule: %w", err))
-		}
 	}
 
-	return nberrors.FormatErrorOrNil(merr)
+	return nil
 }
 
 // AllowNetbird allows netbird interface traffic
@@ -53,33 +46,17 @@ func (m *Manager) AllowNetbird() error {
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	if !isFirewallRuleActive(firewallRuleName) {
+	if isFirewallRuleActive(firewallRuleName) {
-		if err := manageFirewallRule(firewallRuleName,
+		return nil
-			addRule,
-			"dir=in",
-			"enable=yes",
-			"action=allow",
-			"profile=any",
-			"localip="+m.wgIface.Address().IP.String(),
-		); err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
 	}
-
+	return manageFirewallRule(firewallRuleName,
-	if v6 := m.wgIface.Address().IPv6; v6.IsValid() && !isFirewallRuleActive(firewallRuleName+"-v6") {
+		addRule,
-		if err := manageFirewallRule(firewallRuleName+"-v6",
+		"dir=in",
-			addRule,
+		"enable=yes",
-			"dir=in",
+		"action=allow",
-			"enable=yes",
+		"profile=any",
-			"action=allow",
+		"localip="+m.wgIface.Address().IP.String(),
-			"profile=any",
+	)
-			"localip="+v6.String(),
-		); err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-	}
-
-	return nil
 }
 
 func manageFirewallRule(ruleName string, action action, extraArgs ...string) error {

client/firewall/uspfilter/conntrack/common.go

@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
 package conntrack
 
 import (
-	"net"
+	"fmt"
 	"net/netip"
-	"strconv"
 	"sync/atomic"
 	"time"
 
@@ -65,7 +64,5 @@ type ConnKey struct {
 }
 
 func (c ConnKey) String() string {
-	return net.JoinHostPort(c.SrcIP.Unmap().String(), strconv.Itoa(int(c.SrcPort))) +
+	return fmt.Sprintf("%s:%d → %s:%d", c.SrcIP.Unmap(), c.SrcPort, c.DstIP.Unmap(), c.DstPort)
-		" → " +
-		net.JoinHostPort(c.DstIP.Unmap().String(), strconv.Itoa(int(c.DstPort)))
 }

client/firewall/uspfilter/conntrack/common_test.go

@@ -13,54 +13,6 @@ import (
 var logger = log.NewFromLogrus(logrus.StandardLogger())
 var flowLogger = netflow.NewManager(nil, []byte{}, nil).GetLogger()
 
-func TestConnKey_String(t *testing.T) {
-	tests := []struct {
-		name   string
-		key    ConnKey
-		expect string
-	}{
-		{
-			name: "IPv4",
-			key: ConnKey{
-				SrcIP:   netip.MustParseAddr("192.168.1.1"),
-				DstIP:   netip.MustParseAddr("10.0.0.1"),
-				SrcPort: 12345,
-				DstPort: 80,
-			},
-			expect: "192.168.1.1:12345 → 10.0.0.1:80",
-		},
-		{
-			name: "IPv6",
-			key: ConnKey{
-				SrcIP:   netip.MustParseAddr("2001:db8::1"),
-				DstIP:   netip.MustParseAddr("2001:db8::2"),
-				SrcPort: 54321,
-				DstPort: 443,
-			},
-			expect: "[2001:db8::1]:54321 → [2001:db8::2]:443",
-		},
-		{
-			name: "IPv4-mapped IPv6 unmaps",
-			key: ConnKey{
-				SrcIP:   netip.MustParseAddr("::ffff:10.0.0.1"),
-				DstIP:   netip.MustParseAddr("::ffff:10.0.0.2"),
-				SrcPort: 1000,
-				DstPort: 2000,
-			},
-			expect: "10.0.0.1:1000 → 10.0.0.2:2000",
-		},
-	}
-
-	for _, tc := range tests {
-		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			got := tc.key.String()
-			if got != tc.expect {
-				t.Errorf("got %q, want %q", got, tc.expect)
-			}
-		})
-	}
-}
-
 // Memory pressure tests
 func BenchmarkMemoryPressure(b *testing.B) {
 	b.Run("TCPHighLoad", func(b *testing.B) {

client/firewall/uspfilter/conntrack/icmp.go

@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"net"
 	"net/netip"
-	"strconv"
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 
@@ -22,14 +21,9 @@ const (
 	// ICMPCleanupInterval is how often we check for stale ICMP connections
 	ICMPCleanupInterval = 15 * time.Second
 
-	// MaxICMPPayloadLength is the maximum length of ICMP payload we consider for original packet info.
+	// MaxICMPPayloadLength is the maximum length of ICMP payload we consider for original packet info,
-	// IPv4: 20-byte header + 8-byte transport = 28 bytes.
+	// which includes the IP header (20 bytes) and transport header (8 bytes)
-	// IPv6: 40-byte header + 8-byte transport = 48 bytes.
+	MaxICMPPayloadLength = 28
-	MaxICMPPayloadLength = 48
-	// minICMPPayloadIPv4 is the minimum embedded packet length for IPv4 ICMP errors.
-	minICMPPayloadIPv4 = 28
-	// minICMPPayloadIPv6 is the minimum embedded packet length for IPv6 ICMP errors.
-	minICMPPayloadIPv6 = 48
 )
 
 // ICMPConnKey uniquely identifies an ICMP connection
@@ -71,7 +65,7 @@ type ICMPInfo struct {
 
 // String implements fmt.Stringer for lazy evaluation in log messages
 func (info ICMPInfo) String() string {
-	if info.isErrorMessage() && info.PayloadLen >= minICMPPayloadIPv4 {
+	if info.isErrorMessage() && info.PayloadLen >= MaxICMPPayloadLength {
 		if origInfo := info.parseOriginalPacket(); origInfo != "" {
 			return fmt.Sprintf("%s (original: %s)", info.TypeCode, origInfo)
 		}
@@ -80,72 +74,42 @@ func (info ICMPInfo) String() string {
 	return info.TypeCode.String()
 }
 
-// isErrorMessage returns true if this ICMP type carries original packet info.
+// isErrorMessage returns true if this ICMP type carries original packet info
-// Covers both ICMPv4 and ICMPv6 error types. Without a family field we match
-// both sets; type 3 overlaps (v4 DestUnreachable / v6 TimeExceeded) so it's
-// kept as a literal.
 func (info ICMPInfo) isErrorMessage() bool {
 	typ := info.TypeCode.Type()
-	// ICMPv4 error types
+	return typ == 3 || // Destination Unreachable
-	if typ == layers.ICMPv4TypeDestinationUnreachable ||
+		typ == 5 || // Redirect
-		typ == layers.ICMPv4TypeRedirect ||
+		typ == 11 || // Time Exceeded
-		typ == layers.ICMPv4TypeTimeExceeded ||
+		typ == 12 // Parameter Problem
-		typ == layers.ICMPv4TypeParameterProblem {
-		return true
-	}
-	// ICMPv6 error types (type 3 already matched above as v4 DestUnreachable)
-	if typ == layers.ICMPv6TypeDestinationUnreachable ||
-		typ == layers.ICMPv6TypePacketTooBig ||
-		typ == layers.ICMPv6TypeParameterProblem {
-		return true
-	}
-	return false
 }
 
 // parseOriginalPacket extracts info about the original packet from ICMP payload
 func (info ICMPInfo) parseOriginalPacket() string {
-	if info.PayloadLen == 0 {
+	if info.PayloadLen < MaxICMPPayloadLength {
 		return ""
 	}
 
-	version := (info.PayloadData[0] >> 4) & 0xF
+	// TODO: handle IPv6
-
+	if version := (info.PayloadData[0] >> 4) & 0xF; version != 4 {
-	var protocol uint8
-	var srcIP, dstIP net.IP
-	var transportData []byte
-
-	switch version {
-	case 4:
-		if info.PayloadLen < minICMPPayloadIPv4 {
-			return ""
-		}
-		protocol = info.PayloadData[9]
-		srcIP = net.IP(info.PayloadData[12:16])
-		dstIP = net.IP(info.PayloadData[16:20])
-		transportData = info.PayloadData[20:]
-	case 6:
-		if info.PayloadLen < minICMPPayloadIPv6 {
-			return ""
-		}
-		// Next Header field in IPv6 header
-		protocol = info.PayloadData[6]
-		srcIP = net.IP(info.PayloadData[8:24])
-		dstIP = net.IP(info.PayloadData[24:40])
-		transportData = info.PayloadData[40:]
-	default:
 		return ""
 	}
 
+	protocol := info.PayloadData[9]
+	srcIP := net.IP(info.PayloadData[12:16])
+	dstIP := net.IP(info.PayloadData[16:20])
+
+	transportData := info.PayloadData[20:]
+
 	switch nftypes.Protocol(protocol) {
 	case nftypes.TCP:
 		srcPort := uint16(transportData[0])<<8 | uint16(transportData[1])
 		dstPort := uint16(transportData[2])<<8 | uint16(transportData[3])
-		return "TCP " + net.JoinHostPort(srcIP.String(), strconv.Itoa(int(srcPort))) + " → " + net.JoinHostPort(dstIP.String(), strconv.Itoa(int(dstPort)))
+		return fmt.Sprintf("TCP %s:%d → %s:%d", srcIP, srcPort, dstIP, dstPort)
 
 	case nftypes.UDP:
 		srcPort := uint16(transportData[0])<<8 | uint16(transportData[1])
 		dstPort := uint16(transportData[2])<<8 | uint16(transportData[3])
-		return "UDP " + net.JoinHostPort(srcIP.String(), strconv.Itoa(int(srcPort))) + " → " + net.JoinHostPort(dstIP.String(), strconv.Itoa(int(dstPort)))
+		return fmt.Sprintf("UDP %s:%d → %s:%d", srcIP, srcPort, dstIP, dstPort)
 
 	case nftypes.ICMP:
 		icmpType := transportData[0]
@@ -283,10 +247,9 @@ func (t *ICMPTracker) track(
 	t.sendEvent(nftypes.TypeStart, conn, ruleId)
 }
 
-// IsValidInbound checks if an inbound ICMP Echo Reply matches a tracked request.
+// IsValidInbound checks if an inbound ICMP Echo Reply matches a tracked request
-// Accepts both ICMPv4 (type 0) and ICMPv6 (type 129) echo replies.
 func (t *ICMPTracker) IsValidInbound(srcIP netip.Addr, dstIP netip.Addr, id uint16, icmpType uint8, size int) bool {
-	if icmpType != uint8(layers.ICMPv4TypeEchoReply) && icmpType != uint8(layers.ICMPv6TypeEchoReply) {
+	if icmpType != uint8(layers.ICMPv4TypeEchoReply) {
 		return false
 	}
 
@@ -338,13 +301,6 @@ func (t *ICMPTracker) cleanup() {
 	}
 }
 
-func icmpProtocolForAddr(ip netip.Addr) nftypes.Protocol {
-	if ip.Is6() {
-		return nftypes.ICMPv6
-	}
-	return nftypes.ICMP
-}
-
 // Close stops the cleanup routine and releases resources
 func (t *ICMPTracker) Close() {
 	t.tickerCancel()
@@ -360,7 +316,7 @@ func (t *ICMPTracker) sendEvent(typ nftypes.Type, conn *ICMPConnTrack, ruleID []
 		Type:      typ,
 		RuleID:    ruleID,
 		Direction: conn.Direction,
-		Protocol:  icmpProtocolForAddr(conn.SourceIP),
+		Protocol:  nftypes.ICMP, // TODO: adjust for IPv6/icmpv6
 		SourceIP:  conn.SourceIP,
 		DestIP:    conn.DestIP,
 		ICMPType:  conn.ICMPType,
@@ -378,7 +334,7 @@ func (t *ICMPTracker) sendStartEvent(direction nftypes.Direction, srcIP netip.Ad
 		Type:      nftypes.TypeStart,
 		RuleID:    ruleID,
 		Direction: direction,
-		Protocol:  icmpProtocolForAddr(srcIP),
+		Protocol:  nftypes.ICMP,
 		SourceIP:  srcIP,
 		DestIP:    dstIP,
 		ICMPType:  typ,

client/firewall/uspfilter/conntrack/icmp_test.go

@@ -5,42 +5,6 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 )
 
-func TestICMPConnKey_String(t *testing.T) {
-	tests := []struct {
-		name   string
-		key    ICMPConnKey
-		expect string
-	}{
-		{
-			name: "IPv4",
-			key: ICMPConnKey{
-				SrcIP: netip.MustParseAddr("192.168.1.1"),
-				DstIP: netip.MustParseAddr("10.0.0.1"),
-				ID:    1234,
-			},
-			expect: "192.168.1.1 → 10.0.0.1 (id 1234)",
-		},
-		{
-			name: "IPv6",
-			key: ICMPConnKey{
-				SrcIP: netip.MustParseAddr("2001:db8::1"),
-				DstIP: netip.MustParseAddr("2001:db8::2"),
-				ID:    5678,
-			},
-			expect: "2001:db8::1 → 2001:db8::2 (id 5678)",
-		},
-	}
-
-	for _, tc := range tests {
-		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			got := tc.key.String()
-			if got != tc.expect {
-				t.Errorf("got %q, want %q", got, tc.expect)
-			}
-		})
-	}
-}
-
 func BenchmarkICMPTracker(b *testing.B) {
 	b.Run("TrackOutbound", func(b *testing.B) {
 		tracker := NewICMPTracker(DefaultICMPTimeout, logger, flowLogger)

client/firewall/uspfilter/filter.go

@@ -18,10 +18,9 @@ import (
 	"github.com/google/gopacket"
 	"github.com/google/gopacket/layers"
 	"github.com/google/uuid"
-	"github.com/hashicorp/go-multierror"
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
+	"golang.org/x/exp/maps"
 
-	nberrors "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/errors"
 	firewall "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/firewall/manager"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/firewall/uspfilter/common"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/firewall/uspfilter/conntrack"
@@ -36,10 +35,8 @@ import (
 const (
 	layerTypeAll = 255
 
-	// ipv4TCPHeaderMinSize represents minimum IPv4 (20) + TCP (20) header size for MSS calculation
+	// ipTCPHeaderMinSize represents minimum IP (20) + TCP (20) header size for MSS calculation
-	ipv4TCPHeaderMinSize = 40
+	ipTCPHeaderMinSize = 40
-	// ipv6TCPHeaderMinSize represents minimum IPv6 (40) + TCP (20) header size for MSS calculation
-	ipv6TCPHeaderMinSize = 60
 )
 
 // serviceKey represents a protocol/port combination for netstack service registry
@@ -126,7 +123,7 @@ type Manager struct {
 	logger         *nblog.Logger
 	flowLogger     nftypes.FlowLogger
 
-	blockRules []firewall.Rule
+	blockRule firewall.Rule
 
 	// Internal 1:1 DNAT
 	dnatEnabled  atomic.Bool
@@ -141,10 +138,9 @@ type Manager struct {
 	netstackServices     map[serviceKey]struct{}
 	netstackServiceMutex sync.RWMutex
 
-	mtu               uint16
+	mtu             uint16
-	mssClampValueIPv4 uint16
+	mssClampValue   uint16
-	mssClampValueIPv6 uint16
+	mssClampEnabled bool
-	mssClampEnabled   bool
 
 	// Only one hook per protocol is supported. Outbound direction only.
 	udpHookOut atomic.Pointer[common.PacketHook]
@@ -161,28 +157,11 @@ type decoder struct {
 	icmp4   layers.ICMPv4
 	icmp6   layers.ICMPv6
 	decoded []gopacket.LayerType
-	parser4 *gopacket.DecodingLayerParser
+	parser  *gopacket.DecodingLayerParser
-	parser6 *gopacket.DecodingLayerParser
 
 	dnatOrigPort uint16
 }
 
-// decodePacket decodes packet data using the appropriate parser based on IP version.
-func (d *decoder) decodePacket(data []byte) error {
-	if len(data) == 0 {
-		return errors.New("empty packet")
-	}
-	version := data[0] >> 4
-	switch version {
-	case 4:
-		return d.parser4.DecodeLayers(data, &d.decoded)
-	case 6:
-		return d.parser6.DecodeLayers(data, &d.decoded)
-	default:
-		return fmt.Errorf("unknown IP version %d", version)
-	}
-}
-
 // Create userspace firewall manager constructor
 func Create(iface common.IFaceMapper, disableServerRoutes bool, flowLogger nftypes.FlowLogger, mtu uint16) (*Manager, error) {
 	return create(iface, nil, disableServerRoutes, flowLogger, mtu)
@@ -240,17 +219,11 @@ func create(iface common.IFaceMapper, nativeFirewall firewall.Manager, disableSe
 				d := &decoder{
 					decoded: []gopacket.LayerType{},
 				}
-				d.parser4 = gopacket.NewDecodingLayerParser(
+				d.parser = gopacket.NewDecodingLayerParser(
 					layers.LayerTypeIPv4,
 					&d.eth, &d.ip4, &d.ip6, &d.icmp4, &d.icmp6, &d.tcp, &d.udp,
 				)
-				d.parser4.IgnoreUnsupported = true
+				d.parser.IgnoreUnsupported = true
-
-				d.parser6 = gopacket.NewDecodingLayerParser(
-					layers.LayerTypeIPv6,
-					&d.eth, &d.ip4, &d.ip6, &d.icmp4, &d.icmp6, &d.tcp, &d.udp,
-				)
-				d.parser6.IgnoreUnsupported = true
 				return d
 			},
 		},
@@ -276,12 +249,7 @@ func create(iface common.IFaceMapper, nativeFirewall firewall.Manager, disableSe
 
 	if !disableMSSClamping {
 		m.mssClampEnabled = true
-		if mtu > ipv4TCPHeaderMinSize {
+		m.mssClampValue = mtu - ipTCPHeaderMinSize
-			m.mssClampValueIPv4 = mtu - ipv4TCPHeaderMinSize
-		}
-		if mtu > ipv6TCPHeaderMinSize {
-			m.mssClampValueIPv6 = mtu - ipv6TCPHeaderMinSize
-		}
 	}
 	if err := m.localipmanager.UpdateLocalIPs(iface); err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("update local IPs: %w", err)
@@ -304,25 +272,13 @@ func create(iface common.IFaceMapper, nativeFirewall firewall.Manager, disableSe
 	return m, nil
 }
 
-// blockInvalidRouted installs drop rules for traffic to the wg overlay that
+func (m *Manager) blockInvalidRouted(iface common.IFaceMapper) (firewall.Rule, error) {
-// arrives via the routing path. v4 and v6 are independent: a v6 install
-// failure leaves v4 protection in place (and vice versa) so the returned
-// slice always contains whatever was successfully installed, even on error.
-// Callers must persist the slice so DisableRouting can clean partial state.
-func (m *Manager) blockInvalidRouted(iface common.IFaceMapper) ([]firewall.Rule, error) {
 	wgPrefix := iface.Address().Network
 	log.Debugf("blocking invalid routed traffic for %s", wgPrefix)
 
-	sources := []netip.Prefix{netip.PrefixFrom(netip.IPv4Unspecified(), 0)}
+	rule, err := m.addRouteFiltering(
-	v6Net := iface.Address().IPv6Net
-	if v6Net.IsValid() {
-		sources = append(sources, netip.PrefixFrom(netip.IPv6Unspecified(), 0))
-	}
-
-	var rules []firewall.Rule
-	v4Rule, err := m.addRouteFiltering(
 		nil,
-		sources,
+		[]netip.Prefix{netip.PrefixFrom(netip.IPv4Unspecified(), 0)},
 		firewall.Network{Prefix: wgPrefix},
 		firewall.ProtocolALL,
 		nil,
@@ -330,30 +286,12 @@ func (m *Manager) blockInvalidRouted(iface common.IFaceMapper) ([]firewall.Rule,
 		firewall.ActionDrop,
 	)
 	if err != nil {
-		return rules, fmt.Errorf("block wg v4 net: %w", err)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("block wg nte : %w", err)
-	}
-	rules = append(rules, v4Rule)
-
-	if v6Net.IsValid() {
-		log.Debugf("blocking invalid routed traffic for %s", v6Net)
-		v6Rule, err := m.addRouteFiltering(
-			nil,
-			sources,
-			firewall.Network{Prefix: v6Net},
-			firewall.ProtocolALL,
-			nil,
-			nil,
-			firewall.ActionDrop,
-		)
-		if err != nil {
-			return rules, fmt.Errorf("block wg v6 net: %w", err)
-		}
-		rules = append(rules, v6Rule)
 	}
 
 	// TODO: Block networks that we're a client of
 
-	return rules, nil
+	return rule, nil
 }
 
 func (m *Manager) determineRouting() error {
@@ -583,7 +521,7 @@ func (m *Manager) addRouteFiltering(
 		mgmtId:     id,
 		sources:    sources,
 		dstSet:     destination.Set,
-		protoLayer: protoToLayer(proto, ipLayerFromPrefix(destination.Prefix)),
+		protoLayer: protoToLayer(proto, layers.LayerTypeIPv4),
 		srcPort:    sPort,
 		dstPort:    dPort,
 		action:     action,
@@ -674,10 +612,10 @@ func (m *Manager) Flush() error { return nil }
 // resetState clears all firewall rules and closes connection trackers.
 // Must be called with m.mutex held.
 func (m *Manager) resetState() {
-	clear(m.outgoingRules)
+	maps.Clear(m.outgoingRules)
-	clear(m.incomingDenyRules)
+	maps.Clear(m.incomingDenyRules)
-	clear(m.incomingRules)
+	maps.Clear(m.incomingRules)
-	clear(m.routeRulesMap)
+	maps.Clear(m.routeRulesMap)
 	m.routeRules = m.routeRules[:0]
 	m.udpHookOut.Store(nil)
 	m.tcpHookOut.Store(nil)
@@ -738,7 +676,11 @@ func (m *Manager) UpdateSet(set firewall.Set, prefixes []netip.Prefix) error {
 	}
 
 	destinations := matches[0].destinations
-	destinations = append(destinations, prefixes...)
+	for _, prefix := range prefixes {
+		if prefix.Addr().Is4() {
+			destinations = append(destinations, prefix)
+		}
+	}
 
 	slices.SortFunc(destinations, func(a, b netip.Prefix) int {
 		cmp := a.Addr().Compare(b.Addr())
@@ -777,7 +719,7 @@ func (m *Manager) filterOutbound(packetData []byte, size int) bool {
 	d := m.decoders.Get().(*decoder)
 	defer m.decoders.Put(d)
 
-	if err := d.decodePacket(packetData); err != nil {
+	if err := d.parser.DecodeLayers(packetData, &d.decoded); err != nil {
 		return false
 	}
 
@@ -861,32 +803,12 @@ func (m *Manager) clampTCPMSS(packetData []byte, d *decoder) bool {
 		return false
 	}
 
-	var mssClampValue uint16
-	var ipHeaderSize int
-	switch d.decoded[0] {
-	case layers.LayerTypeIPv4:
-		mssClampValue = m.mssClampValueIPv4
-		ipHeaderSize = int(d.ip4.IHL) * 4
-		if ipHeaderSize < 20 {
-			return false
-		}
-	case layers.LayerTypeIPv6:
-		mssClampValue = m.mssClampValueIPv6
-		ipHeaderSize = 40
-	default:
-		return false
-	}
-
-	if mssClampValue == 0 {
-		return false
-	}
-
 	mssOptionIndex := -1
 	var currentMSS uint16
 	for i, opt := range d.tcp.Options {
 		if opt.OptionType == layers.TCPOptionKindMSS && len(opt.OptionData) == 2 {
 			currentMSS = binary.BigEndian.Uint16(opt.OptionData)
-			if currentMSS > mssClampValue {
+			if currentMSS > m.mssClampValue {
 				mssOptionIndex = i
 				break
 			}
@@ -897,15 +819,20 @@ func (m *Manager) clampTCPMSS(packetData []byte, d *decoder) bool {
 		return false
 	}
 
-	if !m.updateMSSOption(packetData, d, mssOptionIndex, mssClampValue, ipHeaderSize) {
+	ipHeaderSize := int(d.ip4.IHL) * 4
+	if ipHeaderSize < 20 {
 		return false
 	}
 
-	m.logger.Trace2("Clamped TCP MSS from %d to %d", currentMSS, mssClampValue)
+	if !m.updateMSSOption(packetData, d, mssOptionIndex, ipHeaderSize) {
+		return false
+	}
+
+	m.logger.Trace2("Clamped TCP MSS from %d to %d", currentMSS, m.mssClampValue)
 	return true
 }
 
-func (m *Manager) updateMSSOption(packetData []byte, d *decoder, mssOptionIndex int, mssClampValue uint16, ipHeaderSize int) bool {
+func (m *Manager) updateMSSOption(packetData []byte, d *decoder, mssOptionIndex, ipHeaderSize int) bool {
 	tcpHeaderStart := ipHeaderSize
 	tcpOptionsStart := tcpHeaderStart + 20
 
@@ -920,7 +847,7 @@ func (m *Manager) updateMSSOption(packetData []byte, d *decoder, mssOptionIndex
 	}
 
 	mssValueOffset := optOffset + 2
-	binary.BigEndian.PutUint16(packetData[mssValueOffset:mssValueOffset+2], mssClampValue)
+	binary.BigEndian.PutUint16(packetData[mssValueOffset:mssValueOffset+2], m.mssClampValue)
 
 	m.recalculateTCPChecksum(packetData, d, tcpHeaderStart)
 	return true
@@ -930,32 +857,18 @@ func (m *Manager) recalculateTCPChecksum(packetData []byte, d *decoder, tcpHeade
 	tcpLayer := packetData[tcpHeaderStart:]
 	tcpLength := len(packetData) - tcpHeaderStart
 
-	// Zero out existing checksum
 	tcpLayer[16] = 0
 	tcpLayer[17] = 0
 
-	// Build pseudo-header checksum based on IP version
 	var pseudoSum uint32
-	switch d.decoded[0] {
+	pseudoSum += uint32(d.ip4.SrcIP[0])<<8 | uint32(d.ip4.SrcIP[1])
-	case layers.LayerTypeIPv4:
+	pseudoSum += uint32(d.ip4.SrcIP[2])<<8 | uint32(d.ip4.SrcIP[3])
-		pseudoSum += uint32(d.ip4.SrcIP[0])<<8 | uint32(d.ip4.SrcIP[1])
+	pseudoSum += uint32(d.ip4.DstIP[0])<<8 | uint32(d.ip4.DstIP[1])
-		pseudoSum += uint32(d.ip4.SrcIP[2])<<8 | uint32(d.ip4.SrcIP[3])
+	pseudoSum += uint32(d.ip4.DstIP[2])<<8 | uint32(d.ip4.DstIP[3])
-		pseudoSum += uint32(d.ip4.DstIP[0])<<8 | uint32(d.ip4.DstIP[1])
+	pseudoSum += uint32(d.ip4.Protocol)
-		pseudoSum += uint32(d.ip4.DstIP[2])<<8 | uint32(d.ip4.DstIP[3])
+	pseudoSum += uint32(tcpLength)
-		pseudoSum += uint32(d.ip4.Protocol)
-		pseudoSum += uint32(tcpLength)
-	case layers.LayerTypeIPv6:
-		for i := 0; i < 16; i += 2 {
-			pseudoSum += uint32(d.ip6.SrcIP[i])<<8 | uint32(d.ip6.SrcIP[i+1])
-		}
-		for i := 0; i < 16; i += 2 {
-			pseudoSum += uint32(d.ip6.DstIP[i])<<8 | uint32(d.ip6.DstIP[i+1])
-		}
-		pseudoSum += uint32(tcpLength)
-		pseudoSum += uint32(layers.IPProtocolTCP)
-	}
 
-	sum := pseudoSum
+	var sum = pseudoSum
 	for i := 0; i < tcpLength-1; i += 2 {
 		sum += uint32(tcpLayer[i])<<8 | uint32(tcpLayer[i+1])
 	}
@@ -993,9 +906,6 @@ func (m *Manager) trackOutbound(d *decoder, srcIP, dstIP netip.Addr, packetData
 		}
 	case layers.LayerTypeICMPv4:
 		m.icmpTracker.TrackOutbound(srcIP, dstIP, d.icmp4.Id, d.icmp4.TypeCode, d.icmp4.Payload, size)
-	case layers.LayerTypeICMPv6:
-		id, tc := icmpv6EchoFields(d)
-		m.icmpTracker.TrackOutbound(srcIP, dstIP, id, tc, d.icmp6.Payload, size)
 	}
 }
 
@@ -1009,9 +919,6 @@ func (m *Manager) trackInbound(d *decoder, srcIP, dstIP netip.Addr, ruleID []byt
 		m.tcpTracker.TrackInbound(srcIP, dstIP, uint16(d.tcp.SrcPort), uint16(d.tcp.DstPort), flags, ruleID, size, d.dnatOrigPort)
 	case layers.LayerTypeICMPv4:
 		m.icmpTracker.TrackInbound(srcIP, dstIP, d.icmp4.Id, d.icmp4.TypeCode, ruleID, d.icmp4.Payload, size)
-	case layers.LayerTypeICMPv6:
-		id, tc := icmpv6EchoFields(d)
-		m.icmpTracker.TrackInbound(srcIP, dstIP, id, tc, ruleID, d.icmp6.Payload, size)
 	}
 
 	d.dnatOrigPort = 0
@@ -1044,19 +951,15 @@ func (m *Manager) filterInbound(packetData []byte, size int) bool {
 
 	// TODO: pass fragments of routed packets to forwarder
 	if fragment {
-		if d.decoded[0] == layers.LayerTypeIPv4 {
+		m.logger.Trace4("packet is a fragment: src=%v dst=%v id=%v flags=%v",
-			m.logger.Trace4("packet is a fragment: src=%v dst=%v id=%v flags=%v",
+			srcIP, dstIP, d.ip4.Id, d.ip4.Flags)
-				srcIP, dstIP, d.ip4.Id, d.ip4.Flags)
-		} else {
-			m.logger.Trace2("packet is an IPv6 fragment: src=%v dst=%v", srcIP, dstIP)
-		}
 		return false
 	}
 
 	// TODO: optimize port DNAT by caching matched rules in conntrack
 	if translated := m.translateInboundPortDNAT(packetData, d, srcIP, dstIP); translated {
 		// Re-decode after port DNAT translation to update port information
-		if err := d.decodePacket(packetData); err != nil {
+		if err := d.parser.DecodeLayers(packetData, &d.decoded); err != nil {
 			m.logger.Error1("failed to re-decode packet after port DNAT: %v", err)
 			return true
 		}
@@ -1065,7 +968,7 @@ func (m *Manager) filterInbound(packetData []byte, size int) bool {
 
 	if translated := m.translateInboundReverse(packetData, d); translated {
 		// Re-decode after translation to get original addresses
-		if err := d.decodePacket(packetData); err != nil {
+		if err := d.parser.DecodeLayers(packetData, &d.decoded); err != nil {
 			m.logger.Error1("failed to re-decode packet after reverse DNAT: %v", err)
 			return true
 		}
@@ -1197,48 +1100,6 @@ func (m *Manager) handleRoutedTraffic(d *decoder, srcIP, dstIP netip.Addr, packe
 	return true
 }
 
-// icmpv6EchoFields extracts the echo identifier from an ICMPv6 packet and maps
-// the ICMPv6 type code to an ICMPv4TypeCode so the ICMP conntrack can handle
-// both families uniformly. The echo ID is in the first two payload bytes.
-func icmpv6EchoFields(d *decoder) (id uint16, tc layers.ICMPv4TypeCode) {
-	if len(d.icmp6.Payload) >= 2 {
-		id = uint16(d.icmp6.Payload[0])<<8 | uint16(d.icmp6.Payload[1])
-	}
-	// Map ICMPv6 echo types to ICMPv4 equivalents for unified tracking.
-	switch d.icmp6.TypeCode.Type() {
-	case layers.ICMPv6TypeEchoRequest:
-		tc = layers.CreateICMPv4TypeCode(layers.ICMPv4TypeEchoRequest, 0)
-	case layers.ICMPv6TypeEchoReply:
-		tc = layers.CreateICMPv4TypeCode(layers.ICMPv4TypeEchoReply, 0)
-	default:
-		tc = layers.CreateICMPv4TypeCode(d.icmp6.TypeCode.Type(), d.icmp6.TypeCode.Code())
-	}
-	return id, tc
-}
-
-// protoLayerMatches checks if a packet's protocol layer matches a rule's expected
-// protocol layer. ICMPv4 and ICMPv6 are treated as equivalent when matching
-// ICMP rules since management sends a single ICMP rule for both families.
-func protoLayerMatches(ruleLayer, packetLayer gopacket.LayerType) bool {
-	if ruleLayer == packetLayer {
-		return true
-	}
-	if ruleLayer == layers.LayerTypeICMPv4 && packetLayer == layers.LayerTypeICMPv6 {
-		return true
-	}
-	if ruleLayer == layers.LayerTypeICMPv6 && packetLayer == layers.LayerTypeICMPv4 {
-		return true
-	}
-	return false
-}
-
-func ipLayerFromPrefix(p netip.Prefix) gopacket.LayerType {
-	if p.Addr().Is6() {
-		return layers.LayerTypeIPv6
-	}
-	return layers.LayerTypeIPv4
-}
-
 func protoToLayer(proto firewall.Protocol, ipLayer gopacket.LayerType) gopacket.LayerType {
 	switch proto {
 	case firewall.ProtocolTCP:
@@ -1262,10 +1123,8 @@ func getProtocolFromPacket(d *decoder) nftypes.Protocol {
 		return nftypes.TCP
 	case layers.LayerTypeUDP:
 		return nftypes.UDP
-	case layers.LayerTypeICMPv4:
+	case layers.LayerTypeICMPv4, layers.LayerTypeICMPv6:
 		return nftypes.ICMP
-	case layers.LayerTypeICMPv6:
-		return nftypes.ICMPv6
 	default:
 		return nftypes.ProtocolUnknown
 	}
@@ -1286,7 +1145,7 @@ func getPortsFromPacket(d *decoder) (srcPort, dstPort uint16) {
 // It returns true, false if the packet is valid and not a fragment.
 // It returns true, true if the packet is a fragment and valid.
 func (m *Manager) isValidPacket(d *decoder, packetData []byte) (bool, bool) {
-	if err := d.decodePacket(packetData); err != nil {
+	if err := d.parser.DecodeLayers(packetData, &d.decoded); err != nil {
 		m.logger.Trace1("couldn't decode packet, err: %s", err)
 		return false, false
 	}
@@ -1299,21 +1158,10 @@ func (m *Manager) isValidPacket(d *decoder, packetData []byte) (bool, bool) {
 	}
 
 	// Fragments are also valid
-	if l == 1 {
+	if l == 1 && d.decoded[0] == layers.LayerTypeIPv4 {
-		switch d.decoded[0] {
+		ip4 := d.ip4
-		case layers.LayerTypeIPv4:
+		if ip4.Flags&layers.IPv4MoreFragments != 0 || ip4.FragOffset != 0 {
-			if d.ip4.Flags&layers.IPv4MoreFragments != 0 || d.ip4.FragOffset != 0 {
+			return true, true
-				return true, true
-			}
-		case layers.LayerTypeIPv6:
-			// IPv6 uses Fragment extension header (NextHeader=44). If gopacket
-			// only decoded the IPv6 layer, the transport is in a fragment.
-			// TODO: handle non-Fragment extension headers (HopByHop, Routing,
-			// DestOpts) by walking the chain. gopacket's parser does not
-			// support them as DecodingLayers; today we drop such packets.
-			if d.ip6.NextHeader == layers.IPProtocolIPv6Fragment {
-				return true, true
-			}
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -1351,35 +1199,21 @@ func (m *Manager) isValidTrackedConnection(d *decoder, srcIP, dstIP netip.Addr,
 			size,
 		)
 
-	case layers.LayerTypeICMPv6:
+		// TODO: ICMPv6
-		id, _ := icmpv6EchoFields(d)
-		return m.icmpTracker.IsValidInbound(
-			srcIP,
-			dstIP,
-			id,
-			d.icmp6.TypeCode.Type(),
-			size,
-		)
 	}
 
 	return false
 }
 
-// isSpecialICMP returns true if the packet is a special ICMP error packet that should be allowed.
+// isSpecialICMP returns true if the packet is a special ICMP packet that should be allowed
 func (m *Manager) isSpecialICMP(d *decoder) bool {
-	switch d.decoded[1] {
+	if d.decoded[1] != layers.LayerTypeICMPv4 {
-	case layers.LayerTypeICMPv4:
+		return false
-		icmpType := d.icmp4.TypeCode.Type()
-		return icmpType == layers.ICMPv4TypeDestinationUnreachable ||
-			icmpType == layers.ICMPv4TypeTimeExceeded
-	case layers.LayerTypeICMPv6:
-		icmpType := d.icmp6.TypeCode.Type()
-		return icmpType == layers.ICMPv6TypeDestinationUnreachable ||
-			icmpType == layers.ICMPv6TypePacketTooBig ||
-			icmpType == layers.ICMPv6TypeTimeExceeded ||
-			icmpType == layers.ICMPv6TypeParameterProblem
 	}
-	return false
+
+	icmpType := d.icmp4.TypeCode.Type()
+	return icmpType == layers.ICMPv4TypeDestinationUnreachable ||
+		icmpType == layers.ICMPv4TypeTimeExceeded
 }
 
 func (m *Manager) peerACLsBlock(srcIP netip.Addr, d *decoder, packetData []byte) ([]byte, bool) {
@@ -1436,7 +1270,7 @@ func validateRule(ip netip.Addr, packetData []byte, rules map[string]PeerRule, d
 			return rule.mgmtId, rule.drop, true
 		}
 
-		if !protoLayerMatches(rule.protoLayer, payloadLayer) {
+		if payloadLayer != rule.protoLayer {
 			continue
 		}
 
@@ -1471,7 +1305,8 @@ func (m *Manager) routeACLsPass(srcIP, dstIP netip.Addr, protoLayer gopacket.Lay
 }
 
 func (m *Manager) ruleMatches(rule *RouteRule, srcAddr, dstAddr netip.Addr, protoLayer gopacket.LayerType, srcPort, dstPort uint16) bool {
-	if rule.protoLayer != layerTypeAll && !protoLayerMatches(rule.protoLayer, protoLayer) {
+	// TODO: handle ipv6 vs ipv4 icmp rules
+	if rule.protoLayer != layerTypeAll && rule.protoLayer != protoLayer {
 		return false
 	}
 
@@ -1532,14 +1367,13 @@ func (m *Manager) EnableRouting() error {
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	rules, err := m.blockInvalidRouted(m.wgIface)
+	rule, err := m.blockInvalidRouted(m.wgIface)
-	// Persist whatever was installed even on partial failure, so DisableRouting
-	// can clean it up later.
-	m.blockRules = rules
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("block invalid routed: %w", err)
 	}
 
+	m.blockRule = rule
+
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -1555,16 +1389,9 @@ func (m *Manager) DisableRouting() error {
 	m.routingEnabled.Store(false)
 	m.nativeRouter.Store(false)
 
-	var merr *multierror.Error
+	// don't stop forwarder if in use by netstack
-	for _, rule := range m.blockRules {
-		if err := m.deleteRouteRule(rule); err != nil {
-			merr = multierror.Append(merr, fmt.Errorf("delete block rule: %w", err))
-		}
-	}
-	m.blockRules = nil
-
 	if m.netstack && m.localForwarding {
-		return nberrors.FormatErrorOrNil(merr)
+		return nil
 	}
 
 	fwder.Stop()
@@ -1572,7 +1399,14 @@ func (m *Manager) DisableRouting() error {
 
 	log.Debug("forwarder stopped")
 
-	return nberrors.FormatErrorOrNil(merr)
+	if m.blockRule != nil {
+		if err := m.deleteRouteRule(m.blockRule); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("delete block rule: %w", err)
+		}
+		m.blockRule = nil
+	}
+
+	return nil
 }
 
 // RegisterNetstackService registers a service as listening on the netstack for the given protocol and port
@@ -1626,8 +1460,7 @@ func (m *Manager) shouldForward(d *decoder, dstIP netip.Addr) bool {
 	}
 
 	// traffic to our other local interfaces (not NetBird IP) - always forward
-	addr := m.wgIface.Address()
+	if dstIP != m.wgIface.Address().IP {
-	if dstIP != addr.IP && (!addr.IPv6.IsValid() || dstIP != addr.IPv6) {
 		return true
 	}
 

client/firewall/uspfilter/filter_bench_test.go

@@ -1023,8 +1023,7 @@ func BenchmarkMSSClamping(b *testing.B) {
 			}()
 
 			manager.mssClampEnabled = true
-			manager.mssClampValueIPv4 = 1240
+			manager.mssClampValue = 1240
-			manager.mssClampValueIPv6 = 1220
 
 			srcIP := net.ParseIP("100.64.0.2")
 			dstIP := net.ParseIP("8.8.8.8")
@@ -1089,8 +1088,7 @@ func BenchmarkMSSClampingOverhead(b *testing.B) {
 
 			manager.mssClampEnabled = sc.enabled
 			if sc.enabled {
-				manager.mssClampValueIPv4 = 1240
+				manager.mssClampValue = 1240
-				manager.mssClampValueIPv6 = 1220
 			}
 
 			srcIP := net.ParseIP("100.64.0.2")
@@ -1143,8 +1141,7 @@ func BenchmarkMSSClampingMemory(b *testing.B) {
 			}()
 
 			manager.mssClampEnabled = true
-			manager.mssClampValueIPv4 = 1240
+			manager.mssClampValue = 1240
-			manager.mssClampValueIPv6 = 1220
 
 			srcIP := net.ParseIP("100.64.0.2")
 			dstIP := net.ParseIP("8.8.8.8")

client/firewall/uspfilter/filter_filter_test.go

@@ -539,236 +539,53 @@ func TestPeerACLFiltering(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-func TestPeerACLFilteringIPv6(t *testing.T) {
-	localIP := netip.MustParseAddr("100.10.0.100")
-	localIPv6 := netip.MustParseAddr("fd00::100")
-	wgNet := netip.MustParsePrefix("100.10.0.0/16")
-	wgNetV6 := netip.MustParsePrefix("fd00::/64")
-
-	ifaceMock := &IFaceMock{
-		SetFilterFunc: func(device.PacketFilter) error { return nil },
-		AddressFunc: func() wgaddr.Address {
-			return wgaddr.Address{
-				IP:      localIP,
-				Network: wgNet,
-				IPv6:    localIPv6,
-				IPv6Net: wgNetV6,
-			}
-		},
-	}
-
-	manager, err := Create(ifaceMock, false, flowLogger, iface.DefaultMTU)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	t.Cleanup(func() { require.NoError(t, manager.Close(nil)) })
-
-	err = manager.UpdateLocalIPs()
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-
-	testCases := []struct {
-		name            string
-		srcIP           string
-		dstIP           string
-		proto           fw.Protocol
-		srcPort         uint16
-		dstPort         uint16
-		ruleIP          string
-		ruleProto       fw.Protocol
-		ruleDstPort     *fw.Port
-		ruleAction      fw.Action
-		shouldBeBlocked bool
-	}{
-		{
-			name:            "IPv6: allow TCP from peer",
-			srcIP:           "fd00::1",
-			dstIP:           "fd00::100",
-			proto:           fw.ProtocolTCP,
-			srcPort:         12345,
-			dstPort:         443,
-			ruleIP:          "fd00::1",
-			ruleProto:       fw.ProtocolTCP,
-			ruleDstPort:     &fw.Port{Values: []uint16{443}},
-			ruleAction:      fw.ActionAccept,
-			shouldBeBlocked: false,
-		},
-		{
-			name:            "IPv6: allow UDP from peer",
-			srcIP:           "fd00::1",
-			dstIP:           "fd00::100",
-			proto:           fw.ProtocolUDP,
-			srcPort:         12345,
-			dstPort:         53,
-			ruleIP:          "fd00::1",
-			ruleProto:       fw.ProtocolUDP,
-			ruleDstPort:     &fw.Port{Values: []uint16{53}},
-			ruleAction:      fw.ActionAccept,
-			shouldBeBlocked: false,
-		},
-		{
-			name:            "IPv6: allow ICMPv6 from peer",
-			srcIP:           "fd00::1",
-			dstIP:           "fd00::100",
-			proto:           fw.ProtocolICMP,
-			ruleIP:          "fd00::1",
-			ruleProto:       fw.ProtocolICMP,
-			ruleAction:      fw.ActionAccept,
-			shouldBeBlocked: false,
-		},
-		{
-			name:            "IPv6: block TCP without rule",
-			srcIP:           "fd00::2",
-			dstIP:           "fd00::100",
-			proto:           fw.ProtocolTCP,
-			srcPort:         12345,
-			dstPort:         443,
-			ruleIP:          "fd00::1",
-			ruleProto:       fw.ProtocolTCP,
-			ruleDstPort:     &fw.Port{Values: []uint16{443}},
-			ruleAction:      fw.ActionAccept,
-			shouldBeBlocked: true,
-		},
-		{
-			name:            "IPv6: drop rule",
-			srcIP:           "fd00::1",
-			dstIP:           "fd00::100",
-			proto:           fw.ProtocolTCP,
-			srcPort:         12345,
-			dstPort:         22,
-			ruleIP:          "fd00::1",
-			ruleProto:       fw.ProtocolTCP,
-			ruleDstPort:     &fw.Port{Values: []uint16{22}},
-			ruleAction:      fw.ActionDrop,
-			shouldBeBlocked: true,
-		},
-		{
-			name:            "IPv6: allow all protocols",
-			srcIP:           "fd00::1",
-			dstIP:           "fd00::100",
-			proto:           fw.ProtocolUDP,
-			srcPort:         12345,
-			dstPort:         9999,
-			ruleIP:          "fd00::1",
-			ruleProto:       fw.ProtocolALL,
-			ruleAction:      fw.ActionAccept,
-			shouldBeBlocked: false,
-		},
-		{
-			name:            "IPv6: v4 wildcard ICMP rule matches ICMPv6 via protoLayerMatches",
-			srcIP:           "fd00::1",
-			dstIP:           "fd00::100",
-			proto:           fw.ProtocolICMP,
-			ruleIP:          "0.0.0.0",
-			ruleProto:       fw.ProtocolICMP,
-			ruleAction:      fw.ActionAccept,
-			shouldBeBlocked: false,
-		},
-	}
-
-	t.Run("IPv6 implicit DROP (no rules)", func(t *testing.T) {
-		packet := createTestPacket(t, "fd00::1", "fd00::100", fw.ProtocolTCP, 12345, 443)
-		isDropped := manager.FilterInbound(packet, 0)
-		require.True(t, isDropped, "IPv6 packet should be dropped when no rules exist")
-	})
-
-	for _, tc := range testCases {
-		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			if tc.ruleAction == fw.ActionDrop {
-				rules, err := manager.AddPeerFiltering(nil, net.ParseIP(tc.ruleIP), fw.ProtocolALL, nil, nil, fw.ActionAccept, "")
-				require.NoError(t, err)
-				t.Cleanup(func() {
-					for _, rule := range rules {
-						require.NoError(t, manager.DeletePeerRule(rule))
-					}
-				})
-			}
-
-			rules, err := manager.AddPeerFiltering(nil, net.ParseIP(tc.ruleIP), tc.ruleProto, nil, tc.ruleDstPort, tc.ruleAction, "")
-			require.NoError(t, err)
-			require.NotEmpty(t, rules)
-			t.Cleanup(func() {
-				for _, rule := range rules {
-					require.NoError(t, manager.DeletePeerRule(rule))
-				}
-			})
-
-			packet := createTestPacket(t, tc.srcIP, tc.dstIP, tc.proto, tc.srcPort, tc.dstPort)
-			isDropped := manager.FilterInbound(packet, 0)
-			require.Equal(t, tc.shouldBeBlocked, isDropped, "packet filter result mismatch")
-		})
-	}
-}
-
 func createTestPacket(t *testing.T, srcIP, dstIP string, proto fw.Protocol, srcPort, dstPort uint16) []byte {
 	t.Helper()
 
-	src := net.ParseIP(srcIP)
-	dst := net.ParseIP(dstIP)
-
 	buf := gopacket.NewSerializeBuffer()
 	opts := gopacket.SerializeOptions{
 		ComputeChecksums: true,
 		FixLengths:       true,
 	}
 
-	// Detect address family
+	ipLayer := &layers.IPv4{
-	isV6 := src.To4() == nil
+		Version: 4,
+		TTL:     64,
+		SrcIP:   net.ParseIP(srcIP),
+		DstIP:   net.ParseIP(dstIP),
+	}
 
 	var err error
+	switch proto {
+	case fw.ProtocolTCP:
+		ipLayer.Protocol = layers.IPProtocolTCP
+		tcp := &layers.TCP{
+			SrcPort: layers.TCPPort(srcPort),
+			DstPort: layers.TCPPort(dstPort),
+		}
+		err = tcp.SetNetworkLayerForChecksum(ipLayer)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		err = gopacket.SerializeLayers(buf, opts, ipLayer, tcp)
 
-	if isV6 {
+	case fw.ProtocolUDP:
-		ip6 := &layers.IPv6{
+		ipLayer.Protocol = layers.IPProtocolUDP
-			Version:  6,
+		udp := &layers.UDP{
-			HopLimit: 64,
+			SrcPort: layers.UDPPort(srcPort),
-			SrcIP:    src,
+			DstPort: layers.UDPPort(dstPort),
-			DstIP:    dst,
 		}
+		err = udp.SetNetworkLayerForChecksum(ipLayer)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		err = gopacket.SerializeLayers(buf, opts, ipLayer, udp)
 
-		switch proto {
+	case fw.ProtocolICMP:
-		case fw.ProtocolTCP:
+		ipLayer.Protocol = layers.IPProtocolICMPv4
-			ip6.NextHeader = layers.IPProtocolTCP
+		icmp := &layers.ICMPv4{
-			tcp := &layers.TCP{SrcPort: layers.TCPPort(srcPort), DstPort: layers.TCPPort(dstPort)}
+			TypeCode: layers.CreateICMPv4TypeCode(layers.ICMPv4TypeEchoRequest, 0),
-			_ = tcp.SetNetworkLayerForChecksum(ip6)
-			err = gopacket.SerializeLayers(buf, opts, ip6, tcp)
-		case fw.ProtocolUDP:
-			ip6.NextHeader = layers.IPProtocolUDP
-			udp := &layers.UDP{SrcPort: layers.UDPPort(srcPort), DstPort: layers.UDPPort(dstPort)}
-			_ = udp.SetNetworkLayerForChecksum(ip6)
-			err = gopacket.SerializeLayers(buf, opts, ip6, udp)
-		case fw.ProtocolICMP:
-			ip6.NextHeader = layers.IPProtocolICMPv6
-			icmp := &layers.ICMPv6{
-				TypeCode: layers.CreateICMPv6TypeCode(layers.ICMPv6TypeEchoRequest, 0),
-			}
-			_ = icmp.SetNetworkLayerForChecksum(ip6)
-			err = gopacket.SerializeLayers(buf, opts, ip6, icmp)
-		default:
-			err = gopacket.SerializeLayers(buf, opts, ip6)
-		}
-	} else {
-		ip4 := &layers.IPv4{
-			Version: 4,
-			TTL:     64,
-			SrcIP:   src,
-			DstIP:   dst,
 		}
+		err = gopacket.SerializeLayers(buf, opts, ipLayer, icmp)
 
-		switch proto {
+	default:
-		case fw.ProtocolTCP:
+		err = gopacket.SerializeLayers(buf, opts, ipLayer)
-			ip4.Protocol = layers.IPProtocolTCP
-			tcp := &layers.TCP{SrcPort: layers.TCPPort(srcPort), DstPort: layers.TCPPort(dstPort)}
-			_ = tcp.SetNetworkLayerForChecksum(ip4)
-			err = gopacket.SerializeLayers(buf, opts, ip4, tcp)
-		case fw.ProtocolUDP:
-			ip4.Protocol = layers.IPProtocolUDP
-			udp := &layers.UDP{SrcPort: layers.UDPPort(srcPort), DstPort: layers.UDPPort(dstPort)}
-			_ = udp.SetNetworkLayerForChecksum(ip4)
-			err = gopacket.SerializeLayers(buf, opts, ip4, udp)
-		case fw.ProtocolICMP:
-			ip4.Protocol = layers.IPProtocolICMPv4
-			icmp := &layers.ICMPv4{TypeCode: layers.CreateICMPv4TypeCode(layers.ICMPv4TypeEchoRequest, 0)}
-			err = gopacket.SerializeLayers(buf, opts, ip4, icmp)
-		default:
-			err = gopacket.SerializeLayers(buf, opts, ip4)
-		}
 	}
 
 	require.NoError(t, err)
@@ -1681,103 +1498,3 @@ func TestRouteACLSet(t *testing.T) {
 	_, isAllowed = manager.routeACLsPass(srcIP, dstIP, protoToLayer(fw.ProtocolTCP, layers.LayerTypeIPv4), 12345, 80)
 	require.True(t, isAllowed, "After set update, traffic to the added network should be allowed")
 }
-
-// TestRouteACLFilteringIPv6 tests IPv6 route ACL matching directly via routeACLsPass.
-// Note: full FilterInbound for routed IPv6 traffic drops at the forwarder stage (IPv4-only)
-// but the ACL decision itself is correct.
-func TestRouteACLFilteringIPv6(t *testing.T) {
-	manager := setupRoutedManager(t, "10.10.0.100/16")
-
-	v6Dst := netip.MustParsePrefix("fd00:dead:beef::/48")
-	_, err := manager.AddRouteFiltering(
-		nil,
-		[]netip.Prefix{netip.MustParsePrefix("fd00::/16")},
-		fw.Network{Prefix: v6Dst},
-		fw.ProtocolTCP,
-		nil,
-		&fw.Port{Values: []uint16{80}},
-		fw.ActionAccept,
-	)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-
-	_, err = manager.AddRouteFiltering(
-		nil,
-		[]netip.Prefix{netip.MustParsePrefix("fd00::/16")},
-		fw.Network{Prefix: netip.MustParsePrefix("fd00:dead:beef:1::/64")},
-		fw.ProtocolALL,
-		nil,
-		nil,
-		fw.ActionDrop,
-	)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-
-	tests := []struct {
-		name    string
-		srcIP   netip.Addr
-		dstIP   netip.Addr
-		proto   gopacket.LayerType
-		srcPort uint16
-		dstPort uint16
-		allowed bool
-	}{
-		{
-			name:    "IPv6 TCP to allowed dest",
-			srcIP:   netip.MustParseAddr("fd00::1"),
-			dstIP:   netip.MustParseAddr("fd00:dead:beef::80"),
-			proto:   layers.LayerTypeTCP,
-			srcPort: 12345,
-			dstPort: 80,
-			allowed: true,
-		},
-		{
-			name:    "IPv6 TCP wrong port",
-			srcIP:   netip.MustParseAddr("fd00::1"),
-			dstIP:   netip.MustParseAddr("fd00:dead:beef::80"),
-			proto:   layers.LayerTypeTCP,
-			srcPort: 12345,
-			dstPort: 443,
-			allowed: false,
-		},
-		{
-			name:    "IPv6 UDP not matched by TCP rule",
-			srcIP:   netip.MustParseAddr("fd00::1"),
-			dstIP:   netip.MustParseAddr("fd00:dead:beef::80"),
-			proto:   layers.LayerTypeUDP,
-			srcPort: 12345,
-			dstPort: 80,
-			allowed: false,
-		},
-		{
-			name:    "IPv6 ICMPv6 matches ICMP rule via protoLayerMatches",
-			srcIP:   netip.MustParseAddr("fd00::1"),
-			dstIP:   netip.MustParseAddr("fd00:dead:beef::80"),
-			proto:   layers.LayerTypeICMPv6,
-			allowed: false,
-		},
-		{
-			name:    "IPv6 to denied subnet",
-			srcIP:   netip.MustParseAddr("fd00::1"),
-			dstIP:   netip.MustParseAddr("fd00:dead:beef:1::1"),
-			proto:   layers.LayerTypeTCP,
-			srcPort: 12345,
-			dstPort: 80,
-			allowed: false,
-		},
-		{
-			name:    "IPv6 source outside allowed range",
-			srcIP:   netip.MustParseAddr("fe80::1"),
-			dstIP:   netip.MustParseAddr("fd00:dead:beef::80"),
-			proto:   layers.LayerTypeTCP,
-			srcPort: 12345,
-			dstPort: 80,
-			allowed: false,
-		},
-	}
-
-	for _, tc := range tests {
-		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			_, pass := manager.routeACLsPass(tc.srcIP, tc.dstIP, tc.proto, tc.srcPort, tc.dstPort)
-			require.Equal(t, tc.allowed, pass, "route ACL result mismatch")
-		})
-	}
-}

client/firewall/uspfilter/filter_routeacl_test.go

@@ -189,21 +189,21 @@ func TestBlockInvalidRoutedIdempotent(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 
 	// Call blockInvalidRouted directly multiple times
-	rules1, err := manager.blockInvalidRouted(ifaceMock)
+	rule1, err := manager.blockInvalidRouted(ifaceMock)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	require.NotEmpty(t, rules1)
+	require.NotNil(t, rule1)
 
-	rules2, err := manager.blockInvalidRouted(ifaceMock)
+	rule2, err := manager.blockInvalidRouted(ifaceMock)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	require.NotEmpty(t, rules2)
+	require.NotNil(t, rule2)
 
-	rules3, err := manager.blockInvalidRouted(ifaceMock)
+	rule3, err := manager.blockInvalidRouted(ifaceMock)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	require.NotEmpty(t, rules3)
+	require.NotNil(t, rule3)
 
-	// All calls should return the same v4 block rule (idempotent install).
+	// All should return the same rule
-	assert.Equal(t, rules1[0].ID(), rules2[0].ID(), "Second call should return same v4 rule")
+	assert.Equal(t, rule1.ID(), rule2.ID(), "Second call should return same rule")
-	assert.Equal(t, rules2[0].ID(), rules3[0].ID(), "Third call should return same v4 rule")
+	assert.Equal(t, rule2.ID(), rule3.ID(), "Third call should return same rule")
 
 	// Should have exactly 1 route rule
 	manager.mutex.RLock()

client/firewall/uspfilter/filter_test.go

@@ -535,16 +535,11 @@ func TestProcessOutgoingHooks(t *testing.T) {
 			d := &decoder{
 				decoded: []gopacket.LayerType{},
 			}
-			d.parser4 = gopacket.NewDecodingLayerParser(
+			d.parser = gopacket.NewDecodingLayerParser(
 				layers.LayerTypeIPv4,
 				&d.eth, &d.ip4, &d.ip6, &d.icmp4, &d.icmp6, &d.tcp, &d.udp,
 			)
-			d.parser4.IgnoreUnsupported = true
+			d.parser.IgnoreUnsupported = true
-			d.parser6 = gopacket.NewDecodingLayerParser(
-				layers.LayerTypeIPv6,
-				&d.eth, &d.ip4, &d.ip6, &d.icmp4, &d.icmp6, &d.tcp, &d.udp,
-			)
-			d.parser6.IgnoreUnsupported = true
 			return d
 		},
 	}
@@ -643,16 +638,11 @@ func TestStatefulFirewall_UDPTracking(t *testing.T) {
 			d := &decoder{
 				decoded: []gopacket.LayerType{},
 			}
-			d.parser4 = gopacket.NewDecodingLayerParser(
+			d.parser = gopacket.NewDecodingLayerParser(
 				layers.LayerTypeIPv4,
 				&d.eth, &d.ip4, &d.ip6, &d.icmp4, &d.icmp6, &d.tcp, &d.udp,
 			)
-			d.parser4.IgnoreUnsupported = true
+			d.parser.IgnoreUnsupported = true
-			d.parser6 = gopacket.NewDecodingLayerParser(
-				layers.LayerTypeIPv6,
-				&d.eth, &d.ip4, &d.ip6, &d.icmp4, &d.icmp6, &d.tcp, &d.udp,
-			)
-			d.parser6.IgnoreUnsupported = true
 			return d
 		},
 	}
@@ -1058,8 +1048,8 @@ func TestMSSClamping(t *testing.T) {
 	}()
 
 	require.True(t, manager.mssClampEnabled, "MSS clamping should be enabled by default")
-	require.Equal(t, uint16(1280-ipv4TCPHeaderMinSize), manager.mssClampValueIPv4, "IPv4 MSS clamp value should be MTU - 40")
+	expectedMSSValue := uint16(1280 - ipTCPHeaderMinSize)
-	require.Equal(t, uint16(1280-ipv6TCPHeaderMinSize), manager.mssClampValueIPv6, "IPv6 MSS clamp value should be MTU - 60")
+	require.Equal(t, expectedMSSValue, manager.mssClampValue, "MSS clamp value should be MTU - 40")
 
 	err = manager.UpdateLocalIPs()
 	require.NoError(t, err)
@@ -1077,7 +1067,7 @@ func TestMSSClamping(t *testing.T) {
 		require.Len(t, d.tcp.Options, 1, "Should have MSS option")
 		require.Equal(t, uint8(layers.TCPOptionKindMSS), uint8(d.tcp.Options[0].OptionType))
 		actualMSS := binary.BigEndian.Uint16(d.tcp.Options[0].OptionData)
-		require.Equal(t, manager.mssClampValueIPv4, actualMSS, "MSS should be clamped to MTU - 40")
+		require.Equal(t, expectedMSSValue, actualMSS, "MSS should be clamped to MTU - 40")
 	})
 
 	t.Run("SYN packet with low MSS unchanged", func(t *testing.T) {
@@ -1101,7 +1091,7 @@ func TestMSSClamping(t *testing.T) {
 		d := parsePacket(t, packet)
 		require.Len(t, d.tcp.Options, 1, "Should have MSS option")
 		actualMSS := binary.BigEndian.Uint16(d.tcp.Options[0].OptionData)
-		require.Equal(t, manager.mssClampValueIPv4, actualMSS, "MSS in SYN-ACK should be clamped")
+		require.Equal(t, expectedMSSValue, actualMSS, "MSS in SYN-ACK should be clamped")
 	})
 
 	t.Run("Non-SYN packet unchanged", func(t *testing.T) {
@@ -1273,18 +1263,13 @@ func TestShouldForward(t *testing.T) {
 		d := &decoder{
 			decoded: []gopacket.LayerType{},
 		}
-		d.parser4 = gopacket.NewDecodingLayerParser(
+		d.parser = gopacket.NewDecodingLayerParser(
 			layers.LayerTypeIPv4,
 			&d.eth, &d.ip4, &d.ip6, &d.icmp4, &d.icmp6, &d.tcp, &d.udp,
 		)
-		d.parser4.IgnoreUnsupported = true
+		d.parser.IgnoreUnsupported = true
-		d.parser6 = gopacket.NewDecodingLayerParser(
-			layers.LayerTypeIPv6,
-			&d.eth, &d.ip4, &d.ip6, &d.icmp4, &d.icmp6, &d.tcp, &d.udp,
-		)
-		d.parser6.IgnoreUnsupported = true
 
-		err = d.decodePacket(buf.Bytes())
+		err = d.parser.DecodeLayers(buf.Bytes(), &d.decoded)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 
 		return d
@@ -1344,44 +1329,6 @@ func TestShouldForward(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 	}
 
-	// Add IPv6 to the interface and test dual-stack cases
-	wgIPv6 := netip.MustParseAddr("fd00::1")
-	otherIPv6 := netip.MustParseAddr("fd00::2")
-	ifaceMock.AddressFunc = func() wgaddr.Address {
-		return wgaddr.Address{
-			IP:      wgIP,
-			Network: netip.PrefixFrom(wgIP, 24),
-			IPv6:    wgIPv6,
-			IPv6Net: netip.PrefixFrom(wgIPv6, 64),
-		}
-	}
-
-	// Re-create manager to pick up the new address with IPv6
-	require.NoError(t, manager.Close(nil))
-	manager, err = Create(ifaceMock, false, flowLogger, nbiface.DefaultMTU)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-
-	v6Cases := []struct {
-		name        string
-		dstIP       netip.Addr
-		expected    bool
-		description string
-	}{
-		{"v6 traffic to other address", otherIPv6, true, "should forward v6 traffic not destined to our v6 address"},
-		{"v6 traffic to our v6 IP", wgIPv6, false, "should not forward traffic destined to our v6 address"},
-		{"v4 traffic to other with v6 configured", otherIP, true, "should forward v4 traffic when v6 configured"},
-		{"v4 traffic to our v4 IP with v6 configured", wgIP, false, "should not forward traffic to our v4 address"},
-	}
-	for _, tt := range v6Cases {
-		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			manager.localForwarding = true
-			manager.netstack = false
-			decoder := createTCPDecoder(8080)
-			result := manager.shouldForward(decoder, tt.dstIP)
-			require.Equal(t, tt.expected, result, tt.description)
-		})
-	}
-
 	for _, tt := range tests {
 		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
 			// Configure manager

client/firewall/uspfilter/forwarder/endpoint.go

@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 package forwarder
 
 import (
-	"net"
+	"fmt"
-	"strconv"
 	"sync/atomic"
 
 	wgdevice "golang.zx2c4.com/wireguard/device"
@@ -55,23 +54,16 @@ func (e *endpoint) LinkAddress() tcpip.LinkAddress {
 func (e *endpoint) WritePackets(pkts stack.PacketBufferList) (int, tcpip.Error) {
 	var written int
 	for _, pkt := range pkts.AsSlice() {
+		netHeader := header.IPv4(pkt.NetworkHeader().View().AsSlice())
+
 		data := stack.PayloadSince(pkt.NetworkHeader())
 		if data == nil {
 			continue
 		}
 
-		raw := pkt.NetworkHeader().View().AsSlice()
-		if len(raw) == 0 {
-			continue
-		}
-		var address tcpip.Address
-		if raw[0]>>4 == 6 {
-			address = header.IPv6(raw).DestinationAddress()
-		} else {
-			address = header.IPv4(raw).DestinationAddress()
-		}
-
 		pktBytes := data.AsSlice()
+
+		address := netHeader.DestinationAddress()
 		if err := e.device.CreateOutboundPacket(pktBytes, address.AsSlice()); err != nil {
 			e.logger.Error1("CreateOutboundPacket: %v", err)
 			continue
@@ -122,7 +114,5 @@ type epID stack.TransportEndpointID
 
 func (i epID) String() string {
 	// src and remote is swapped
-	return net.JoinHostPort(i.RemoteAddress.String(), strconv.Itoa(int(i.RemotePort))) +
+	return fmt.Sprintf("%s:%d → %s:%d", i.RemoteAddress, i.RemotePort, i.LocalAddress, i.LocalPort)
-		" → " +
-		net.JoinHostPort(i.LocalAddress.String(), strconv.Itoa(int(i.LocalPort)))
 }

client/firewall/uspfilter/forwarder/forwarder.go

@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ import (
 	"gvisor.dev/gvisor/pkg/tcpip"
 	"gvisor.dev/gvisor/pkg/tcpip/header"
 	"gvisor.dev/gvisor/pkg/tcpip/network/ipv4"
-	"gvisor.dev/gvisor/pkg/tcpip/network/ipv6"
 	"gvisor.dev/gvisor/pkg/tcpip/stack"
 	"gvisor.dev/gvisor/pkg/tcpip/transport/icmp"
 	"gvisor.dev/gvisor/pkg/tcpip/transport/tcp"
@@ -37,31 +36,25 @@ type Forwarder struct {
 	logger     *nblog.Logger
 	flowLogger nftypes.FlowLogger
 	// ruleIdMap is used to store the rule ID for a given connection
-	ruleIdMap          sync.Map
+	ruleIdMap        sync.Map
-	stack              *stack.Stack
+	stack            *stack.Stack
-	endpoint           *endpoint
+	endpoint         *endpoint
-	udpForwarder       *udpForwarder
+	udpForwarder     *udpForwarder
-	ctx                context.Context
+	ctx              context.Context
-	cancel             context.CancelFunc
+	cancel           context.CancelFunc
-	ip                 tcpip.Address
+	ip               tcpip.Address
-	ipv6               tcpip.Address
+	netstack         bool
-	netstack           bool
+	hasRawICMPAccess bool
-	hasRawICMPAccess   bool
+	pingSemaphore    chan struct{}
-	hasRawICMPv6Access bool
-	pingSemaphore      chan struct{}
 }
 
 func New(iface common.IFaceMapper, logger *nblog.Logger, flowLogger nftypes.FlowLogger, netstack bool, mtu uint16) (*Forwarder, error) {
 	s := stack.New(stack.Options{
-		NetworkProtocols: []stack.NetworkProtocolFactory{
+		NetworkProtocols: []stack.NetworkProtocolFactory{ipv4.NewProtocol},
-			ipv4.NewProtocol,
-			ipv6.NewProtocol,
-		},
 		TransportProtocols: []stack.TransportProtocolFactory{
 			tcp.NewProtocol,
 			udp.NewProtocol,
 			icmp.NewProtocol4,
-			icmp.NewProtocol6,
 		},
 		HandleLocal: false,
 	})
@@ -80,7 +73,7 @@ func New(iface common.IFaceMapper, logger *nblog.Logger, flowLogger nftypes.Flow
 	protoAddr := tcpip.ProtocolAddress{
 		Protocol: ipv4.ProtocolNumber,
 		AddressWithPrefix: tcpip.AddressWithPrefix{
-			Address:   tcpip.AddrFrom4(iface.Address().IP.As4()),
+			Address:   tcpip.AddrFromSlice(iface.Address().IP.AsSlice()),
 			PrefixLen: iface.Address().Network.Bits(),
 		},
 	}
@@ -89,19 +82,6 @@ func New(iface common.IFaceMapper, logger *nblog.Logger, flowLogger nftypes.Flow
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to add protocol address: %s", err)
 	}
 
-	if v6 := iface.Address().IPv6; v6.IsValid() {
-		v6Addr := tcpip.ProtocolAddress{
-			Protocol: ipv6.ProtocolNumber,
-			AddressWithPrefix: tcpip.AddressWithPrefix{
-				Address:   tcpip.AddrFrom16(v6.As16()),
-				PrefixLen: iface.Address().IPv6Net.Bits(),
-			},
-		}
-		if err := s.AddProtocolAddress(nicID, v6Addr, stack.AddressProperties{}); err != nil {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("add IPv6 protocol address: %s", err)
-		}
-	}
-
 	defaultSubnet, err := tcpip.NewSubnet(
 		tcpip.AddrFrom4([4]byte{0, 0, 0, 0}),
 		tcpip.MaskFromBytes([]byte{0, 0, 0, 0}),
@@ -110,14 +90,6 @@ func New(iface common.IFaceMapper, logger *nblog.Logger, flowLogger nftypes.Flow
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("creating default subnet: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	defaultSubnetV6, err := tcpip.NewSubnet(
-		tcpip.AddrFrom16([16]byte{}),
-		tcpip.MaskFromBytes(make([]byte, 16)),
-	)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("creating default v6 subnet: %w", err)
-	}
-
 	if err := s.SetPromiscuousMode(nicID, true); err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("set promiscuous mode: %s", err)
 	}
@@ -126,8 +98,10 @@ func New(iface common.IFaceMapper, logger *nblog.Logger, flowLogger nftypes.Flow
 	}
 
 	s.SetRouteTable([]tcpip.Route{
-		{Destination: defaultSubnet, NIC: nicID},
+		{
-		{Destination: defaultSubnetV6, NIC: nicID},
+			Destination: defaultSubnet,
+			NIC:         nicID,
+		},
 	})
 
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
@@ -140,8 +114,7 @@ func New(iface common.IFaceMapper, logger *nblog.Logger, flowLogger nftypes.Flow
 		ctx:           ctx,
 		cancel:        cancel,
 		netstack:      netstack,
-		ip:            tcpip.AddrFrom4(iface.Address().IP.As4()),
+		ip:            tcpip.AddrFromSlice(iface.Address().IP.AsSlice()),
-		ipv6:          addrFromNetipAddr(iface.Address().IPv6),
 		pingSemaphore: make(chan struct{}, 3),
 	}
 
@@ -158,10 +131,7 @@ func New(iface common.IFaceMapper, logger *nblog.Logger, flowLogger nftypes.Flow
 	udpForwarder := udp.NewForwarder(s, f.handleUDP)
 	s.SetTransportProtocolHandler(udp.ProtocolNumber, udpForwarder.HandlePacket)
 
-	// ICMP is handled directly in InjectIncomingPacket, bypassing gVisor's
+	s.SetTransportProtocolHandler(icmp.ProtocolNumber4, f.handleICMP)
-	// network layer. This avoids duplicate echo replies (v4) and the v6
-	// auto-reply bug where gVisor responds at the network layer before
-	// our transport handler fires.
 
 	f.checkICMPCapability()
 
@@ -180,30 +150,8 @@ func (f *Forwarder) SetCapture(pc PacketCapture) {
 }
 
 func (f *Forwarder) InjectIncomingPacket(payload []byte) error {
-	if len(payload) == 0 {
+	if len(payload) < header.IPv4MinimumSize {
-		return fmt.Errorf("empty packet")
+		return fmt.Errorf("packet too small: %d bytes", len(payload))
-	}
-
-	var protoNum tcpip.NetworkProtocolNumber
-	switch payload[0] >> 4 {
-	case 4:
-		if len(payload) < header.IPv4MinimumSize {
-			return fmt.Errorf("IPv4 packet too small: %d bytes", len(payload))
-		}
-		if f.handleICMPDirect(payload) {
-			return nil
-		}
-		protoNum = ipv4.ProtocolNumber
-	case 6:
-		if len(payload) < header.IPv6MinimumSize {
-			return fmt.Errorf("IPv6 packet too small: %d bytes", len(payload))
-		}
-		if f.handleICMPDirect(payload) {
-			return nil
-		}
-		protoNum = ipv6.ProtocolNumber
-	default:
-		return fmt.Errorf("unknown IP version: %d", payload[0]>>4)
 	}
 
 	pkt := stack.NewPacketBuffer(stack.PacketBufferOptions{
@@ -212,160 +160,11 @@ func (f *Forwarder) InjectIncomingPacket(payload []byte) error {
 	defer pkt.DecRef()
 
 	if f.endpoint.dispatcher != nil {
-		f.endpoint.dispatcher.DeliverNetworkPacket(protoNum, pkt)
+		f.endpoint.dispatcher.DeliverNetworkPacket(ipv4.ProtocolNumber, pkt)
 	}
 	return nil
 }
 
-// handleICMPDirect intercepts ICMP packets from raw IP payloads before they
-// enter gVisor. It synthesizes the TransportEndpointID and PacketBuffer that
-// the existing handlers expect, then dispatches to handleICMP/handleICMPv6.
-// This bypasses gVisor's network layer which causes duplicate v4 echo replies
-// and auto-replies to all v6 echo requests in promiscuous mode.
-//
-// Unlike gVisor's network layer, this does not validate ICMP checksums or
-// reassemble IP fragments. Fragmented ICMP packets fall through to gVisor.
-func parseICMPv4(payload []byte) (ipHdrLen, icmpLen int, src, dst tcpip.Address, ok bool) {
-	if len(payload) < header.IPv4MinimumSize {
-		return 0, 0, src, dst, false
-	}
-	ip := header.IPv4(payload)
-	if ip.Protocol() != uint8(header.ICMPv4ProtocolNumber) {
-		return 0, 0, src, dst, false
-	}
-	if ip.FragmentOffset() != 0 || ip.Flags()&header.IPv4FlagMoreFragments != 0 {
-		return 0, 0, src, dst, false
-	}
-	ipHdrLen = int(ip.HeaderLength())
-	totalLen := int(ip.TotalLength())
-	if ipHdrLen < header.IPv4MinimumSize || ipHdrLen > totalLen || totalLen > len(payload) {
-		return 0, 0, src, dst, false
-	}
-	icmpLen = totalLen - ipHdrLen
-	if icmpLen < header.ICMPv4MinimumSize {
-		return 0, 0, src, dst, false
-	}
-	return ipHdrLen, icmpLen, ip.SourceAddress(), ip.DestinationAddress(), true
-}
-
-func parseICMPv6(payload []byte) (ipHdrLen, icmpLen int, src, dst tcpip.Address, ok bool) {
-	if len(payload) < header.IPv6MinimumSize {
-		return 0, 0, src, dst, false
-	}
-	ip := header.IPv6(payload)
-	declaredLen := int(ip.PayloadLength())
-	hdrEnd := header.IPv6MinimumSize + declaredLen
-	if hdrEnd > len(payload) {
-		return 0, 0, src, dst, false
-	}
-	icmpStart, ok := skipIPv6ExtensionsToICMPv6(payload, ip.NextHeader(), hdrEnd)
-	if !ok {
-		return 0, 0, src, dst, false
-	}
-	icmpLen = hdrEnd - icmpStart
-	if icmpLen < header.ICMPv6MinimumSize {
-		return 0, 0, src, dst, false
-	}
-	return icmpStart, icmpLen, ip.SourceAddress(), ip.DestinationAddress(), true
-}
-
-// skipIPv6ExtensionsToICMPv6 walks the IPv6 extension-header chain starting
-// after the fixed header. It advances past Hop-by-Hop, Routing, and
-// Destination Options headers (which share the NextHeader+ExtLen+6+ExtLen*8
-// layout) and returns the offset of the ICMPv6 payload. Fragment, ESP, AH,
-// and unknown identifiers are reported as not handleable so the caller can
-// defer to gVisor.
-func skipIPv6ExtensionsToICMPv6(payload []byte, next uint8, hdrEnd int) (int, bool) {
-	off := header.IPv6MinimumSize
-	for {
-		if next == uint8(header.ICMPv6ProtocolNumber) {
-			return off, true
-		}
-		if !isWalkableIPv6ExtHdr(next) {
-			return 0, false
-		}
-		newOff, newNext, ok := advanceIPv6ExtHdr(payload, off, hdrEnd)
-		if !ok {
-			return 0, false
-		}
-		off = newOff
-		next = newNext
-	}
-}
-
-func isWalkableIPv6ExtHdr(id uint8) bool {
-	switch id {
-	case uint8(header.IPv6HopByHopOptionsExtHdrIdentifier),
-		uint8(header.IPv6RoutingExtHdrIdentifier),
-		uint8(header.IPv6DestinationOptionsExtHdrIdentifier):
-		return true
-	}
-	return false
-}
-
-func advanceIPv6ExtHdr(payload []byte, off, hdrEnd int) (int, uint8, bool) {
-	if off+8 > hdrEnd {
-		return 0, 0, false
-	}
-	extLen := (int(payload[off+1]) + 1) * 8
-	if off+extLen > hdrEnd {
-		return 0, 0, false
-	}
-	return off + extLen, payload[off], true
-}
-
-func (f *Forwarder) handleICMPDirect(payload []byte) bool {
-	if len(payload) == 0 {
-		return false
-	}
-	var (
-		ipHdrLen int
-		icmpLen  int
-		srcAddr  tcpip.Address
-		dstAddr  tcpip.Address
-		ok       bool
-	)
-	version := payload[0] >> 4
-	switch version {
-	case 4:
-		ipHdrLen, icmpLen, srcAddr, dstAddr, ok = parseICMPv4(payload)
-	case 6:
-		ipHdrLen, icmpLen, srcAddr, dstAddr, ok = parseICMPv6(payload)
-	}
-	if !ok {
-		return false
-	}
-
-	// Let gVisor handle ICMP destined for our own addresses natively.
-	// Its network-layer auto-reply is correct and efficient for local traffic.
-	if f.ip.Equal(dstAddr) || f.ipv6.Equal(dstAddr) {
-		return false
-	}
-
-	id := stack.TransportEndpointID{
-		LocalAddress:  dstAddr,
-		RemoteAddress: srcAddr,
-	}
-
-	// Trim the buffer to the IP-declared length so gVisor doesn't see padding.
-	pkt := stack.NewPacketBuffer(stack.PacketBufferOptions{
-		Payload: buffer.MakeWithData(payload[:ipHdrLen+icmpLen]),
-	})
-	defer pkt.DecRef()
-
-	if _, ok := pkt.NetworkHeader().Consume(ipHdrLen); !ok {
-		return false
-	}
-	if _, ok := pkt.TransportHeader().Consume(icmpLen); !ok {
-		return false
-	}
-
-	if version == 6 {
-		return f.handleICMPv6(id, pkt)
-	}
-	return f.handleICMP(id, pkt)
-}
-
 // Stop gracefully shuts down the forwarder
 func (f *Forwarder) Stop() {
 	f.cancel()
@@ -378,14 +177,11 @@ func (f *Forwarder) Stop() {
 	f.stack.Wait()
 }
 
-func (f *Forwarder) determineDialAddr(addr tcpip.Address) netip.Addr {
+func (f *Forwarder) determineDialAddr(addr tcpip.Address) net.IP {
 	if f.netstack && f.ip.Equal(addr) {
-		return netip.AddrFrom4([4]byte{127, 0, 0, 1})
+		return net.IPv4(127, 0, 0, 1)
 	}
-	if f.netstack && f.ipv6.Equal(addr) {
+	return addr.AsSlice()
-		return netip.IPv6Loopback()
-	}
-	return addrToNetipAddr(addr)
 }
 
 func (f *Forwarder) RegisterRuleID(srcIP, dstIP netip.Addr, srcPort, dstPort uint16, ruleID []byte) {
@@ -419,50 +215,23 @@ func buildKey(srcIP, dstIP netip.Addr, srcPort, dstPort uint16) conntrack.ConnKe
 	}
 }
 
-// addrFromNetipAddr converts a netip.Addr to a gvisor tcpip.Address without allocating.
-func addrFromNetipAddr(addr netip.Addr) tcpip.Address {
-	if !addr.IsValid() {
-		return tcpip.Address{}
-	}
-	if addr.Is4() {
-		return tcpip.AddrFrom4(addr.As4())
-	}
-	return tcpip.AddrFrom16(addr.As16())
-}
-
-// addrToNetipAddr converts a gvisor tcpip.Address to netip.Addr without allocating.
-func addrToNetipAddr(addr tcpip.Address) netip.Addr {
-	switch addr.Len() {
-	case 4:
-		return netip.AddrFrom4(addr.As4())
-	case 16:
-		return netip.AddrFrom16(addr.As16())
-	default:
-		return netip.Addr{}
-	}
-}
-
 // checkICMPCapability tests whether we have raw ICMP socket access at startup.
 func (f *Forwarder) checkICMPCapability() {
-	f.hasRawICMPAccess = probeRawICMP("ip4:icmp", "0.0.0.0", f.logger)
-	f.hasRawICMPv6Access = probeRawICMP("ip6:ipv6-icmp", "::", f.logger)
-}
-
-func probeRawICMP(network, addr string, logger *nblog.Logger) bool {
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 100*time.Millisecond)
 	defer cancel()
 
 	lc := net.ListenConfig{}
-	conn, err := lc.ListenPacket(ctx, network, addr)
+	conn, err := lc.ListenPacket(ctx, "ip4:icmp", "0.0.0.0")
 	if err != nil {
-		logger.Debug1("forwarder: no raw %s socket access, will use ping binary fallback", network)
+		f.hasRawICMPAccess = false
-		return false
+		f.logger.Debug("forwarder: No raw ICMP socket access, will use ping binary fallback")
+		return
 	}
 
 	if err := conn.Close(); err != nil {
-		logger.Debug2("forwarder: failed to close %s capability test socket: %v", network, err)
+		f.logger.Debug1("forwarder: Failed to close ICMP capability test socket: %v", err)
 	}
 
-	logger.Debug1("forwarder: raw %s socket access available", network)
+	f.hasRawICMPAccess = true
-	return true
+	f.logger.Debug("forwarder: Raw ICMP socket access available")
 }

client/firewall/uspfilter/forwarder/forwarder_test.go

@@ -1,162 +0,0 @@
-package forwarder
-
-import (
-	"net/netip"
-	"testing"
-
-	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
-	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
-	"gvisor.dev/gvisor/pkg/tcpip"
-	"gvisor.dev/gvisor/pkg/tcpip/header"
-)
-
-const echoRequestSize = 8
-
-func makeIPv6(t *testing.T, src, dst netip.Addr, nextHdr uint8, payload []byte) []byte {
-	t.Helper()
-	buf := make([]byte, header.IPv6MinimumSize+len(payload))
-	ip := header.IPv6(buf)
-	ip.Encode(&header.IPv6Fields{
-		PayloadLength:     uint16(len(payload)),
-		TransportProtocol: 0, // overwritten below to allow any value
-		HopLimit:          64,
-		SrcAddr:           tcpipAddrFromNetip(src),
-		DstAddr:           tcpipAddrFromNetip(dst),
-	})
-	buf[6] = nextHdr
-	copy(buf[header.IPv6MinimumSize:], payload)
-	return buf
-}
-
-func tcpipAddrFromNetip(a netip.Addr) tcpip.Address {
-	b := a.As16()
-	return tcpip.AddrFrom16(b)
-}
-
-func echoRequest() []byte {
-	icmp := make([]byte, echoRequestSize)
-	icmp[0] = uint8(header.ICMPv6EchoRequest)
-	return icmp
-}
-
-// extHdr builds a generic IPv6 extension header (HBH/Routing/DestOpts) of the
-// given total octet length (must be multiple of 8, >= 8) with the given next
-// header.
-func extHdr(t *testing.T, next uint8, totalLen int) []byte {
-	t.Helper()
-	require.GreaterOrEqual(t, totalLen, 8)
-	require.Equal(t, 0, totalLen%8)
-	buf := make([]byte, totalLen)
-	buf[0] = next
-	buf[1] = uint8(totalLen/8 - 1)
-	return buf
-}
-
-func TestParseICMPv6_NoExtensions(t *testing.T) {
-	src := netip.MustParseAddr("fd00::1")
-	dst := netip.MustParseAddr("fd00::2")
-	pkt := makeIPv6(t, src, dst, uint8(header.ICMPv6ProtocolNumber), echoRequest())
-
-	off, icmpLen, _, _, ok := parseICMPv6(pkt)
-	require.True(t, ok)
-	assert.Equal(t, header.IPv6MinimumSize, off)
-	assert.Equal(t, echoRequestSize, icmpLen)
-}
-
-func TestParseICMPv6_SingleExtension(t *testing.T) {
-	src := netip.MustParseAddr("fd00::1")
-	dst := netip.MustParseAddr("fd00::2")
-	hbh := extHdr(t, uint8(header.ICMPv6ProtocolNumber), 8)
-	payload := append([]byte{}, hbh...)
-	payload = append(payload, echoRequest()...)
-	pkt := makeIPv6(t, src, dst, uint8(header.IPv6HopByHopOptionsExtHdrIdentifier), payload)
-
-	off, icmpLen, _, _, ok := parseICMPv6(pkt)
-	require.True(t, ok)
-	assert.Equal(t, header.IPv6MinimumSize+8, off)
-	assert.Equal(t, echoRequestSize, icmpLen)
-}
-
-func TestParseICMPv6_ChainedExtensions(t *testing.T) {
-	src := netip.MustParseAddr("fd00::1")
-	dst := netip.MustParseAddr("fd00::2")
-	dest := extHdr(t, uint8(header.ICMPv6ProtocolNumber), 16)
-	rt := extHdr(t, uint8(header.IPv6DestinationOptionsExtHdrIdentifier), 8)
-	hbh := extHdr(t, uint8(header.IPv6RoutingExtHdrIdentifier), 8)
-	payload := append(append(append([]byte{}, hbh...), rt...), dest...)
-	payload = append(payload, echoRequest()...)
-	pkt := makeIPv6(t, src, dst, uint8(header.IPv6HopByHopOptionsExtHdrIdentifier), payload)
-
-	off, icmpLen, _, _, ok := parseICMPv6(pkt)
-	require.True(t, ok)
-	assert.Equal(t, header.IPv6MinimumSize+8+8+16, off)
-	assert.Equal(t, echoRequestSize, icmpLen)
-}
-
-func TestParseICMPv6_FragmentDefersToGVisor(t *testing.T) {
-	src := netip.MustParseAddr("fd00::1")
-	dst := netip.MustParseAddr("fd00::2")
-	pkt := makeIPv6(t, src, dst, uint8(header.IPv6FragmentExtHdrIdentifier), make([]byte, 8))
-
-	_, _, _, _, ok := parseICMPv6(pkt)
-	assert.False(t, ok)
-}
-
-func TestParseICMPv6_TruncatedExtension(t *testing.T) {
-	src := netip.MustParseAddr("fd00::1")
-	dst := netip.MustParseAddr("fd00::2")
-	// Extension claims 16 bytes but only 8 remain after the IP header.
-	hbh := []byte{uint8(header.ICMPv6ProtocolNumber), 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0}
-	pkt := makeIPv6(t, src, dst, uint8(header.IPv6HopByHopOptionsExtHdrIdentifier), hbh)
-
-	_, _, _, _, ok := parseICMPv6(pkt)
-	assert.False(t, ok)
-}
-
-func TestParseICMPv6_TruncatedICMPPayload(t *testing.T) {
-	src := netip.MustParseAddr("fd00::1")
-	dst := netip.MustParseAddr("fd00::2")
-	// PayloadLength claims 8 bytes of ICMPv6 but the buffer only holds 4.
-	pkt := makeIPv6(t, src, dst, uint8(header.ICMPv6ProtocolNumber), make([]byte, 8))
-	pkt = pkt[:header.IPv6MinimumSize+4]
-
-	_, _, _, _, ok := parseICMPv6(pkt)
-	assert.False(t, ok)
-}
-
-func TestParseICMPv4_RejectsShortIHL(t *testing.T) {
-	pkt := make([]byte, 28)
-	pkt[0] = 0x44 // version 4, IHL 4 (16 bytes - below minimum)
-	pkt[9] = uint8(header.ICMPv4ProtocolNumber)
-	header.IPv4(pkt).SetTotalLength(28)
-
-	_, _, _, _, ok := parseICMPv4(pkt)
-	assert.False(t, ok)
-}
-
-func TestParseICMPv4_RejectsTotalLenOverBuffer(t *testing.T) {
-	pkt := make([]byte, header.IPv4MinimumSize+header.ICMPv4MinimumSize)
-	ip := header.IPv4(pkt)
-	ip.Encode(&header.IPv4Fields{
-		TotalLength: uint16(len(pkt) + 16),
-		Protocol:    uint8(header.ICMPv4ProtocolNumber),
-		TTL:         64,
-	})
-
-	_, _, _, _, ok := parseICMPv4(pkt)
-	assert.False(t, ok)
-}
-
-func TestParseICMPv4_RejectsFragment(t *testing.T) {
-	pkt := make([]byte, header.IPv4MinimumSize+header.ICMPv4MinimumSize)
-	ip := header.IPv4(pkt)
-	ip.Encode(&header.IPv4Fields{
-		TotalLength: uint16(len(pkt)),
-		Protocol:    uint8(header.ICMPv4ProtocolNumber),
-		TTL:         64,
-		Flags:       header.IPv4FlagMoreFragments,
-	})
-
-	_, _, _, _, ok := parseICMPv4(pkt)
-	assert.False(t, ok)
-}

client/firewall/uspfilter/forwarder/icmp.go

@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ func (f *Forwarder) handleICMP(id stack.TransportEndpointID, pkt *stack.PacketBu
 	}
 
 	icmpData := stack.PayloadSince(pkt.TransportHeader()).AsSlice()
-	conn, err := f.forwardICMPPacket(id, icmpData, uint8(icmpHdr.Type()), uint8(icmpHdr.Code()), false, 100*time.Millisecond)
+	conn, err := f.forwardICMPPacket(id, icmpData, uint8(icmpHdr.Type()), uint8(icmpHdr.Code()), 100*time.Millisecond)
 	if err != nil {
 		f.logger.Error2("forwarder: Failed to forward ICMP packet for %v: %v", epID(id), err)
 		return true
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ func (f *Forwarder) handleICMPEcho(flowID uuid.UUID, id stack.TransportEndpointI
 			defer func() { <-f.pingSemaphore }()
 
 			if f.hasRawICMPAccess {
-				f.handleICMPViaSocket(flowID, id, icmpType, icmpCode, icmpData, rxBytes, false)
+				f.handleICMPViaSocket(flowID, id, icmpType, icmpCode, icmpData, rxBytes)
 			} else {
 				f.handleICMPViaPing(flowID, id, icmpType, icmpCode, icmpData, rxBytes)
 			}
@@ -72,23 +72,18 @@ func (f *Forwarder) handleICMPEcho(flowID uuid.UUID, id stack.TransportEndpointI
 
 // forwardICMPPacket creates a raw ICMP socket and sends the packet, returning the connection.
 // The caller is responsible for closing the returned connection.
-func (f *Forwarder) forwardICMPPacket(id stack.TransportEndpointID, payload []byte, icmpType, icmpCode uint8, v6 bool, timeout time.Duration) (net.PacketConn, error) {
+func (f *Forwarder) forwardICMPPacket(id stack.TransportEndpointID, payload []byte, icmpType, icmpCode uint8, timeout time.Duration) (net.PacketConn, error) {
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(f.ctx, timeout)
 	defer cancel()
 
-	network, listenAddr := "ip4:icmp", "0.0.0.0"
-	if v6 {
-		network, listenAddr = "ip6:ipv6-icmp", "::"
-	}
-
 	lc := net.ListenConfig{}
-	conn, err := lc.ListenPacket(ctx, network, listenAddr)
+	conn, err := lc.ListenPacket(ctx, "ip4:icmp", "0.0.0.0")
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("create ICMP socket: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	dstIP := f.determineDialAddr(id.LocalAddress)
-	dst := &net.IPAddr{IP: dstIP.AsSlice()}
+	dst := &net.IPAddr{IP: dstIP}
 
 	if _, err = conn.WriteTo(payload, dst); err != nil {
 		if closeErr := conn.Close(); closeErr != nil {
@@ -103,11 +98,11 @@ func (f *Forwarder) forwardICMPPacket(id stack.TransportEndpointID, payload []by
 	return conn, nil
 }
 
-// handleICMPViaSocket handles ICMP echo requests using raw sockets for both v4 and v6.
+// handleICMPViaSocket handles ICMP echo requests using raw sockets.
-func (f *Forwarder) handleICMPViaSocket(flowID uuid.UUID, id stack.TransportEndpointID, icmpType, icmpCode uint8, icmpData []byte, rxBytes int, v6 bool) {
+func (f *Forwarder) handleICMPViaSocket(flowID uuid.UUID, id stack.TransportEndpointID, icmpType, icmpCode uint8, icmpData []byte, rxBytes int) {
 	sendTime := time.Now()
 
-	conn, err := f.forwardICMPPacket(id, icmpData, icmpType, icmpCode, v6, 5*time.Second)
+	conn, err := f.forwardICMPPacket(id, icmpData, icmpType, icmpCode, 5*time.Second)
 	if err != nil {
 		f.logger.Error2("forwarder: Failed to send ICMP packet for %v: %v", epID(id), err)
 		return
@@ -118,20 +113,16 @@ func (f *Forwarder) handleICMPViaSocket(flowID uuid.UUID, id stack.TransportEndp
 		}
 	}()
 
-	txBytes := f.handleEchoResponse(conn, id, v6)
+	txBytes := f.handleEchoResponse(conn, id)
 	rtt := time.Since(sendTime).Round(10 * time.Microsecond)
 
-	proto := "ICMP"
+	f.logger.Trace4("forwarder: Forwarded ICMP echo reply %v type %v code %v (rtt=%v, raw socket)",
-	if v6 {
+		epID(id), icmpType, icmpCode, rtt)
-		proto = "ICMPv6"
-	}
-	f.logger.Trace5("forwarder: Forwarded %s echo reply %v type %v code %v (rtt=%v, raw socket)",
-		proto, epID(id), icmpType, icmpCode, rtt)
 
 	f.sendICMPEvent(nftypes.TypeEnd, flowID, id, icmpType, icmpCode, uint64(rxBytes), uint64(txBytes))
 }
 
-func (f *Forwarder) handleEchoResponse(conn net.PacketConn, id stack.TransportEndpointID, v6 bool) int {
+func (f *Forwarder) handleEchoResponse(conn net.PacketConn, id stack.TransportEndpointID) int {
 	if err := conn.SetReadDeadline(time.Now().Add(5 * time.Second)); err != nil {
 		f.logger.Error1("forwarder: Failed to set read deadline for ICMP response: %v", err)
 		return 0
@@ -146,19 +137,6 @@ func (f *Forwarder) handleEchoResponse(conn net.PacketConn, id stack.TransportEn
 		return 0
 	}
 
-	if v6 {
-		// Recompute checksum: the raw socket response has a checksum computed
-		// over the real endpoint addresses, but we inject with overlay addresses.
-		icmpHdr := header.ICMPv6(response[:n])
-		icmpHdr.SetChecksum(0)
-		icmpHdr.SetChecksum(header.ICMPv6Checksum(header.ICMPv6ChecksumParams{
-			Header: icmpHdr,
-			Src:    id.LocalAddress,
-			Dst:    id.RemoteAddress,
-		}))
-		return f.injectICMPv6Reply(id, response[:n])
-	}
-
 	return f.injectICMPReply(id, response[:n])
 }
 
@@ -172,23 +150,19 @@ func (f *Forwarder) sendICMPEvent(typ nftypes.Type, flowID uuid.UUID, id stack.T
 		txPackets = 1
 	}
 
-	srcIp := addrToNetipAddr(id.RemoteAddress)
+	srcIp := netip.AddrFrom4(id.RemoteAddress.As4())
-	dstIp := addrToNetipAddr(id.LocalAddress)
+	dstIp := netip.AddrFrom4(id.LocalAddress.As4())
-
-	proto := nftypes.ICMP
-	if srcIp.Is6() {
-		proto = nftypes.ICMPv6
-	}
 
 	fields := nftypes.EventFields{
 		FlowID:    flowID,
 		Type:      typ,
 		Direction: nftypes.Ingress,
-		Protocol:  proto,
+		Protocol:  nftypes.ICMP,
-		SourceIP:  srcIp,
+		// TODO: handle ipv6
-		DestIP:    dstIp,
+		SourceIP: srcIp,
-		ICMPType:  icmpType,
+		DestIP:   dstIp,
-		ICMPCode:  icmpCode,
+		ICMPType: icmpType,
+		ICMPCode: icmpCode,
 
 		RxBytes:   rxBytes,
 		TxBytes:   txBytes,
@@ -235,164 +209,26 @@ func (f *Forwarder) handleICMPViaPing(flowID uuid.UUID, id stack.TransportEndpoi
 	f.sendICMPEvent(nftypes.TypeEnd, flowID, id, icmpType, icmpCode, uint64(rxBytes), uint64(txBytes))
 }
 
-// handleICMPv6 handles ICMPv6 packets from the network stack.
-func (f *Forwarder) handleICMPv6(id stack.TransportEndpointID, pkt *stack.PacketBuffer) bool {
-	icmpHdr := header.ICMPv6(pkt.TransportHeader().View().AsSlice())
-
-	flowID := uuid.New()
-	f.sendICMPEvent(nftypes.TypeStart, flowID, id, uint8(icmpHdr.Type()), uint8(icmpHdr.Code()), 0, 0)
-
-	if icmpHdr.Type() == header.ICMPv6EchoRequest {
-		return f.handleICMPv6Echo(flowID, id, pkt, uint8(icmpHdr.Type()), uint8(icmpHdr.Code()))
-	}
-
-	// For non-echo types (Destination Unreachable, Packet Too Big, etc), forward without waiting
-	if !f.hasRawICMPv6Access {
-		f.logger.Debug2("forwarder: Cannot handle ICMPv6 type %v without raw socket access for %v", icmpHdr.Type(), epID(id))
-		return false
-	}
-
-	icmpData := stack.PayloadSince(pkt.TransportHeader()).AsSlice()
-	conn, err := f.forwardICMPPacket(id, icmpData, uint8(icmpHdr.Type()), uint8(icmpHdr.Code()), true, 100*time.Millisecond)
-	if err != nil {
-		f.logger.Error2("forwarder: Failed to forward ICMPv6 packet for %v: %v", epID(id), err)
-		return true
-	}
-	if err := conn.Close(); err != nil {
-		f.logger.Debug1("forwarder: Failed to close ICMPv6 socket: %v", err)
-	}
-
-	return true
-}
-
-// handleICMPv6Echo handles ICMPv6 echo requests via raw socket or ping binary fallback.
-func (f *Forwarder) handleICMPv6Echo(flowID uuid.UUID, id stack.TransportEndpointID, pkt *stack.PacketBuffer, icmpType, icmpCode uint8) bool {
-	select {
-	case f.pingSemaphore <- struct{}{}:
-		icmpData := stack.PayloadSince(pkt.TransportHeader()).ToSlice()
-		rxBytes := pkt.Size()
-
-		go func() {
-			defer func() { <-f.pingSemaphore }()
-
-			if f.hasRawICMPv6Access {
-				f.handleICMPViaSocket(flowID, id, icmpType, icmpCode, icmpData, rxBytes, true)
-			} else {
-				f.handleICMPv6ViaPing(flowID, id, icmpType, icmpCode, icmpData, rxBytes)
-			}
-		}()
-	default:
-		f.logger.Debug3("forwarder: ICMPv6 rate limit exceeded for %v type %v code %v", epID(id), icmpType, icmpCode)
-	}
-	return true
-}
-
-// handleICMPv6ViaPing uses the system ping6 binary for ICMPv6 echo.
-func (f *Forwarder) handleICMPv6ViaPing(flowID uuid.UUID, id stack.TransportEndpointID, icmpType, icmpCode uint8, icmpData []byte, rxBytes int) {
-	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(f.ctx, 5*time.Second)
-	defer cancel()
-
-	dstIP := f.determineDialAddr(id.LocalAddress)
-	cmd := buildPingCommand(ctx, dstIP, 5*time.Second)
-
-	pingStart := time.Now()
-	if err := cmd.Run(); err != nil {
-		f.logger.Warn4("forwarder: Ping6 failed for %v type %v code %v: %v", epID(id), icmpType, icmpCode, err)
-		return
-	}
-	rtt := time.Since(pingStart).Round(10 * time.Microsecond)
-
-	f.logger.Trace3("forwarder: Forwarded ICMPv6 echo request %v type %v code %v",
-		epID(id), icmpType, icmpCode)
-
-	txBytes := f.synthesizeICMPv6EchoReply(id, icmpData)
-
-	f.logger.Trace4("forwarder: Forwarded ICMPv6 echo reply %v type %v code %v (rtt=%v, ping binary)",
-		epID(id), icmpType, icmpCode, rtt)
-
-	f.sendICMPEvent(nftypes.TypeEnd, flowID, id, icmpType, icmpCode, uint64(rxBytes), uint64(txBytes))
-}
-
-// synthesizeICMPv6EchoReply creates an ICMPv6 echo reply and injects it back.
-func (f *Forwarder) synthesizeICMPv6EchoReply(id stack.TransportEndpointID, icmpData []byte) int {
-	replyICMP := make([]byte, len(icmpData))
-	copy(replyICMP, icmpData)
-
-	replyHdr := header.ICMPv6(replyICMP)
-	replyHdr.SetType(header.ICMPv6EchoReply)
-	replyHdr.SetChecksum(0)
-	// ICMPv6Checksum computes the pseudo-header internally from Src/Dst.
-	// Header contains the full ICMP message, so PayloadCsum/PayloadLen are zero.
-	replyHdr.SetChecksum(header.ICMPv6Checksum(header.ICMPv6ChecksumParams{
-		Header: replyHdr,
-		Src:    id.LocalAddress,
-		Dst:    id.RemoteAddress,
-	}))
-
-	return f.injectICMPv6Reply(id, replyICMP)
-}
-
-// injectICMPv6Reply wraps an ICMPv6 payload in an IPv6 header and sends to the peer.
-func (f *Forwarder) injectICMPv6Reply(id stack.TransportEndpointID, icmpPayload []byte) int {
-	ipHdr := make([]byte, header.IPv6MinimumSize)
-	ip := header.IPv6(ipHdr)
-	ip.Encode(&header.IPv6Fields{
-		PayloadLength:     uint16(len(icmpPayload)),
-		TransportProtocol: header.ICMPv6ProtocolNumber,
-		HopLimit:          64,
-		SrcAddr:           id.LocalAddress,
-		DstAddr:           id.RemoteAddress,
-	})
-
-	fullPacket := make([]byte, 0, len(ipHdr)+len(icmpPayload))
-	fullPacket = append(fullPacket, ipHdr...)
-	fullPacket = append(fullPacket, icmpPayload...)
-
-	if err := f.endpoint.device.CreateOutboundPacket(fullPacket, id.RemoteAddress.AsSlice()); err != nil {
-		f.logger.Error1("forwarder: Failed to send ICMPv6 reply to peer: %v", err)
-		return 0
-	}
-
-	return len(fullPacket)
-}
-
-const (
-	pingBin  = "ping"
-	ping6Bin = "ping6"
-)
-
 // buildPingCommand creates a platform-specific ping command.
-// Most platforms auto-detect IPv6 from raw addresses. macOS/iOS/OpenBSD require ping6.
+func buildPingCommand(ctx context.Context, target net.IP, timeout time.Duration) *exec.Cmd {
-func buildPingCommand(ctx context.Context, target netip.Addr, timeout time.Duration) *exec.Cmd {
 	timeoutSec := int(timeout.Seconds())
 	if timeoutSec < 1 {
 		timeoutSec = 1
 	}
 
-	isV6 := target.Is6()
-	timeoutStr := fmt.Sprintf("%d", timeoutSec)
-
 	switch runtime.GOOS {
 	case "linux", "android":
-		return exec.CommandContext(ctx, pingBin, "-c", "1", "-W", timeoutStr, "-q", target.String())
+		return exec.CommandContext(ctx, "ping", "-c", "1", "-W", fmt.Sprintf("%d", timeoutSec), "-q", target.String())
 	case "darwin", "ios":
-		bin := pingBin
+		return exec.CommandContext(ctx, "ping", "-c", "1", "-t", fmt.Sprintf("%d", timeoutSec), "-q", target.String())
-		if isV6 {
-			bin = ping6Bin
-		}
-		return exec.CommandContext(ctx, bin, "-c", "1", "-t", timeoutStr, "-q", target.String())
 	case "freebsd":
-		return exec.CommandContext(ctx, pingBin, "-c", "1", "-t", timeoutStr, target.String())
+		return exec.CommandContext(ctx, "ping", "-c", "1", "-t", fmt.Sprintf("%d", timeoutSec), target.String())
 	case "openbsd", "netbsd":
-		bin := pingBin
+		return exec.CommandContext(ctx, "ping", "-c", "1", "-w", fmt.Sprintf("%d", timeoutSec), target.String())
-		if isV6 {
-			bin = ping6Bin
-		}
-		return exec.CommandContext(ctx, bin, "-c", "1", "-w", timeoutStr, target.String())
 	case "windows":
-		return exec.CommandContext(ctx, pingBin, "-n", "1", "-w", fmt.Sprintf("%d", timeoutSec*1000), target.String())
+		return exec.CommandContext(ctx, "ping", "-n", "1", "-w", fmt.Sprintf("%d", timeoutSec*1000), target.String())
 	default:
-		return exec.CommandContext(ctx, pingBin, "-c", "1", target.String())
+		return exec.CommandContext(ctx, "ping", "-c", "1", target.String())
 	}
 }
 

client/firewall/uspfilter/forwarder/tcp.go

@@ -2,9 +2,10 @@ package forwarder
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"net"
-	"strconv"
+	"net/netip"
 	"sync"
 
 	"github.com/google/uuid"
@@ -32,7 +33,7 @@ func (f *Forwarder) handleTCP(r *tcp.ForwarderRequest) {
 		}
 	}()
 
-	dialAddr := net.JoinHostPort(f.determineDialAddr(id.LocalAddress).String(), strconv.Itoa(int(id.LocalPort)))
+	dialAddr := fmt.Sprintf("%s:%d", f.determineDialAddr(id.LocalAddress), id.LocalPort)
 
 	outConn, err := (&net.Dialer{}).DialContext(f.ctx, "tcp", dialAddr)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -132,14 +133,15 @@ func (f *Forwarder) proxyTCP(id stack.TransportEndpointID, inConn *gonet.TCPConn
 }
 
 func (f *Forwarder) sendTCPEvent(typ nftypes.Type, flowID uuid.UUID, id stack.TransportEndpointID, rxBytes, txBytes, rxPackets, txPackets uint64) {
-	srcIp := addrToNetipAddr(id.RemoteAddress)
+	srcIp := netip.AddrFrom4(id.RemoteAddress.As4())
-	dstIp := addrToNetipAddr(id.LocalAddress)
+	dstIp := netip.AddrFrom4(id.LocalAddress.As4())
 
 	fields := nftypes.EventFields{
-		FlowID:     flowID,
+		FlowID:    flowID,
-		Type:       typ,
+		Type:      typ,
-		Direction:  nftypes.Ingress,
+		Direction: nftypes.Ingress,
-		Protocol:   nftypes.TCP,
+		Protocol:  nftypes.TCP,
+		// TODO: handle ipv6
 		SourceIP:   srcIp,
 		DestIP:     dstIp,
 		SourcePort: id.RemotePort,

client/firewall/uspfilter/forwarder/udp.go

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"net"
-	"strconv"
+	"net/netip"
 	"sync"
 	"sync/atomic"
 	"time"
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ func (f *Forwarder) handleUDP(r *udp.ForwarderRequest) bool {
 		}
 	}()
 
-	dstAddr := net.JoinHostPort(f.determineDialAddr(id.LocalAddress).String(), strconv.Itoa(int(id.LocalPort)))
+	dstAddr := fmt.Sprintf("%s:%d", f.determineDialAddr(id.LocalAddress), id.LocalPort)
 	outConn, err := (&net.Dialer{}).DialContext(f.ctx, "udp", dstAddr)
 	if err != nil {
 		f.logger.Debug2("forwarder: UDP dial error for %v: %v", epID(id), err)
@@ -276,14 +276,15 @@ func (f *Forwarder) proxyUDP(ctx context.Context, pConn *udpPacketConn, id stack
 
 // sendUDPEvent stores flow events for UDP connections
 func (f *Forwarder) sendUDPEvent(typ nftypes.Type, flowID uuid.UUID, id stack.TransportEndpointID, rxBytes, txBytes, rxPackets, txPackets uint64) {
-	srcIp := addrToNetipAddr(id.RemoteAddress)
+	srcIp := netip.AddrFrom4(id.RemoteAddress.As4())
-	dstIp := addrToNetipAddr(id.LocalAddress)
+	dstIp := netip.AddrFrom4(id.LocalAddress.As4())
 
 	fields := nftypes.EventFields{
-		FlowID:     flowID,
+		FlowID:    flowID,
-		Type:       typ,
+		Type:      typ,
-		Direction:  nftypes.Ingress,
+		Direction: nftypes.Ingress,
-		Protocol:   nftypes.UDP,
+		Protocol:  nftypes.UDP,
+		// TODO: handle ipv6
 		SourceIP:   srcIp,
 		DestIP:     dstIp,
 		SourcePort: id.RemotePort,

client/firewall/uspfilter/hooks_filter.go

@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ const (
 	ipv4HeaderMinLen = 20
 	ipv4ProtoOffset  = 9
 	ipv4FlagsOffset  = 6
+	ipv4DstOffset    = 16
 	ipProtoUDP       = 17
 	ipProtoTCP       = 6
 	ipv4FragOffMask  = 0x1fff

client/firewall/uspfilter/localip.go

@@ -4,32 +4,89 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"net"
 	"net/netip"
-	"sync/atomic"
+	"sync"
 
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/firewall/uspfilter/common"
 )
 
-// localIPSnapshot is an immutable snapshot of local IP addresses, swapped
+type localIPManager struct {
-// atomically so reads are lock-free.
+	mu sync.RWMutex
-type localIPSnapshot struct {
+
-	ips map[netip.Addr]struct{}
+	// fixed-size high array for upper byte of a IPv4 address
+	ipv4Bitmap [256]*ipv4LowBitmap
 }
 
-type localIPManager struct {
+// ipv4LowBitmap is a map for the low 16 bits of a IPv4 address
-	snapshot atomic.Pointer[localIPSnapshot]
+type ipv4LowBitmap struct {
+	bitmap [8192]uint32
 }
 
 func newLocalIPManager() *localIPManager {
-	m := &localIPManager{}
+	return &localIPManager{}
-	m.snapshot.Store(&localIPSnapshot{
-		ips: make(map[netip.Addr]struct{}),
-	})
-	return m
 }
 
-func processInterface(iface net.Interface, ips map[netip.Addr]struct{}, addresses *[]netip.Addr) {
+func (m *localIPManager) setBitmapBit(ip net.IP) {
+	ipv4 := ip.To4()
+	if ipv4 == nil {
+		return
+	}
+	high := uint16(ipv4[0])
+	low := (uint16(ipv4[1]) << 8) | (uint16(ipv4[2]) << 4) | uint16(ipv4[3])
+
+	index := low / 32
+	bit := low % 32
+
+	if m.ipv4Bitmap[high] == nil {
+		m.ipv4Bitmap[high] = &ipv4LowBitmap{}
+	}
+
+	m.ipv4Bitmap[high].bitmap[index] |= 1 << bit
+}
+
+func (m *localIPManager) setBitInBitmap(ip netip.Addr, bitmap *[256]*ipv4LowBitmap, ipv4Set map[netip.Addr]struct{}, ipv4Addresses *[]netip.Addr) {
+	if !ip.Is4() {
+		return
+	}
+	ipv4 := ip.AsSlice()
+
+	high := uint16(ipv4[0])
+	low := (uint16(ipv4[1]) << 8) | (uint16(ipv4[2]) << 4) | uint16(ipv4[3])
+
+	if bitmap[high] == nil {
+		bitmap[high] = &ipv4LowBitmap{}
+	}
+
+	index := low / 32
+	bit := low % 32
+	bitmap[high].bitmap[index] |= 1 << bit
+
+	if _, exists := ipv4Set[ip]; !exists {
+		ipv4Set[ip] = struct{}{}
+		*ipv4Addresses = append(*ipv4Addresses, ip)
+	}
+}
+
+func (m *localIPManager) checkBitmapBit(ip []byte) bool {
+	high := uint16(ip[0])
+	low := (uint16(ip[1]) << 8) | (uint16(ip[2]) << 4) | uint16(ip[3])
+
+	if m.ipv4Bitmap[high] == nil {
+		return false
+	}
+
+	index := low / 32
+	bit := low % 32
+	return (m.ipv4Bitmap[high].bitmap[index] & (1 << bit)) != 0
+}
+
+func (m *localIPManager) processIP(ip netip.Addr, bitmap *[256]*ipv4LowBitmap, ipv4Set map[netip.Addr]struct{}, ipv4Addresses *[]netip.Addr) error {
+	m.setBitInBitmap(ip, bitmap, ipv4Set, ipv4Addresses)
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (m *localIPManager) processInterface(iface net.Interface, bitmap *[256]*ipv4LowBitmap, ipv4Set map[netip.Addr]struct{}, ipv4Addresses *[]netip.Addr) {
 	addrs, err := iface.Addrs()
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Debugf("get addresses for interface %s failed: %v", iface.Name, err)
@@ -47,19 +104,18 @@ func processInterface(iface net.Interface, ips map[netip.Addr]struct{}, addresse
 			continue
 		}
 
-		parsed, ok := netip.AddrFromSlice(ip)
+		addr, ok := netip.AddrFromSlice(ip)
 		if !ok {
 			log.Warnf("invalid IP address %s in interface %s", ip.String(), iface.Name)
 			continue
 		}
 
-		parsed = parsed.Unmap()
+		if err := m.processIP(addr.Unmap(), bitmap, ipv4Set, ipv4Addresses); err != nil {
-		ips[parsed] = struct{}{}
+			log.Debugf("process IP failed: %v", err)
-		*addresses = append(*addresses, parsed)
+		}
 	}
 }
 
-// UpdateLocalIPs rebuilds the local IP snapshot and swaps it in atomically.
 func (m *localIPManager) UpdateLocalIPs(iface common.IFaceMapper) (err error) {
 	defer func() {
 		if r := recover(); r != nil {
@@ -67,20 +123,20 @@ func (m *localIPManager) UpdateLocalIPs(iface common.IFaceMapper) (err error) {
 		}
 	}()
 
-	ips := make(map[netip.Addr]struct{})
+	var newIPv4Bitmap [256]*ipv4LowBitmap
-	var addresses []netip.Addr
+	ipv4Set := make(map[netip.Addr]struct{})
+	var ipv4Addresses []netip.Addr
 
-	// loopback
+	// 127.0.0.0/8
-	ips[netip.AddrFrom4([4]byte{127, 0, 0, 1})] = struct{}{}
+	newIPv4Bitmap[127] = &ipv4LowBitmap{}
-	ips[netip.IPv6Loopback()] = struct{}{}
+	for i := 0; i < 8192; i++ {
+		// #nosec G602 -- bitmap is defined as [8192]uint32, loop range is correct
+		newIPv4Bitmap[127].bitmap[i] = 0xFFFFFFFF
+	}
 
 	if iface != nil {
-		ip := iface.Address().IP
+		if err := m.processIP(iface.Address().IP, &newIPv4Bitmap, ipv4Set, &ipv4Addresses); err != nil {
-		ips[ip] = struct{}{}
+			return err
-		addresses = append(addresses, ip)
-		if v6 := iface.Address().IPv6; v6.IsValid() {
-			ips[v6] = struct{}{}
-			addresses = append(addresses, v6)
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -91,24 +147,25 @@ func (m *localIPManager) UpdateLocalIPs(iface common.IFaceMapper) (err error) {
 		// TODO: filter out down interfaces (net.FlagUp). Also handle the reverse
 		// case where an interface comes up between refreshes.
 		for _, intf := range interfaces {
-			processInterface(intf, ips, &addresses)
+			m.processInterface(intf, &newIPv4Bitmap, ipv4Set, &ipv4Addresses)
 		}
 	}
 
-	m.snapshot.Store(&localIPSnapshot{ips: ips})
+	m.mu.Lock()
+	m.ipv4Bitmap = newIPv4Bitmap
+	m.mu.Unlock()
 
-	log.Debugf("Local IP addresses: %v", addresses)
+	log.Debugf("Local IPv4 addresses: %v", ipv4Addresses)
 	return nil
 }
 
-// IsLocalIP checks if the given IP is a local address. Lock-free on the read path.
 func (m *localIPManager) IsLocalIP(ip netip.Addr) bool {
-	s := m.snapshot.Load()
+	if !ip.Is4() {
-
+		return false
-	if ip.Is4() && ip.As4()[0] == 127 {
-		return true
 	}
 
-	_, found := s.ips[ip]
+	m.mu.RLock()
-	return found
+	defer m.mu.RUnlock()
+
+	return m.checkBitmapBit(ip.AsSlice())
 }

client/firewall/uspfilter/localip_bench_test.go

@@ -1,72 +0,0 @@
-package uspfilter
-
-import (
-	"net/netip"
-	"testing"
-
-	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/iface/wgaddr"
-)
-
-func setupManager(b *testing.B) *localIPManager {
-	b.Helper()
-	m := newLocalIPManager()
-	mock := &IFaceMock{
-		AddressFunc: func() wgaddr.Address {
-			return wgaddr.Address{
-				IP:      netip.MustParseAddr("100.64.0.1"),
-				Network: netip.MustParsePrefix("100.64.0.0/16"),
-				IPv6:    netip.MustParseAddr("fd00::1"),
-				IPv6Net: netip.MustParsePrefix("fd00::/64"),
-			}
-		},
-	}
-	if err := m.UpdateLocalIPs(mock); err != nil {
-		b.Fatalf("UpdateLocalIPs: %v", err)
-	}
-	return m
-}
-
-func BenchmarkIsLocalIP_v4_hit(b *testing.B) {
-	m := setupManager(b)
-	ip := netip.MustParseAddr("100.64.0.1")
-	b.ResetTimer()
-	for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
-		m.IsLocalIP(ip)
-	}
-}
-
-func BenchmarkIsLocalIP_v4_miss(b *testing.B) {
-	m := setupManager(b)
-	ip := netip.MustParseAddr("8.8.8.8")
-	b.ResetTimer()
-	for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
-		m.IsLocalIP(ip)
-	}
-}
-
-func BenchmarkIsLocalIP_v6_hit(b *testing.B) {
-	m := setupManager(b)
-	ip := netip.MustParseAddr("fd00::1")
-	b.ResetTimer()
-	for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
-		m.IsLocalIP(ip)
-	}
-}
-
-func BenchmarkIsLocalIP_v6_miss(b *testing.B) {
-	m := setupManager(b)
-	ip := netip.MustParseAddr("2001:db8::1")
-	b.ResetTimer()
-	for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
-		m.IsLocalIP(ip)
-	}
-}
-
-func BenchmarkIsLocalIP_loopback(b *testing.B) {
-	m := setupManager(b)
-	ip := netip.MustParseAddr("127.0.0.1")
-	b.ResetTimer()
-	for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
-		m.IsLocalIP(ip)
-	}
-}

client/firewall/uspfilter/localip_test.go

@@ -72,45 +72,14 @@ func TestLocalIPManager(t *testing.T) {
 			expected: false,
 		},
 		{
-			name: "IPv6 address matches",
+			name: "IPv6 address",
 			setupAddr: wgaddr.Address{
-				IP:      netip.MustParseAddr("100.64.0.1"),
+				IP:      netip.MustParseAddr("fe80::1"),
-				Network: netip.MustParsePrefix("100.64.0.0/16"),
-				IPv6:    netip.MustParseAddr("fd00::1"),
-				IPv6Net: netip.MustParsePrefix("fd00::/64"),
-			},
-			testIP:   netip.MustParseAddr("fd00::1"),
-			expected: true,
-		},
-		{
-			name: "IPv6 address does not match",
-			setupAddr: wgaddr.Address{
-				IP:      netip.MustParseAddr("100.64.0.1"),
-				Network: netip.MustParsePrefix("100.64.0.0/16"),
-				IPv6:    netip.MustParseAddr("fd00::1"),
-				IPv6Net: netip.MustParsePrefix("fd00::/64"),
-			},
-			testIP:   netip.MustParseAddr("fd00::99"),
-			expected: false,
-		},
-		{
-			name: "No aliasing between similar IPs",
-			setupAddr: wgaddr.Address{
-				IP:      netip.MustParseAddr("192.168.1.1"),
 				Network: netip.MustParsePrefix("192.168.1.0/24"),
 			},
-			testIP:   netip.MustParseAddr("192.168.0.17"),
+			testIP:   netip.MustParseAddr("fe80::1"),
 			expected: false,
 		},
-		{
-			name: "IPv6 loopback",
-			setupAddr: wgaddr.Address{
-				IP:      netip.MustParseAddr("100.64.0.1"),
-				Network: netip.MustParsePrefix("100.64.0.0/16"),
-			},
-			testIP:   netip.MustParseAddr("::1"),
-			expected: true,
-		},
 	}
 
 	for _, tt := range tests {
@@ -202,3 +171,90 @@ func TestLocalIPManager_AllInterfaces(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 	}
 }
+
+// MapImplementation is a version using map[string]struct{}
+type MapImplementation struct {
+	localIPs map[string]struct{}
+}
+
+func BenchmarkIPChecks(b *testing.B) {
+	interfaces := make([]net.IP, 16)
+	for i := range interfaces {
+		interfaces[i] = net.IPv4(10, 0, byte(i>>8), byte(i))
+	}
+
+	// Setup bitmap
+	bitmapManager := newLocalIPManager()
+	for _, ip := range interfaces[:8] { // Add half of IPs
+		bitmapManager.setBitmapBit(ip)
+	}
+
+	// Setup map version
+	mapManager := &MapImplementation{
+		localIPs: make(map[string]struct{}),
+	}
+	for _, ip := range interfaces[:8] {
+		mapManager.localIPs[ip.String()] = struct{}{}
+	}
+
+	b.Run("Bitmap_Hit", func(b *testing.B) {
+		ip := interfaces[4]
+		b.ResetTimer()
+		for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
+			bitmapManager.checkBitmapBit(ip)
+		}
+	})
+
+	b.Run("Bitmap_Miss", func(b *testing.B) {
+		ip := interfaces[12]
+		b.ResetTimer()
+		for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
+			bitmapManager.checkBitmapBit(ip)
+		}
+	})
+
+	b.Run("Map_Hit", func(b *testing.B) {
+		ip := interfaces[4]
+		b.ResetTimer()
+		for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
+			// nolint:gosimple
+			_ = mapManager.localIPs[ip.String()]
+		}
+	})
+
+	b.Run("Map_Miss", func(b *testing.B) {
+		ip := interfaces[12]
+		b.ResetTimer()
+		for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
+			// nolint:gosimple
+			_ = mapManager.localIPs[ip.String()]
+		}
+	})
+}
+
+func BenchmarkWGPosition(b *testing.B) {
+	wgIP := net.ParseIP("10.10.0.1")
+
+	// Create two managers - one checks WG IP first, other checks it last
+	b.Run("WG_First", func(b *testing.B) {
+		bm := newLocalIPManager()
+		bm.setBitmapBit(wgIP)
+		b.ResetTimer()
+		for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
+			bm.checkBitmapBit(wgIP)
+		}
+	})
+
+	b.Run("WG_Last", func(b *testing.B) {
+		bm := newLocalIPManager()
+		// Fill with other IPs first
+		for i := 0; i < 15; i++ {
+			bm.setBitmapBit(net.IPv4(10, 0, byte(i>>8), byte(i)))
+		}
+		bm.setBitmapBit(wgIP) // Add WG IP last
+		b.ResetTimer()
+		for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
+			bm.checkBitmapBit(wgIP)
+		}
+	})
+}

client/firewall/uspfilter/nat.go

@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ import (
 	firewall "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/firewall/manager"
 )
 
+var ErrIPv4Only = errors.New("only IPv4 is supported for DNAT")
+
 var (
 	errInvalidIPHeaderLength = errors.New("invalid IP header length")
 )
@@ -23,33 +25,10 @@ const (
 	destinationPortOffset = 2
 
 	// IP address offsets in IPv4 header
-	ipv4SrcOffset = 12
+	sourceIPOffset      = 12
-	ipv4DstOffset = 16
+	destinationIPOffset = 16
-
-	// IP address offsets in IPv6 header
-	ipv6SrcOffset = 8
-	ipv6DstOffset = 24
-
-	// IPv6 fixed header length
-	ipv6HeaderLen = 40
 )
 
-// ipHeaderLen returns the IP header length based on the decoded layer type.
-func ipHeaderLen(d *decoder) (int, error) {
-	switch d.decoded[0] {
-	case layers.LayerTypeIPv4:
-		n := int(d.ip4.IHL) * 4
-		if n < 20 {
-			return 0, errInvalidIPHeaderLength
-		}
-		return n, nil
-	case layers.LayerTypeIPv6:
-		return ipv6HeaderLen, nil
-	default:
-		return 0, fmt.Errorf("unknown IP layer: %v", d.decoded[0])
-	}
-}
-
 // ipv4Checksum calculates IPv4 header checksum.
 func ipv4Checksum(header []byte) uint16 {
 	if len(header) < 20 {
@@ -255,13 +234,14 @@ func (m *Manager) translateOutboundDNAT(packetData []byte, d *decoder) bool {
 		return false
 	}
 
-	_, dstIP := extractPacketIPs(packetData, d)
+	dstIP := netip.AddrFrom4([4]byte{packetData[16], packetData[17], packetData[18], packetData[19]})
+
 	translatedIP, exists := m.getDNATTranslation(dstIP)
 	if !exists {
 		return false
 	}
 
-	if err := m.rewritePacketIP(packetData, d, translatedIP, false); err != nil {
+	if err := m.rewritePacketIP(packetData, d, translatedIP, destinationIPOffset); err != nil {
 		m.logger.Error1("failed to rewrite packet destination: %v", err)
 		return false
 	}
@@ -276,13 +256,14 @@ func (m *Manager) translateInboundReverse(packetData []byte, d *decoder) bool {
 		return false
 	}
 
-	srcIP, _ := extractPacketIPs(packetData, d)
+	srcIP := netip.AddrFrom4([4]byte{packetData[12], packetData[13], packetData[14], packetData[15]})
+
 	originalIP, exists := m.findReverseDNATMapping(srcIP)
 	if !exists {
 		return false
 	}
 
-	if err := m.rewritePacketIP(packetData, d, originalIP, true); err != nil {
+	if err := m.rewritePacketIP(packetData, d, originalIP, sourceIPOffset); err != nil {
 		m.logger.Error1("failed to rewrite packet source: %v", err)
 		return false
 	}
@@ -291,96 +272,38 @@ func (m *Manager) translateInboundReverse(packetData []byte, d *decoder) bool {
 	return true
 }
 
-// extractPacketIPs extracts src and dst IP addresses directly from raw packet bytes.
+// rewritePacketIP replaces an IP address (source or destination) in the packet and updates checksums.
-func extractPacketIPs(packetData []byte, d *decoder) (src, dst netip.Addr) {
+func (m *Manager) rewritePacketIP(packetData []byte, d *decoder, newIP netip.Addr, ipOffset int) error {
-	switch d.decoded[0] {
-	case layers.LayerTypeIPv4:
-		src = netip.AddrFrom4([4]byte{packetData[ipv4SrcOffset], packetData[ipv4SrcOffset+1], packetData[ipv4SrcOffset+2], packetData[ipv4SrcOffset+3]})
-		dst = netip.AddrFrom4([4]byte{packetData[ipv4DstOffset], packetData[ipv4DstOffset+1], packetData[ipv4DstOffset+2], packetData[ipv4DstOffset+3]})
-	case layers.LayerTypeIPv6:
-		src = netip.AddrFrom16([16]byte(packetData[ipv6SrcOffset : ipv6SrcOffset+16]))
-		dst = netip.AddrFrom16([16]byte(packetData[ipv6DstOffset : ipv6DstOffset+16]))
-	}
-	return src, dst
-}
-
-// rewritePacketIP replaces a source (isSource=true) or destination IP address in the packet and updates checksums.
-func (m *Manager) rewritePacketIP(packetData []byte, d *decoder, newIP netip.Addr, isSource bool) error {
-	hdrLen, err := ipHeaderLen(d)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	switch d.decoded[0] {
-	case layers.LayerTypeIPv4:
-		return m.rewriteIPv4(packetData, d, newIP, hdrLen, isSource)
-	case layers.LayerTypeIPv6:
-		return m.rewriteIPv6(packetData, d, newIP, hdrLen, isSource)
-	default:
-		return fmt.Errorf("unknown IP layer: %v", d.decoded[0])
-	}
-}
-
-func (m *Manager) rewriteIPv4(packetData []byte, d *decoder, newIP netip.Addr, hdrLen int, isSource bool) error {
 	if !newIP.Is4() {
-		return fmt.Errorf("cannot write IPv6 address into IPv4 packet")
+		return ErrIPv4Only
-	}
-
-	offset := ipv4DstOffset
-	if isSource {
-		offset = ipv4SrcOffset
 	}
 
 	var oldIP [4]byte
-	copy(oldIP[:], packetData[offset:offset+4])
+	copy(oldIP[:], packetData[ipOffset:ipOffset+4])
 	newIPBytes := newIP.As4()
-	copy(packetData[offset:offset+4], newIPBytes[:])
 
-	// Recalculate IPv4 header checksum
+	copy(packetData[ipOffset:ipOffset+4], newIPBytes[:])
+
+	ipHeaderLen := int(d.ip4.IHL) * 4
+	if ipHeaderLen < 20 || ipHeaderLen > len(packetData) {
+		return errInvalidIPHeaderLength
+	}
+
 	binary.BigEndian.PutUint16(packetData[10:12], 0)
-	binary.BigEndian.PutUint16(packetData[10:12], ipv4Checksum(packetData[:hdrLen]))
+	ipChecksum := ipv4Checksum(packetData[:ipHeaderLen])
+	binary.BigEndian.PutUint16(packetData[10:12], ipChecksum)
 
-	// Update transport checksums incrementally
 	if len(d.decoded) > 1 {
 		switch d.decoded[1] {
 		case layers.LayerTypeTCP:
-			m.updateTCPChecksum(packetData, hdrLen, oldIP[:], newIPBytes[:])
+			m.updateTCPChecksum(packetData, ipHeaderLen, oldIP[:], newIPBytes[:])
 		case layers.LayerTypeUDP:
-			m.updateUDPChecksum(packetData, hdrLen, oldIP[:], newIPBytes[:])
+			m.updateUDPChecksum(packetData, ipHeaderLen, oldIP[:], newIPBytes[:])
 		case layers.LayerTypeICMPv4:
-			m.updateICMPChecksum(packetData, hdrLen)
+			m.updateICMPChecksum(packetData, ipHeaderLen)
 		}
 	}
-	return nil
-}
 
-func (m *Manager) rewriteIPv6(packetData []byte, d *decoder, newIP netip.Addr, hdrLen int, isSource bool) error {
-	if !newIP.Is6() {
-		return fmt.Errorf("cannot write IPv4 address into IPv6 packet")
-	}
-
-	offset := ipv6DstOffset
-	if isSource {
-		offset = ipv6SrcOffset
-	}
-
-	var oldIP [16]byte
-	copy(oldIP[:], packetData[offset:offset+16])
-	newIPBytes := newIP.As16()
-	copy(packetData[offset:offset+16], newIPBytes[:])
-
-	// IPv6 has no header checksum, only update transport checksums
-	if len(d.decoded) > 1 {
-		switch d.decoded[1] {
-		case layers.LayerTypeTCP:
-			m.updateTCPChecksum(packetData, hdrLen, oldIP[:], newIPBytes[:])
-		case layers.LayerTypeUDP:
-			m.updateUDPChecksum(packetData, hdrLen, oldIP[:], newIPBytes[:])
-		case layers.LayerTypeICMPv6:
-			// ICMPv6 checksum includes pseudo-header with addresses, use incremental update
-			m.updateICMPv6Checksum(packetData, hdrLen, oldIP[:], newIPBytes[:])
-		}
-	}
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -428,20 +351,6 @@ func (m *Manager) updateICMPChecksum(packetData []byte, ipHeaderLen int) {
 	binary.BigEndian.PutUint16(icmpData[2:4], checksum)
 }
 
-// updateICMPv6Checksum updates ICMPv6 checksum after address change.
-// ICMPv6 uses a pseudo-header (like TCP/UDP), so incremental update applies.
-func (m *Manager) updateICMPv6Checksum(packetData []byte, ipHeaderLen int, oldIP, newIP []byte) {
-	icmpStart := ipHeaderLen
-	if len(packetData) < icmpStart+4 {
-		return
-	}
-
-	checksumOffset := icmpStart + 2
-	oldChecksum := binary.BigEndian.Uint16(packetData[checksumOffset : checksumOffset+2])
-	newChecksum := incrementalUpdate(oldChecksum, oldIP, newIP)
-	binary.BigEndian.PutUint16(packetData[checksumOffset:checksumOffset+2], newChecksum)
-}
-
 // incrementalUpdate performs incremental checksum update per RFC 1624.
 func incrementalUpdate(oldChecksum uint16, oldBytes, newBytes []byte) uint16 {
 	sum := uint32(^oldChecksum)
@@ -494,14 +403,14 @@ func (m *Manager) DeleteDNATRule(rule firewall.Rule) error {
 }
 
 // addPortRedirection adds a port redirection rule.
-func (m *Manager) addPortRedirection(targetIP netip.Addr, protocol gopacket.LayerType, originalPort, translatedPort uint16) error {
+func (m *Manager) addPortRedirection(targetIP netip.Addr, protocol gopacket.LayerType, sourcePort, targetPort uint16) error {
 	m.portDNATMutex.Lock()
 	defer m.portDNATMutex.Unlock()
 
 	rule := portDNATRule{
 		protocol:   protocol,
-		origPort:   originalPort,
+		origPort:   sourcePort,
-		targetPort: translatedPort,
+		targetPort: targetPort,
 		targetIP:   targetIP,
 	}
 
@@ -513,7 +422,7 @@ func (m *Manager) addPortRedirection(targetIP netip.Addr, protocol gopacket.Laye
 
 // AddInboundDNAT adds an inbound DNAT rule redirecting traffic from NetBird peers to local services.
 // TODO: also delegate to nativeFirewall when available for kernel WG mode
-func (m *Manager) AddInboundDNAT(localAddr netip.Addr, protocol firewall.Protocol, originalPort, translatedPort uint16) error {
+func (m *Manager) AddInboundDNAT(localAddr netip.Addr, protocol firewall.Protocol, sourcePort, targetPort uint16) error {
 	var layerType gopacket.LayerType
 	switch protocol {
 	case firewall.ProtocolTCP:
@@ -524,16 +433,16 @@ func (m *Manager) AddInboundDNAT(localAddr netip.Addr, protocol firewall.Protoco
 		return fmt.Errorf("unsupported protocol: %s", protocol)
 	}
 
-	return m.addPortRedirection(localAddr, layerType, originalPort, translatedPort)
+	return m.addPortRedirection(localAddr, layerType, sourcePort, targetPort)
 }
 
 // removePortRedirection removes a port redirection rule.
-func (m *Manager) removePortRedirection(targetIP netip.Addr, protocol gopacket.LayerType, originalPort, translatedPort uint16) error {
+func (m *Manager) removePortRedirection(targetIP netip.Addr, protocol gopacket.LayerType, sourcePort, targetPort uint16) error {
 	m.portDNATMutex.Lock()
 	defer m.portDNATMutex.Unlock()
 
 	m.portDNATRules = slices.DeleteFunc(m.portDNATRules, func(rule portDNATRule) bool {
-		return rule.protocol == protocol && rule.origPort == originalPort && rule.targetPort == translatedPort && rule.targetIP.Compare(targetIP) == 0
+		return rule.protocol == protocol && rule.origPort == sourcePort && rule.targetPort == targetPort && rule.targetIP.Compare(targetIP) == 0
 	})
 
 	if len(m.portDNATRules) == 0 {
@@ -544,7 +453,7 @@ func (m *Manager) removePortRedirection(targetIP netip.Addr, protocol gopacket.L
 }
 
 // RemoveInboundDNAT removes an inbound DNAT rule.
-func (m *Manager) RemoveInboundDNAT(localAddr netip.Addr, protocol firewall.Protocol, originalPort, translatedPort uint16) error {
+func (m *Manager) RemoveInboundDNAT(localAddr netip.Addr, protocol firewall.Protocol, sourcePort, targetPort uint16) error {
 	var layerType gopacket.LayerType
 	switch protocol {
 	case firewall.ProtocolTCP:
@@ -555,23 +464,23 @@ func (m *Manager) RemoveInboundDNAT(localAddr netip.Addr, protocol firewall.Prot
 		return fmt.Errorf("unsupported protocol: %s", protocol)
 	}
 
-	return m.removePortRedirection(localAddr, layerType, originalPort, translatedPort)
+	return m.removePortRedirection(localAddr, layerType, sourcePort, targetPort)
 }
 
 // AddOutputDNAT delegates to the native firewall if available.
-func (m *Manager) AddOutputDNAT(localAddr netip.Addr, protocol firewall.Protocol, originalPort, translatedPort uint16) error {
+func (m *Manager) AddOutputDNAT(localAddr netip.Addr, protocol firewall.Protocol, sourcePort, targetPort uint16) error {
 	if m.nativeFirewall == nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("output DNAT not supported without native firewall")
 	}
-	return m.nativeFirewall.AddOutputDNAT(localAddr, protocol, originalPort, translatedPort)
+	return m.nativeFirewall.AddOutputDNAT(localAddr, protocol, sourcePort, targetPort)
 }
 
 // RemoveOutputDNAT delegates to the native firewall if available.
-func (m *Manager) RemoveOutputDNAT(localAddr netip.Addr, protocol firewall.Protocol, originalPort, translatedPort uint16) error {
+func (m *Manager) RemoveOutputDNAT(localAddr netip.Addr, protocol firewall.Protocol, sourcePort, targetPort uint16) error {
 	if m.nativeFirewall == nil {
 		return nil
 	}
-	return m.nativeFirewall.RemoveOutputDNAT(localAddr, protocol, originalPort, translatedPort)
+	return m.nativeFirewall.RemoveOutputDNAT(localAddr, protocol, sourcePort, targetPort)
 }
 
 // translateInboundPortDNAT applies port-specific DNAT translation to inbound packets.
@@ -623,12 +532,12 @@ func (m *Manager) applyPortRule(packetData []byte, d *decoder, srcIP, dstIP neti
 
 // rewriteTCPPort rewrites a TCP port (source or destination) and updates checksum.
 func (m *Manager) rewriteTCPPort(packetData []byte, d *decoder, newPort uint16, portOffset int) error {
-	hdrLen, err := ipHeaderLen(d)
+	ipHeaderLen := int(d.ip4.IHL) * 4
-	if err != nil {
+	if ipHeaderLen < 20 || ipHeaderLen > len(packetData) {
-		return err
+		return errInvalidIPHeaderLength
 	}
 
-	tcpStart := hdrLen
+	tcpStart := ipHeaderLen
 	if len(packetData) < tcpStart+4 {
 		return fmt.Errorf("packet too short for TCP header")
 	}
@@ -654,12 +563,12 @@ func (m *Manager) rewriteTCPPort(packetData []byte, d *decoder, newPort uint16,
 
 // rewriteUDPPort rewrites a UDP port (source or destination) and updates checksum.
 func (m *Manager) rewriteUDPPort(packetData []byte, d *decoder, newPort uint16, portOffset int) error {
-	hdrLen, err := ipHeaderLen(d)
+	ipHeaderLen := int(d.ip4.IHL) * 4
-	if err != nil {
+	if ipHeaderLen < 20 || ipHeaderLen > len(packetData) {
-		return err
+		return errInvalidIPHeaderLength
 	}
 
-	udpStart := hdrLen
+	udpStart := ipHeaderLen
 	if len(packetData) < udpStart+8 {
 		return fmt.Errorf("packet too short for UDP header")
 	}

client/firewall/uspfilter/nat_bench_test.go

@@ -342,17 +342,12 @@ func BenchmarkDNATMemoryAllocations(b *testing.B) {
 
 		// Parse the packet fresh each time to get a clean decoder
 		d := &decoder{decoded: []gopacket.LayerType{}}
-		d.parser4 = gopacket.NewDecodingLayerParser(
+		d.parser = gopacket.NewDecodingLayerParser(
 			layers.LayerTypeIPv4,
 			&d.eth, &d.ip4, &d.ip6, &d.icmp4, &d.icmp6, &d.tcp, &d.udp,
 		)
-		d.parser4.IgnoreUnsupported = true
+		d.parser.IgnoreUnsupported = true
-		d.parser6 = gopacket.NewDecodingLayerParser(
+		err = d.parser.DecodeLayers(testPacket, &d.decoded)
-			layers.LayerTypeIPv6,
-			&d.eth, &d.ip4, &d.ip6, &d.icmp4, &d.icmp6, &d.tcp, &d.udp,
-		)
-		d.parser6.IgnoreUnsupported = true
-		err = d.decodePacket(testPacket)
 		assert.NoError(b, err)
 
 		manager.translateOutboundDNAT(testPacket, d)
@@ -376,17 +371,12 @@ func BenchmarkDirectIPExtraction(b *testing.B) {
 	b.Run("decoder_extraction", func(b *testing.B) {
 		// Create decoder once for comparison
 		d := &decoder{decoded: []gopacket.LayerType{}}
-		d.parser4 = gopacket.NewDecodingLayerParser(
+		d.parser = gopacket.NewDecodingLayerParser(
 			layers.LayerTypeIPv4,
 			&d.eth, &d.ip4, &d.ip6, &d.icmp4, &d.icmp6, &d.tcp, &d.udp,
 		)
-		d.parser4.IgnoreUnsupported = true
+		d.parser.IgnoreUnsupported = true
-		d.parser6 = gopacket.NewDecodingLayerParser(
+		err := d.parser.DecodeLayers(packet, &d.decoded)
-			layers.LayerTypeIPv6,
-			&d.eth, &d.ip4, &d.ip6, &d.icmp4, &d.icmp6, &d.tcp, &d.udp,
-		)
-		d.parser6.IgnoreUnsupported = true
-		err := d.decodePacket(packet)
 		assert.NoError(b, err)
 
 		for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {

client/firewall/uspfilter/nat_test.go

@@ -86,18 +86,13 @@ func parsePacket(t testing.TB, packetData []byte) *decoder {
 	d := &decoder{
 		decoded: []gopacket.LayerType{},
 	}
-	d.parser4 = gopacket.NewDecodingLayerParser(
+	d.parser = gopacket.NewDecodingLayerParser(
 		layers.LayerTypeIPv4,
 		&d.eth, &d.ip4, &d.ip6, &d.icmp4, &d.icmp6, &d.tcp, &d.udp,
 	)
-	d.parser4.IgnoreUnsupported = true
+	d.parser.IgnoreUnsupported = true
-	d.parser6 = gopacket.NewDecodingLayerParser(
-		layers.LayerTypeIPv6,
-		&d.eth, &d.ip4, &d.ip6, &d.icmp4, &d.icmp6, &d.tcp, &d.udp,
-	)
-	d.parser6.IgnoreUnsupported = true
 
-	err := d.decodePacket(packetData)
+	err := d.parser.DecodeLayers(packetData, &d.decoded)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	return d
 }

client/firewall/uspfilter/tracer.go

@@ -2,9 +2,7 @@ package uspfilter
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
-	"net"
 	"net/netip"
-	"strconv"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/google/gopacket"
@@ -114,13 +112,10 @@ func (t *PacketTrace) AddResultWithForwarder(stage PacketStage, message string,
 }
 
 func (p *PacketBuilder) Build() ([]byte, error) {
-	ipLayer, err := p.buildIPLayer()
+	ip := p.buildIPLayer()
-	if err != nil {
+	pktLayers := []gopacket.SerializableLayer{ip}
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	pktLayers := []gopacket.SerializableLayer{ipLayer}
 
-	transportLayer, err := p.buildTransportLayer(ipLayer)
+	transportLayer, err := p.buildTransportLayer(ip)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -134,43 +129,30 @@ func (p *PacketBuilder) Build() ([]byte, error) {
 	return serializePacket(pktLayers)
 }
 
-func (p *PacketBuilder) buildIPLayer() (gopacket.SerializableLayer, error) {
+func (p *PacketBuilder) buildIPLayer() *layers.IPv4 {
-	if p.SrcIP.Is4() != p.DstIP.Is4() {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("mixed address families: src=%s dst=%s", p.SrcIP, p.DstIP)
-	}
-	proto := getIPProtocolNumber(p.Protocol, p.SrcIP.Is6())
-	if p.SrcIP.Is6() {
-		return &layers.IPv6{
-			Version:    6,
-			HopLimit:   64,
-			NextHeader: proto,
-			SrcIP:      p.SrcIP.AsSlice(),
-			DstIP:      p.DstIP.AsSlice(),
-		}, nil
-	}
 	return &layers.IPv4{
 		Version:  4,
 		TTL:      64,
-		Protocol: proto,
+		Protocol: layers.IPProtocol(getIPProtocolNumber(p.Protocol)),
 		SrcIP:    p.SrcIP.AsSlice(),
 		DstIP:    p.DstIP.AsSlice(),
-	}, nil
+	}
 }
 
-func (p *PacketBuilder) buildTransportLayer(ipLayer gopacket.SerializableLayer) ([]gopacket.SerializableLayer, error) {
+func (p *PacketBuilder) buildTransportLayer(ip *layers.IPv4) ([]gopacket.SerializableLayer, error) {
 	switch p.Protocol {
 	case "tcp":
-		return p.buildTCPLayer(ipLayer)
+		return p.buildTCPLayer(ip)
 	case "udp":
-		return p.buildUDPLayer(ipLayer)
+		return p.buildUDPLayer(ip)
 	case "icmp":
-		return p.buildICMPLayer(ipLayer)
+		return p.buildICMPLayer()
 	default:
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unsupported protocol: %s", p.Protocol)
 	}
 }
 
-func (p *PacketBuilder) buildTCPLayer(ipLayer gopacket.SerializableLayer) ([]gopacket.SerializableLayer, error) {
+func (p *PacketBuilder) buildTCPLayer(ip *layers.IPv4) ([]gopacket.SerializableLayer, error) {
 	tcp := &layers.TCP{
 		SrcPort: layers.TCPPort(p.SrcPort),
 		DstPort: layers.TCPPort(p.DstPort),
@@ -182,44 +164,24 @@ func (p *PacketBuilder) buildTCPLayer(ipLayer gopacket.SerializableLayer) ([]gop
 		PSH:     p.TCPState != nil && p.TCPState.PSH,
 		URG:     p.TCPState != nil && p.TCPState.URG,
 	}
-	if nl, ok := ipLayer.(gopacket.NetworkLayer); ok {
+	if err := tcp.SetNetworkLayerForChecksum(ip); err != nil {
-		if err := tcp.SetNetworkLayerForChecksum(nl); err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("set network layer for TCP checksum: %w", err)
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("set network layer for TCP checksum: %w", err)
-		}
 	}
 	return []gopacket.SerializableLayer{tcp}, nil
 }
 
-func (p *PacketBuilder) buildUDPLayer(ipLayer gopacket.SerializableLayer) ([]gopacket.SerializableLayer, error) {
+func (p *PacketBuilder) buildUDPLayer(ip *layers.IPv4) ([]gopacket.SerializableLayer, error) {
 	udp := &layers.UDP{
 		SrcPort: layers.UDPPort(p.SrcPort),
 		DstPort: layers.UDPPort(p.DstPort),
 	}
-	if nl, ok := ipLayer.(gopacket.NetworkLayer); ok {
+	if err := udp.SetNetworkLayerForChecksum(ip); err != nil {
-		if err := udp.SetNetworkLayerForChecksum(nl); err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("set network layer for UDP checksum: %w", err)
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("set network layer for UDP checksum: %w", err)
-		}
 	}
 	return []gopacket.SerializableLayer{udp}, nil
 }
 
-func (p *PacketBuilder) buildICMPLayer(ipLayer gopacket.SerializableLayer) ([]gopacket.SerializableLayer, error) {
+func (p *PacketBuilder) buildICMPLayer() ([]gopacket.SerializableLayer, error) {
-	if p.SrcIP.Is6() || p.DstIP.Is6() {
-		icmp := &layers.ICMPv6{
-			TypeCode: layers.CreateICMPv6TypeCode(p.ICMPType, p.ICMPCode),
-		}
-		if nl, ok := ipLayer.(gopacket.NetworkLayer); ok {
-			_ = icmp.SetNetworkLayerForChecksum(nl)
-		}
-		if p.ICMPType == layers.ICMPv6TypeEchoRequest || p.ICMPType == layers.ICMPv6TypeEchoReply {
-			echo := &layers.ICMPv6Echo{
-				Identifier: 1,
-				SeqNumber:  1,
-			}
-			return []gopacket.SerializableLayer{icmp, echo}, nil
-		}
-		return []gopacket.SerializableLayer{icmp}, nil
-	}
 	icmp := &layers.ICMPv4{
 		TypeCode: layers.CreateICMPv4TypeCode(p.ICMPType, p.ICMPCode),
 	}
@@ -242,17 +204,14 @@ func serializePacket(layers []gopacket.SerializableLayer) ([]byte, error) {
 	return buf.Bytes(), nil
 }
 
-func getIPProtocolNumber(protocol fw.Protocol, isV6 bool) layers.IPProtocol {
+func getIPProtocolNumber(protocol fw.Protocol) int {
 	switch protocol {
 	case fw.ProtocolTCP:
-		return layers.IPProtocolTCP
+		return int(layers.IPProtocolTCP)
 	case fw.ProtocolUDP:
-		return layers.IPProtocolUDP
+		return int(layers.IPProtocolUDP)
 	case fw.ProtocolICMP:
-		if isV6 {
+		return int(layers.IPProtocolICMPv4)
-			return layers.IPProtocolICMPv6
-		}
-		return layers.IPProtocolICMPv4
 	default:
 		return 0
 	}
@@ -275,7 +234,7 @@ func (m *Manager) TracePacket(packetData []byte, direction fw.RuleDirection) *Pa
 	trace := &PacketTrace{Direction: direction}
 
 	// Initial packet decoding
-	if err := d.decodePacket(packetData); err != nil {
+	if err := d.parser.DecodeLayers(packetData, &d.decoded); err != nil {
 		trace.AddResult(StageReceived, fmt.Sprintf("Failed to decode packet: %v", err), false)
 		return trace
 	}
@@ -297,8 +256,6 @@ func (m *Manager) TracePacket(packetData []byte, direction fw.RuleDirection) *Pa
 		trace.DestinationPort = uint16(d.udp.DstPort)
 	case layers.LayerTypeICMPv4:
 		trace.Protocol = "ICMP"
-	case layers.LayerTypeICMPv6:
-		trace.Protocol = "ICMPv6"
 	}
 
 	trace.AddResult(StageReceived, fmt.Sprintf("Received %s packet: %s:%d -> %s:%d",
@@ -362,13 +319,6 @@ func (m *Manager) buildConntrackStateMessage(d *decoder) string {
 			flags&conntrack.TCPFin != 0)
 	case layers.LayerTypeICMPv4:
 		msg += fmt.Sprintf(" (ICMP ID=%d, Seq=%d)", d.icmp4.Id, d.icmp4.Seq)
-	case layers.LayerTypeICMPv6:
-		var id, seq uint16
-		if len(d.icmp6.Payload) >= 4 {
-			id = uint16(d.icmp6.Payload[0])<<8 | uint16(d.icmp6.Payload[1])
-			seq = uint16(d.icmp6.Payload[2])<<8 | uint16(d.icmp6.Payload[3])
-		}
-		msg += fmt.Sprintf(" (ICMPv6 ID=%d, Seq=%d)", id, seq)
 	}
 	return msg
 }
@@ -445,7 +395,7 @@ func (m *Manager) handleRouteACLs(trace *PacketTrace, d *decoder, srcIP, dstIP n
 	trace.AddResult(StageRouteACL, msg, allowed)
 
 	if allowed && m.forwarder.Load() != nil {
-		m.addForwardingResult(trace, "proxy-remote", net.JoinHostPort(dstIP.String(), strconv.Itoa(int(dstPort))), true)
+		m.addForwardingResult(trace, "proxy-remote", fmt.Sprintf("%s:%d", dstIP, dstPort), true)
 	}
 
 	trace.AddResult(StageCompleted, msgProcessingCompleted, allowed)
@@ -465,7 +415,7 @@ func (m *Manager) traceOutbound(packetData []byte, trace *PacketTrace) *PacketTr
 	d := m.decoders.Get().(*decoder)
 	defer m.decoders.Put(d)
 
-	if err := d.decodePacket(packetData); err != nil {
+	if err := d.parser.DecodeLayers(packetData, &d.decoded); err != nil {
 		trace.AddResult(StageCompleted, "Packet dropped - decode error", false)
 		return trace
 	}
@@ -484,7 +434,7 @@ func (m *Manager) traceOutbound(packetData []byte, trace *PacketTrace) *PacketTr
 func (m *Manager) handleInboundDNAT(trace *PacketTrace, packetData []byte, d *decoder, srcIP, dstIP *netip.Addr) bool {
 	portDNATApplied := m.traceInboundPortDNAT(trace, packetData, d)
 	if portDNATApplied {
-		if err := d.decodePacket(packetData); err != nil {
+		if err := d.parser.DecodeLayers(packetData, &d.decoded); err != nil {
 			trace.AddResult(StageInboundPortDNAT, "Failed to re-decode after port DNAT", false)
 			return true
 		}
@@ -494,7 +444,7 @@ func (m *Manager) handleInboundDNAT(trace *PacketTrace, packetData []byte, d *de
 
 	nat1to1Applied := m.traceInbound1to1NAT(trace, packetData, d)
 	if nat1to1Applied {
-		if err := d.decodePacket(packetData); err != nil {
+		if err := d.parser.DecodeLayers(packetData, &d.decoded); err != nil {
 			trace.AddResult(StageInbound1to1NAT, "Failed to re-decode after 1:1 NAT", false)
 			return true
 		}
@@ -559,7 +509,7 @@ func (m *Manager) traceInbound1to1NAT(trace *PacketTrace, packetData []byte, d *
 		return false
 	}
 
-	srcIP, _ := extractPacketIPs(packetData, d)
+	srcIP := netip.AddrFrom4([4]byte{packetData[12], packetData[13], packetData[14], packetData[15]})
 
 	translated := m.translateInboundReverse(packetData, d)
 	if translated {
@@ -589,7 +539,7 @@ func (m *Manager) traceOutbound1to1NAT(trace *PacketTrace, packetData []byte, d
 		return false
 	}
 
-	_, dstIP := extractPacketIPs(packetData, d)
+	dstIP := netip.AddrFrom4([4]byte{packetData[16], packetData[17], packetData[18], packetData[19]})
 
 	translated := m.translateOutboundDNAT(packetData, d)
 	if translated {

client/iface/configurer/usp.go

@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ func (c *WGUSPConfigurer) UpdatePeer(peerKey string, allowedIps []netip.Prefix,
 		if err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("failed to parse endpoint address: %w", err)
 		}
-		addrPort := netip.AddrPortFrom(addr.Unmap(), uint16(endpoint.Port))
+		addrPort := netip.AddrPortFrom(addr, uint16(endpoint.Port))
 		c.activityRecorder.UpsertAddress(peerKey, addrPort)
 	}
 	return nil

client/iface/device/adapter.go

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ package device
 
 // TunAdapter is an interface for create tun device from external service
 type TunAdapter interface {
-	ConfigureInterface(address string, addressV6 string, mtu int, dns string, searchDomains string, routes string) (int, error)
+	ConfigureInterface(address string, mtu int, dns string, searchDomains string, routes string) (int, error)
 	UpdateAddr(address string) error
 	ProtectSocket(fd int32) bool
 }

client/iface/device/device_android.go

@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ func (t *WGTunDevice) Create(routes []string, dns string, searchDomains []string
 		searchDomainsToString = ""
 	}
 
-	fd, err := t.tunAdapter.ConfigureInterface(t.address.String(), t.address.IPv6String(), int(t.mtu), dns, searchDomainsToString, routesString)
+	fd, err := t.tunAdapter.ConfigureInterface(t.address.String(), int(t.mtu), dns, searchDomainsToString, routesString)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Errorf("failed to create Android interface: %s", err)
 		return nil, err

client/iface/device/device_darwin.go

@@ -131,32 +131,23 @@ func (t *TunDevice) Device() *device.Device {
 
 // assignAddr Adds IP address to the tunnel interface and network route based on the range provided
 func (t *TunDevice) assignAddr() error {
-	if out, err := exec.Command("ifconfig", t.name, "inet", t.address.IP.String(), t.address.IP.String()).CombinedOutput(); err != nil {
+	cmd := exec.Command("ifconfig", t.name, "inet", t.address.IP.String(), t.address.IP.String())
-		return fmt.Errorf("add v4 address: %s: %w", string(out), err)
+	if out, err := cmd.CombinedOutput(); err != nil {
+		log.Errorf("adding address command '%v' failed with output: %s", cmd.String(), out)
+		return err
 	}
 
-	// Assign a dummy link-local so macOS enables IPv6 on the tun device.
+	// dummy ipv6 so routing works
-	// When a real overlay v6 is present, use that instead.
+	cmd = exec.Command("ifconfig", t.name, "inet6", "fe80::/64")
-	v6Addr := "fe80::/64"
+	if out, err := cmd.CombinedOutput(); err != nil {
-	if t.address.HasIPv6() {
+		log.Debugf("adding address command '%v' failed with output: %s", cmd.String(), out)
-		v6Addr = t.address.IPv6String()
-	}
-	if out, err := exec.Command("ifconfig", t.name, "inet6", v6Addr).CombinedOutput(); err != nil {
-		log.Warnf("failed to assign IPv6 address %s, continuing v4-only: %s: %v", v6Addr, string(out), err)
-		t.address.ClearIPv6()
 	}
 
-	if out, err := exec.Command("route", "add", "-net", t.address.Network.String(), "-interface", t.name).CombinedOutput(); err != nil {
+	routeCmd := exec.Command("route", "add", "-net", t.address.Network.String(), "-interface", t.name)
-		return fmt.Errorf("add route %s via %s: %s: %w", t.address.Network, t.name, string(out), err)
+	if out, err := routeCmd.CombinedOutput(); err != nil {
+		log.Errorf("adding route command '%v' failed with output: %s", routeCmd.String(), out)
+		return err
 	}
-
-	if t.address.HasIPv6() {
-		if out, err := exec.Command("route", "add", "-inet6", "-net", t.address.IPv6Net.String(), "-interface", t.name).CombinedOutput(); err != nil {
-			log.Warnf("failed to add route %s via %s, continuing v4-only: %s: %v", t.address.IPv6Net, t.name, string(out), err)
-			t.address.ClearIPv6()
-		}
-	}
-
 	return nil
 }
 

client/iface/device/device_ios.go

@@ -151,11 +151,8 @@ func (t *TunDevice) MTU() uint16 {
 	return t.mtu
 }
 
-// UpdateAddr updates the device address. On iOS the tunnel is managed by the
+func (t *TunDevice) UpdateAddr(_ wgaddr.Address) error {
-// NetworkExtension, so we only store the new value. The extension picks up the
+	// todo implement
-// change on the next tunnel reconfiguration.
-func (t *TunDevice) UpdateAddr(addr wgaddr.Address) error {
-	t.address = addr
 	return nil
 }
 

client/iface/device/device_kernel_unix.go

@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ func (t *TunKernelDevice) FilteredDevice() *FilteredDevice {
 
 // assignAddr Adds IP address to the tunnel interface
 func (t *TunKernelDevice) assignAddr() error {
-	return t.link.assignAddr(&t.address)
+	return t.link.assignAddr(t.address)
 }
 
 func (t *TunKernelDevice) GetNet() *netstack.Net {

client/iface/device/device_netstack.go

@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ package device
 import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
-	"net/netip"
 
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"golang.zx2c4.com/wireguard/conn"
@@ -64,12 +63,8 @@ func (t *TunNetstackDevice) create() (WGConfigurer, error) {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("last ip: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	addresses := []netip.Addr{t.address.IP}
+	log.Debugf("netstack using address: %s", t.address.IP)
-	if t.address.HasIPv6() {
+	t.nsTun = nbnetstack.NewNetStackTun(t.listenAddress, t.address.IP, dnsAddr, int(t.mtu))
-		addresses = append(addresses, t.address.IPv6)
-	}
-	log.Debugf("netstack using addresses: %v", addresses)
-	t.nsTun = nbnetstack.NewNetStackTun(t.listenAddress, addresses, dnsAddr, int(t.mtu))
 	log.Debugf("netstack using dns address: %s", dnsAddr)
 	tunIface, net, err := t.nsTun.Create()
 	if err != nil {

client/iface/device/device_usp_unix.go

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/iface/wgaddr"
 )
 
-type TunDevice struct {
+type USPDevice struct {
 	name    string
 	address wgaddr.Address
 	port    int
@@ -30,10 +30,10 @@ type TunDevice struct {
 	configurer     WGConfigurer
 }
 
-func NewTunDevice(name string, address wgaddr.Address, port int, key string, mtu uint16, iceBind *bind.ICEBind) *TunDevice {
+func NewUSPDevice(name string, address wgaddr.Address, port int, key string, mtu uint16, iceBind *bind.ICEBind) *USPDevice {
 	log.Infof("using userspace bind mode")
 
-	return &TunDevice{
+	return &USPDevice{
 		name:    name,
 		address: address,
 		port:    port,
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ func NewTunDevice(name string, address wgaddr.Address, port int, key string, mtu
 	}
 }
 
-func (t *TunDevice) Create() (WGConfigurer, error) {
+func (t *USPDevice) Create() (WGConfigurer, error) {
 	log.Info("create tun interface")
 	tunIface, err := tun.CreateTUN(t.name, int(t.mtu))
 	if err != nil {
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ func (t *TunDevice) Create() (WGConfigurer, error) {
 	return t.configurer, nil
 }
 
-func (t *TunDevice) Up() (*udpmux.UniversalUDPMuxDefault, error) {
+func (t *USPDevice) Up() (*udpmux.UniversalUDPMuxDefault, error) {
 	if t.device == nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("device is not ready yet")
 	}
@@ -95,12 +95,12 @@ func (t *TunDevice) Up() (*udpmux.UniversalUDPMuxDefault, error) {
 	return udpMux, nil
 }
 
-func (t *TunDevice) UpdateAddr(address wgaddr.Address) error {
+func (t *USPDevice) UpdateAddr(address wgaddr.Address) error {
 	t.address = address
 	return t.assignAddr()
 }
 
-func (t *TunDevice) Close() error {
+func (t *USPDevice) Close() error {
 	if t.configurer != nil {
 		t.configurer.Close()
 	}
@@ -115,39 +115,39 @@ func (t *TunDevice) Close() error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (t *TunDevice) WgAddress() wgaddr.Address {
+func (t *USPDevice) WgAddress() wgaddr.Address {
 	return t.address
 }
 
-func (t *TunDevice) MTU() uint16 {
+func (t *USPDevice) MTU() uint16 {
 	return t.mtu
 }
 
-func (t *TunDevice) DeviceName() string {
+func (t *USPDevice) DeviceName() string {
 	return t.name
 }
 
-func (t *TunDevice) FilteredDevice() *FilteredDevice {
+func (t *USPDevice) FilteredDevice() *FilteredDevice {
 	return t.filteredDevice
 }
 
 // Device returns the wireguard device
-func (t *TunDevice) Device() *device.Device {
+func (t *USPDevice) Device() *device.Device {
 	return t.device
 }
 
 // assignAddr Adds IP address to the tunnel interface
-func (t *TunDevice) assignAddr() error {
+func (t *USPDevice) assignAddr() error {
 	link := newWGLink(t.name)
 
-	return link.assignAddr(&t.address)
+	return link.assignAddr(t.address)
 }
 
-func (t *TunDevice) GetNet() *netstack.Net {
+func (t *USPDevice) GetNet() *netstack.Net {
 	return nil
 }
 
 // GetICEBind returns the ICEBind instance
-func (t *TunDevice) GetICEBind() EndpointManager {
+func (t *USPDevice) GetICEBind() EndpointManager {
 	return t.iceBind
 }

client/iface/device/device_windows.go

@@ -87,21 +87,7 @@ func (t *TunDevice) Create() (WGConfigurer, error) {
 	err = nbiface.Set()
 	if err != nil {
 		t.device.Close()
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("set IPv4 interface MTU: %s", err)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("got error when getting setting the interface mtu: %s", err)
-	}
-
-	if t.address.HasIPv6() {
-		nbiface6, err := luid.IPInterface(windows.AF_INET6)
-		if err != nil {
-			log.Warnf("failed to get IPv6 interface for MTU, continuing v4-only: %v", err)
-			t.address.ClearIPv6()
-		} else {
-			nbiface6.NLMTU = uint32(t.mtu)
-			if err := nbiface6.Set(); err != nil {
-				log.Warnf("failed to set IPv6 interface MTU, continuing v4-only: %v", err)
-				t.address.ClearIPv6()
-			}
-		}
 	}
 	err = t.assignAddr()
 	if err != nil {
@@ -192,21 +178,8 @@ func (t *TunDevice) GetInterfaceGUIDString() (string, error) {
 // assignAddr Adds IP address to the tunnel interface and network route based on the range provided
 func (t *TunDevice) assignAddr() error {
 	luid := winipcfg.LUID(t.nativeTunDevice.LUID())
-
+	log.Debugf("adding address %s to interface: %s", t.address.IP, t.name)
-	v4Prefix := t.address.Prefix()
+	return luid.SetIPAddresses([]netip.Prefix{netip.MustParsePrefix(t.address.String())})
-	if t.address.HasIPv6() {
-		v6Prefix := t.address.IPv6Prefix()
-		log.Debugf("adding addresses %s, %s to interface: %s", v4Prefix, v6Prefix, t.name)
-		if err := luid.SetIPAddresses([]netip.Prefix{v4Prefix, v6Prefix}); err != nil {
-			log.Warnf("failed to assign dual-stack addresses, retrying v4-only: %v", err)
-			t.address.ClearIPv6()
-			return luid.SetIPAddresses([]netip.Prefix{v4Prefix})
-		}
-		return nil
-	}
-
-	log.Debugf("adding address %s to interface: %s", v4Prefix, t.name)
-	return luid.SetIPAddresses([]netip.Prefix{v4Prefix})
 }
 
 func (t *TunDevice) GetNet() *netstack.Net {

client/iface/device/kernel_module.go

@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+//go:build (!linux && !freebsd) || android
+
+package device
+
+// WireGuardModuleIsLoaded check if we can load WireGuard mod (linux only)
+func WireGuardModuleIsLoaded() bool {
+	return false
+}

client/iface/device/kernel_module_freebsd.go

@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+package device
+
+// WireGuardModuleIsLoaded check if kernel support wireguard
+func WireGuardModuleIsLoaded() bool {
+	// Despite the fact FreeBSD natively support Wireguard (https://github.com/WireGuard/wireguard-freebsd)
+	//  we are currently do not use it, since it is required to add wireguard kernel support to
+	//   - https://github.com/netbirdio/netbird/tree/main/sharedsock
+	//   - https://github.com/mdlayher/socket
+	// TODO: implement kernel space
+	return false
+}
+
+// ModuleTunIsLoaded check if tun module exist, if is not attempt to load it
+func ModuleTunIsLoaded() bool {
+	// Assume tun supported by freebsd kernel by default
+	// TODO: implement check for module loaded in kernel or build-it
+	return true
+}

client/iface/device/kernel_module_nonlinux.go

@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-//go:build !linux || android
-
-package device
-
-// WireGuardModuleIsLoaded reports whether the kernel WireGuard module is available.
-func WireGuardModuleIsLoaded() bool {
-	return false
-}
-
-// ModuleTunIsLoaded reports whether the tun device is available.
-func ModuleTunIsLoaded() bool {
-	return true
-}

client/iface/device/wg_link_freebsd.go

@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package device
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
-	"os/exec"
 
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 
@@ -58,32 +57,32 @@ func (l *wgLink) up() error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (l *wgLink) assignAddr(address *wgaddr.Address) error {
+func (l *wgLink) assignAddr(address wgaddr.Address) error {
 	link, err := freebsd.LinkByName(l.name)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("link by name: %w", err)
 	}
 
+	ip := address.IP.String()
+
+	// Convert prefix length to hex netmask
 	prefixLen := address.Network.Bits()
+	if !address.IP.Is4() {
+		return fmt.Errorf("IPv6 not supported for interface assignment")
+	}
+
 	maskBits := uint32(0xffffffff) << (32 - prefixLen)
 	mask := fmt.Sprintf("0x%08x", maskBits)
 
-	log.Infof("assign addr %s mask %s to %s interface", address.IP, mask, l.name)
+	log.Infof("assign addr %s mask %s to %s interface", ip, mask, l.name)
 
-	if err := link.AssignAddr(address.IP.String(), mask); err != nil {
+	err = link.AssignAddr(ip, mask)
+	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("assign addr: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	if address.HasIPv6() {
+	err = link.Up()
-		log.Infof("assign IPv6 addr %s to %s interface", address.IPv6String(), l.name)
+	if err != nil {
-		cmd := exec.Command("ifconfig", l.name, "inet6", address.IPv6String())
-		if out, err := cmd.CombinedOutput(); err != nil {
-			log.Warnf("failed to assign IPv6 address %s to %s, continuing v4-only: %s: %v", address.IPv6String(), l.name, string(out), err)
-			address.ClearIPv6()
-		}
-	}
-
-	if err := link.Up(); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("up: %w", err)
 	}
 

client/iface/device/wg_link_linux.go

@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@ package device
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
-	"net"
-	"net/netip"
 	"os"
 
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
@@ -94,7 +92,7 @@ func (l *wgLink) up() error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (l *wgLink) assignAddr(address *wgaddr.Address) error {
+func (l *wgLink) assignAddr(address wgaddr.Address) error {
 	//delete existing addresses
 	list, err := netlink.AddrList(l, 0)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -112,16 +110,20 @@ func (l *wgLink) assignAddr(address *wgaddr.Address) error {
 	}
 
 	name := l.attrs.Name
+	addrStr := address.String()
 
-	if err := l.addAddr(name, address.Prefix()); err != nil {
+	log.Debugf("adding address %s to interface: %s", addrStr, name)
-		return err
+
+	addr, err := netlink.ParseAddr(addrStr)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("parse addr: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	if address.HasIPv6() {
+	err = netlink.AddrAdd(l, addr)
-		if err := l.addAddr(name, address.IPv6Prefix()); err != nil {
+	if os.IsExist(err) {
-			log.Warnf("failed to assign IPv6 address %s to %s, continuing v4-only: %v", address.IPv6Prefix(), name, err)
+		log.Infof("interface %s already has the address: %s", name, addrStr)
-			address.ClearIPv6()
+	} else if err != nil {
-		}
+		return fmt.Errorf("add addr: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	// On linux, the link must be brought up
@@ -131,22 +133,3 @@ func (l *wgLink) assignAddr(address *wgaddr.Address) error {
 
 	return nil
 }
-
-func (l *wgLink) addAddr(ifaceName string, prefix netip.Prefix) error {
-	log.Debugf("adding address %s to interface: %s", prefix, ifaceName)
-
-	addr := &netlink.Addr{
-		IPNet: &net.IPNet{
-			IP:   prefix.Addr().AsSlice(),
-			Mask: net.CIDRMask(prefix.Bits(), prefix.Addr().BitLen()),
-		},
-	}
-
-	if err := netlink.AddrAdd(l, addr); os.IsExist(err) {
-		log.Infof("interface %s already has the address: %s", ifaceName, prefix)
-	} else if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("add addr %s: %w", prefix, err)
-	}
-
-	return nil
-}

client/iface/iface.go

@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ type wgProxyFactory interface {
 
 type WGIFaceOpts struct {
 	IFaceName    string
-	Address      wgaddr.Address
+	Address      string
 	WGPort       int
 	WGPrivKey    string
 	MTU          uint16
@@ -141,11 +141,16 @@ func (w *WGIface) Up() (*udpmux.UniversalUDPMuxDefault, error) {
 }
 
 // UpdateAddr updates address of the interface
-func (w *WGIface) UpdateAddr(newAddr wgaddr.Address) error {
+func (w *WGIface) UpdateAddr(newAddr string) error {
 	w.mu.Lock()
 	defer w.mu.Unlock()
 
-	return w.tun.UpdateAddr(newAddr)
+	addr, err := wgaddr.ParseWGAddress(newAddr)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return w.tun.UpdateAddr(addr)
 }
 
 // UpdatePeer updates existing Wireguard Peer or creates a new one if doesn't exist

client/iface/iface_new_android.go

@@ -4,17 +4,23 @@ import (
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/iface/bind"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/iface/device"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/iface/netstack"
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/iface/wgaddr"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/iface/wgproxy"
 )
 
 // NewWGIFace Creates a new WireGuard interface instance
 func NewWGIFace(opts WGIFaceOpts) (*WGIface, error) {
-	iceBind := bind.NewICEBind(opts.TransportNet, opts.FilterFn, opts.Address, opts.MTU)
+	wgAddress, err := wgaddr.ParseWGAddress(opts.Address)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	iceBind := bind.NewICEBind(opts.TransportNet, opts.FilterFn, wgAddress, opts.MTU)
 
 	if netstack.IsEnabled() {
 		wgIFace := &WGIface{
 			userspaceBind:  true,
-			tun:            device.NewNetstackDevice(opts.IFaceName, opts.Address, opts.WGPort, opts.WGPrivKey, opts.MTU, iceBind, netstack.ListenAddr()),
+			tun:            device.NewNetstackDevice(opts.IFaceName, wgAddress, opts.WGPort, opts.WGPrivKey, opts.MTU, iceBind, netstack.ListenAddr()),
 			wgProxyFactory: wgproxy.NewUSPFactory(iceBind, opts.MTU),
 		}
 		return wgIFace, nil
@@ -22,7 +28,7 @@ func NewWGIFace(opts WGIFaceOpts) (*WGIface, error) {
 
 	wgIFace := &WGIface{
 		userspaceBind:  true,
-		tun:            device.NewTunDevice(opts.Address, opts.WGPort, opts.WGPrivKey, opts.MTU, iceBind, opts.MobileArgs.TunAdapter, opts.DisableDNS),
+		tun:            device.NewTunDevice(wgAddress, opts.WGPort, opts.WGPrivKey, opts.MTU, iceBind, opts.MobileArgs.TunAdapter, opts.DisableDNS),
 		wgProxyFactory: wgproxy.NewUSPFactory(iceBind, opts.MTU),
 	}
 	return wgIFace, nil

client/iface/iface_new_darwin.go

@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+//go:build !ios
+
+package iface
+
+import (
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/iface/bind"
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/iface/device"
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/iface/netstack"
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/iface/wgaddr"
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/iface/wgproxy"
+)
+
+// NewWGIFace Creates a new WireGuard interface instance
+func NewWGIFace(opts WGIFaceOpts) (*WGIface, error) {
+	wgAddress, err := wgaddr.ParseWGAddress(opts.Address)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	iceBind := bind.NewICEBind(opts.TransportNet, opts.FilterFn, wgAddress, opts.MTU)
+
+	var tun WGTunDevice
+	if netstack.IsEnabled() {
+		tun = device.NewNetstackDevice(opts.IFaceName, wgAddress, opts.WGPort, opts.WGPrivKey, opts.MTU, iceBind, netstack.ListenAddr())
+	} else {
+		tun = device.NewTunDevice(opts.IFaceName, wgAddress, opts.WGPort, opts.WGPrivKey, opts.MTU, iceBind)
+	}
+
+	wgIFace := &WGIface{
+		userspaceBind:  true,
+		tun:            tun,
+		wgProxyFactory: wgproxy.NewUSPFactory(iceBind, opts.MTU),
+	}
+	return wgIFace, nil
+}

client/iface/iface_new_freebsd.go

@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+//go:build freebsd
+
+package iface
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/iface/bind"
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/iface/device"
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/iface/netstack"
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/iface/wgaddr"
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/iface/wgproxy"
+)
+
+// NewWGIFace Creates a new WireGuard interface instance
+func NewWGIFace(opts WGIFaceOpts) (*WGIface, error) {
+	wgAddress, err := wgaddr.ParseWGAddress(opts.Address)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	wgIFace := &WGIface{}
+
+	if netstack.IsEnabled() {
+		iceBind := bind.NewICEBind(opts.TransportNet, opts.FilterFn, wgAddress, opts.MTU)
+		wgIFace.tun = device.NewNetstackDevice(opts.IFaceName, wgAddress, opts.WGPort, opts.WGPrivKey, opts.MTU, iceBind, netstack.ListenAddr())
+		wgIFace.userspaceBind = true
+		wgIFace.wgProxyFactory = wgproxy.NewUSPFactory(iceBind, opts.MTU)
+		return wgIFace, nil
+	}
+
+	if device.ModuleTunIsLoaded() {
+		iceBind := bind.NewICEBind(opts.TransportNet, opts.FilterFn, wgAddress, opts.MTU)
+		wgIFace.tun = device.NewUSPDevice(opts.IFaceName, wgAddress, opts.WGPort, opts.WGPrivKey, opts.MTU, iceBind)
+		wgIFace.userspaceBind = true
+		wgIFace.wgProxyFactory = wgproxy.NewUSPFactory(iceBind, opts.MTU)
+		return wgIFace, nil
+	}
+
+	return nil, fmt.Errorf("couldn't check or load tun module")
+}

client/iface/iface_new_ios.go

@@ -5,15 +5,21 @@ package iface
 import (
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/iface/bind"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/iface/device"
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/iface/wgaddr"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/iface/wgproxy"
 )
 
 // NewWGIFace Creates a new WireGuard interface instance
 func NewWGIFace(opts WGIFaceOpts) (*WGIface, error) {
-	iceBind := bind.NewICEBind(opts.TransportNet, opts.FilterFn, opts.Address, opts.MTU)
+	wgAddress, err := wgaddr.ParseWGAddress(opts.Address)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	iceBind := bind.NewICEBind(opts.TransportNet, opts.FilterFn, wgAddress, opts.MTU)
 
 	wgIFace := &WGIface{
-		tun:            device.NewTunDevice(opts.IFaceName, opts.Address, opts.WGPort, opts.WGPrivKey, opts.MTU, iceBind, opts.MobileArgs.TunFd),
+		tun:            device.NewTunDevice(opts.IFaceName, wgAddress, opts.WGPort, opts.WGPrivKey, opts.MTU, iceBind, opts.MobileArgs.TunFd),
 		userspaceBind:  true,
 		wgProxyFactory: wgproxy.NewUSPFactory(iceBind, opts.MTU),
 	}

client/iface/iface_new_js.go

@@ -4,15 +4,21 @@ import (
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/iface/bind"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/iface/device"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/iface/netstack"
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/iface/wgaddr"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/iface/wgproxy"
 )
 
 // NewWGIFace creates a new WireGuard interface for WASM (always uses netstack mode)
 func NewWGIFace(opts WGIFaceOpts) (*WGIface, error) {
+	wgAddress, err := wgaddr.ParseWGAddress(opts.Address)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
 	relayBind := bind.NewRelayBindJS()
 
 	wgIface := &WGIface{
-		tun:            device.NewNetstackDevice(opts.IFaceName, opts.Address, opts.WGPort, opts.WGPrivKey, opts.MTU, relayBind, netstack.ListenAddr()),
+		tun:            device.NewNetstackDevice(opts.IFaceName, wgAddress, opts.WGPort, opts.WGPrivKey, opts.MTU, relayBind, netstack.ListenAddr()),
 		userspaceBind:  true,
 		wgProxyFactory: wgproxy.NewUSPFactory(relayBind, opts.MTU),
 	}

client/iface/iface_new_linux.go

@@ -3,40 +3,44 @@
 package iface
 
 import (
-	"errors"
+	"fmt"
 
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/iface/bind"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/iface/device"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/iface/netstack"
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/iface/wgaddr"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/iface/wgproxy"
 )
 
 // NewWGIFace Creates a new WireGuard interface instance
 func NewWGIFace(opts WGIFaceOpts) (*WGIface, error) {
+	wgAddress, err := wgaddr.ParseWGAddress(opts.Address)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	wgIFace := &WGIface{}
+
 	if netstack.IsEnabled() {
-		iceBind := bind.NewICEBind(opts.TransportNet, opts.FilterFn, opts.Address, opts.MTU)
+		iceBind := bind.NewICEBind(opts.TransportNet, opts.FilterFn, wgAddress, opts.MTU)
-		return &WGIface{
+		wgIFace.tun = device.NewNetstackDevice(opts.IFaceName, wgAddress, opts.WGPort, opts.WGPrivKey, opts.MTU, iceBind, netstack.ListenAddr())
-			tun:            device.NewNetstackDevice(opts.IFaceName, opts.Address, opts.WGPort, opts.WGPrivKey, opts.MTU, iceBind, netstack.ListenAddr()),
+		wgIFace.userspaceBind = true
-			userspaceBind:  true,
+		wgIFace.wgProxyFactory = wgproxy.NewUSPFactory(iceBind, opts.MTU)
-			wgProxyFactory: wgproxy.NewUSPFactory(iceBind, opts.MTU),
+		return wgIFace, nil
-		}, nil
 	}
 
 	if device.WireGuardModuleIsLoaded() {
-		return &WGIface{
+		wgIFace.tun = device.NewKernelDevice(opts.IFaceName, wgAddress, opts.WGPort, opts.WGPrivKey, opts.MTU, opts.TransportNet)
-			tun:            device.NewKernelDevice(opts.IFaceName, opts.Address, opts.WGPort, opts.WGPrivKey, opts.MTU, opts.TransportNet),
+		wgIFace.wgProxyFactory = wgproxy.NewKernelFactory(opts.WGPort, opts.MTU)
-			wgProxyFactory: wgproxy.NewKernelFactory(opts.WGPort, opts.MTU),
+		return wgIFace, nil
-		}, nil
 	}
-
 	if device.ModuleTunIsLoaded() {
-		iceBind := bind.NewICEBind(opts.TransportNet, opts.FilterFn, opts.Address, opts.MTU)
+		iceBind := bind.NewICEBind(opts.TransportNet, opts.FilterFn, wgAddress, opts.MTU)
-		return &WGIface{
+		wgIFace.tun = device.NewUSPDevice(opts.IFaceName, wgAddress, opts.WGPort, opts.WGPrivKey, opts.MTU, iceBind)
-			tun:            device.NewTunDevice(opts.IFaceName, opts.Address, opts.WGPort, opts.WGPrivKey, opts.MTU, iceBind),
+		wgIFace.userspaceBind = true
-			userspaceBind:  true,
+		wgIFace.wgProxyFactory = wgproxy.NewUSPFactory(iceBind, opts.MTU)
-			wgProxyFactory: wgproxy.NewUSPFactory(iceBind, opts.MTU),
+		return wgIFace, nil
-		}, nil
 	}
 
-	return nil, errors.New("tun module not available")
+	return nil, fmt.Errorf("couldn't check or load tun module")
 }

client/iface/iface_new_windows.go

@@ -1,28 +1,33 @@
-//go:build !linux && !ios && !android && !js
-
 package iface
 
 import (
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/iface/bind"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/iface/device"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/iface/netstack"
+	wgaddr "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/iface/wgaddr"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/iface/wgproxy"
 )
 
 // NewWGIFace Creates a new WireGuard interface instance
 func NewWGIFace(opts WGIFaceOpts) (*WGIface, error) {
-	iceBind := bind.NewICEBind(opts.TransportNet, opts.FilterFn, opts.Address, opts.MTU)
+	wgAddress, err := wgaddr.ParseWGAddress(opts.Address)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	iceBind := bind.NewICEBind(opts.TransportNet, opts.FilterFn, wgAddress, opts.MTU)
 
 	var tun WGTunDevice
 	if netstack.IsEnabled() {
-		tun = device.NewNetstackDevice(opts.IFaceName, opts.Address, opts.WGPort, opts.WGPrivKey, opts.MTU, iceBind, netstack.ListenAddr())
+		tun = device.NewNetstackDevice(opts.IFaceName, wgAddress, opts.WGPort, opts.WGPrivKey, opts.MTU, iceBind, netstack.ListenAddr())
 	} else {
-		tun = device.NewTunDevice(opts.IFaceName, opts.Address, opts.WGPort, opts.WGPrivKey, opts.MTU, iceBind)
+		tun = device.NewTunDevice(opts.IFaceName, wgAddress, opts.WGPort, opts.WGPrivKey, opts.MTU, iceBind)
 	}
 
-	return &WGIface{
+	wgIFace := &WGIface{
 		userspaceBind:  true,
 		tun:            tun,
 		wgProxyFactory: wgproxy.NewUSPFactory(iceBind, opts.MTU),
-	}, nil
+	}
+	return wgIFace, nil
+
 }

client/iface/iface_test.go

@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ import (
 	"golang.zx2c4.com/wireguard/wgctrl/wgtypes"
 
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/iface/device"
-	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/iface/wgaddr"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/stdnet"
 )
 
@@ -49,7 +48,7 @@ func TestWGIface_UpdateAddr(t *testing.T) {
 
 	opts := WGIFaceOpts{
 		IFaceName:    ifaceName,
-		Address:      wgaddr.MustParseWGAddress(addr),
+		Address:      addr,
 		WGPort:       wgPort,
 		WGPrivKey:    key,
 		MTU:          DefaultMTU,
@@ -85,7 +84,7 @@ func TestWGIface_UpdateAddr(t *testing.T) {
 
 	//update WireGuard address
 	addr = "100.64.0.2/8"
-	err = iface.UpdateAddr(wgaddr.MustParseWGAddress(addr))
+	err = iface.UpdateAddr(addr)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -131,7 +130,7 @@ func Test_CreateInterface(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	opts := WGIFaceOpts{
 		IFaceName:    ifaceName,
-		Address:      wgaddr.MustParseWGAddress(wgIP),
+		Address:      wgIP,
 		WGPort:       33100,
 		WGPrivKey:    key,
 		MTU:          DefaultMTU,
@@ -175,7 +174,7 @@ func Test_Close(t *testing.T) {
 
 	opts := WGIFaceOpts{
 		IFaceName:    ifaceName,
-		Address:      wgaddr.MustParseWGAddress(wgIP),
+		Address:      wgIP,
 		WGPort:       wgPort,
 		WGPrivKey:    key,
 		MTU:          DefaultMTU,
@@ -220,7 +219,7 @@ func TestRecreation(t *testing.T) {
 
 			opts := WGIFaceOpts{
 				IFaceName:    ifaceName,
-				Address:      wgaddr.MustParseWGAddress(wgIP),
+				Address:      wgIP,
 				WGPort:       wgPort,
 				WGPrivKey:    key,
 				MTU:          DefaultMTU,
@@ -292,7 +291,7 @@ func Test_ConfigureInterface(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	opts := WGIFaceOpts{
 		IFaceName:    ifaceName,
-		Address:      wgaddr.MustParseWGAddress(wgIP),
+		Address:      wgIP,
 		WGPort:       wgPort,
 		WGPrivKey:    key,
 		MTU:          DefaultMTU,
@@ -348,7 +347,7 @@ func Test_UpdatePeer(t *testing.T) {
 
 	opts := WGIFaceOpts{
 		IFaceName:    ifaceName,
-		Address:      wgaddr.MustParseWGAddress(wgIP),
+		Address:      wgIP,
 		WGPort:       33100,
 		WGPrivKey:    key,
 		MTU:          DefaultMTU,
@@ -418,7 +417,7 @@ func Test_RemovePeer(t *testing.T) {
 
 	opts := WGIFaceOpts{
 		IFaceName:    ifaceName,
-		Address:      wgaddr.MustParseWGAddress(wgIP),
+		Address:      wgIP,
 		WGPort:       33100,
 		WGPrivKey:    key,
 		MTU:          DefaultMTU,
@@ -483,7 +482,7 @@ func Test_ConnectPeers(t *testing.T) {
 
 	optsPeer1 := WGIFaceOpts{
 		IFaceName:    peer1ifaceName,
-		Address:      wgaddr.MustParseWGAddress(peer1wgIP.String()),
+		Address:      peer1wgIP.String(),
 		WGPort:       peer1wgPort,
 		WGPrivKey:    peer1Key.String(),
 		MTU:          DefaultMTU,
@@ -523,7 +522,7 @@ func Test_ConnectPeers(t *testing.T) {
 
 	optsPeer2 := WGIFaceOpts{
 		IFaceName:    peer2ifaceName,
-		Address:      wgaddr.MustParseWGAddress(peer2wgIP.String()),
+		Address:      peer2wgIP.String(),
 		WGPort:       peer2wgPort,
 		WGPrivKey:    peer2Key.String(),
 		MTU:          DefaultMTU,

client/iface/netstack/tun.go

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import (
 const EnvSkipProxy = "NB_NETSTACK_SKIP_PROXY"
 
 type NetStackTun struct { //nolint:revive
-	addresses     []netip.Addr
+	address       netip.Addr
 	dnsAddress    netip.Addr
 	mtu           int
 	listenAddress string
@@ -22,9 +22,9 @@ type NetStackTun struct { //nolint:revive
 	tundev tun.Device
 }
 
-func NewNetStackTun(listenAddress string, addresses []netip.Addr, dnsAddress netip.Addr, mtu int) *NetStackTun {
+func NewNetStackTun(listenAddress string, address netip.Addr, dnsAddress netip.Addr, mtu int) *NetStackTun {
 	return &NetStackTun{
-		addresses:     addresses,
+		address:       address,
 		dnsAddress:    dnsAddress,
 		mtu:           mtu,
 		listenAddress: listenAddress,
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ func NewNetStackTun(listenAddress string, addresses []netip.Addr, dnsAddress net
 
 func (t *NetStackTun) Create() (tun.Device, *netstack.Net, error) {
 	nsTunDev, tunNet, err := netstack.CreateNetTUN(
-		t.addresses,
+		[]netip.Addr{t.address},
 		[]netip.Addr{t.dnsAddress},
 		t.mtu)
 	if err != nil {

client/iface/wgaddr/address.go

@@ -3,18 +3,12 @@ package wgaddr
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"net/netip"
-
-	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/shared/netiputil"
 )
 
 // Address WireGuard parsed address
 type Address struct {
 	IP      netip.Addr
 	Network netip.Prefix
-
-	// IPv6 overlay address, if assigned.
-	IPv6    netip.Addr
-	IPv6Net netip.Prefix
 }
 
 // ParseWGAddress parse a string ("1.2.3.4/24") address to WG Address
@@ -29,60 +23,6 @@ func ParseWGAddress(address string) (Address, error) {
 	}, nil
 }
 
-// HasIPv6 reports whether a v6 overlay address is assigned.
-func (addr Address) HasIPv6() bool {
-	return addr.IPv6.IsValid()
-}
-
 func (addr Address) String() string {
-	return addr.Prefix().String()
+	return fmt.Sprintf("%s/%d", addr.IP.String(), addr.Network.Bits())
-}
-
-// IPv6String returns the v6 address in CIDR notation, or empty string if none.
-func (addr Address) IPv6String() string {
-	if !addr.HasIPv6() {
-		return ""
-	}
-	return addr.IPv6Prefix().String()
-}
-
-// Prefix returns the v4 host address with its network prefix length (e.g. 100.64.0.1/16).
-func (addr Address) Prefix() netip.Prefix {
-	return netip.PrefixFrom(addr.IP, addr.Network.Bits())
-}
-
-// IPv6Prefix returns the v6 host address with its network prefix length, or a zero prefix if none.
-func (addr Address) IPv6Prefix() netip.Prefix {
-	if !addr.HasIPv6() {
-		return netip.Prefix{}
-	}
-	return netip.PrefixFrom(addr.IPv6, addr.IPv6Net.Bits())
-}
-
-// SetIPv6FromCompact decodes a compact prefix (5 or 17 bytes) and sets the IPv6 fields.
-// Returns an error if the bytes are invalid. A nil or empty input is a no-op.
-//
-//nolint:recvcheck
-func (addr *Address) SetIPv6FromCompact(raw []byte) error {
-	if len(raw) == 0 {
-		return nil
-	}
-	prefix, err := netiputil.DecodePrefix(raw)
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("decode v6 overlay address: %w", err)
-	}
-	if !prefix.Addr().Is6() {
-		return fmt.Errorf("expected IPv6 address, got %s", prefix.Addr())
-	}
-	addr.IPv6 = prefix.Addr()
-	addr.IPv6Net = prefix.Masked()
-	return nil
-}
-
-// ClearIPv6 removes the IPv6 overlay address, leaving only v4.
-//
-//nolint:recvcheck
-func (addr *Address) ClearIPv6() {
-	addr.IPv6 = netip.Addr{}
-	addr.IPv6Net = netip.Prefix{}
 }

client/iface/wgaddr/address_test_helpers.go

@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-package wgaddr
-
-// MustParseWGAddress parses and returns a WG Address, panicking on error.
-func MustParseWGAddress(address string) Address {
-	a, err := ParseWGAddress(address)
-	if err != nil {
-		panic(err)
-	}
-	return a
-}

client/iface/wgproxy/bind/proxy.go

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"net"
 	"net/netip"
-
+	"strings"
 	"sync"
 
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
@@ -196,25 +196,18 @@ func (p *ProxyBind) proxyToLocal(ctx context.Context) {
 	}
 }
 
-// fakeAddress returns a fake address that is used as an identifier for the peer.
+// fakeAddress returns a fake address that is used to as an identifier for the peer.
-// The fake address is in the format of 127.1.x.x where x.x is derived from the
+// The fake address is in the format of 127.1.x.x where x.x is the last two octets of the peer address.
-// last two bytes of the peer address (works for both IPv4 and IPv6).
 func fakeAddress(peerAddress *net.UDPAddr) (*netip.AddrPort, error) {
-	if peerAddress == nil {
+	octets := strings.Split(peerAddress.IP.String(), ".")
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("nil peer address")
+	if len(octets) != 4 {
-	}
-	if peerAddress.Port < 0 || peerAddress.Port > 65535 {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid UDP port: %d", peerAddress.Port)
-	}
-
-	addr, ok := netip.AddrFromSlice(peerAddress.IP)
-	if !ok {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid IP format")
 	}
-	addr = addr.Unmap()
 
-	raw := addr.As16()
+	fakeIP, err := netip.ParseAddr(fmt.Sprintf("127.1.%s.%s", octets[2], octets[3]))
-	fakeIP := netip.AddrFrom4([4]byte{127, 1, raw[14], raw[15]})
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("parse new IP: %w", err)
+	}
 
 	netipAddr := netip.AddrPortFrom(fakeIP, uint16(peerAddress.Port))
 	return &netipAddr, nil

client/internal/acl/manager.go

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"encoding/hex"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
+	"net"
 	"net/netip"
 	"strconv"
 	"sync"
@@ -18,7 +19,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/acl/id"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/shared/management/domain"
 	mgmProto "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/shared/management/proto"
-	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/shared/netiputil"
 )
 
 var ErrSourceRangesEmpty = errors.New("sources range is empty")
@@ -105,10 +105,6 @@ func (d *DefaultManager) applyPeerACLs(networkMap *mgmProto.NetworkMap) {
 	newRulePairs := make(map[id.RuleID][]firewall.Rule)
 	ipsetByRuleSelectors := make(map[string]string)
 
-	// TODO: deny rules should be fatal: if a deny rule fails to apply, we must
-	// roll back all allow rules to avoid a fail-open where allowed traffic bypasses
-	// the missing deny. Currently we accumulate errors and continue.
-	var merr *multierror.Error
 	for _, r := range rules {
 		// if this rule is member of rule selection with more than DefaultIPsCountForSet
 		// it's IP address can be used in the ipset for firewall manager which supports it
@@ -121,8 +117,9 @@ func (d *DefaultManager) applyPeerACLs(networkMap *mgmProto.NetworkMap) {
 		}
 		pairID, rulePair, err := d.protoRuleToFirewallRule(r, ipsetName)
 		if err != nil {
-			merr = multierror.Append(merr, fmt.Errorf("apply firewall rule: %w", err))
+			log.Errorf("failed to apply firewall rule: %+v, %v", r, err)
-			continue
+			d.rollBack(newRulePairs)
+			break
 		}
 		if len(rulePair) > 0 {
 			d.peerRulesPairs[pairID] = rulePair
@@ -130,10 +127,6 @@ func (d *DefaultManager) applyPeerACLs(networkMap *mgmProto.NetworkMap) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	if merr != nil {
-		log.Errorf("failed to apply %d peer ACL rule(s): %v", merr.Len(), nberrors.FormatErrorOrNil(merr))
-	}
-
 	for pairID, rules := range d.peerRulesPairs {
 		if _, ok := newRulePairs[pairID]; !ok {
 			for _, rule := range rules {
@@ -223,9 +216,9 @@ func (d *DefaultManager) protoRuleToFirewallRule(
 	r *mgmProto.FirewallRule,
 	ipsetName string,
 ) (id.RuleID, []firewall.Rule, error) {
-	ip, err := extractRuleIP(r)
+	ip := net.ParseIP(r.PeerIP)
-	if err != nil {
+	if ip == nil {
-		return "", nil, err
+		return "", nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid IP address, skipping firewall rule")
 	}
 
 	protocol, err := convertToFirewallProtocol(r.Protocol)
@@ -296,13 +289,13 @@ func portInfoEmpty(portInfo *mgmProto.PortInfo) bool {
 
 func (d *DefaultManager) addInRules(
 	id []byte,
-	ip netip.Addr,
+	ip net.IP,
 	protocol firewall.Protocol,
 	port *firewall.Port,
 	action firewall.Action,
 	ipsetName string,
 ) ([]firewall.Rule, error) {
-	rule, err := d.firewall.AddPeerFiltering(id, ip.AsSlice(), protocol, nil, port, action, ipsetName)
+	rule, err := d.firewall.AddPeerFiltering(id, ip, protocol, nil, port, action, ipsetName)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("add firewall rule: %w", err)
 	}
@@ -312,7 +305,7 @@ func (d *DefaultManager) addInRules(
 
 func (d *DefaultManager) addOutRules(
 	id []byte,
-	ip netip.Addr,
+	ip net.IP,
 	protocol firewall.Protocol,
 	port *firewall.Port,
 	action firewall.Action,
@@ -322,7 +315,7 @@ func (d *DefaultManager) addOutRules(
 		return nil, nil
 	}
 
-	rule, err := d.firewall.AddPeerFiltering(id, ip.AsSlice(), protocol, port, nil, action, ipsetName)
+	rule, err := d.firewall.AddPeerFiltering(id, ip, protocol, port, nil, action, ipsetName)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("add firewall rule: %w", err)
 	}
@@ -330,9 +323,9 @@ func (d *DefaultManager) addOutRules(
 	return rule, nil
 }
 
-// getPeerRuleID returns unique ID for the rule based on its parameters.
+// getPeerRuleID() returns unique ID for the rule based on its parameters.
 func (d *DefaultManager) getPeerRuleID(
-	ip netip.Addr,
+	ip net.IP,
 	proto firewall.Protocol,
 	direction int,
 	port *firewall.Port,
@@ -351,25 +344,15 @@ func (d *DefaultManager) getRuleGroupingSelector(rule *mgmProto.FirewallRule) st
 	return fmt.Sprintf("%v:%v:%v:%s:%v", strconv.Itoa(int(rule.Direction)), rule.Action, rule.Protocol, rule.Port, rule.PortInfo)
 }
 
-
+func (d *DefaultManager) rollBack(newRulePairs map[id.RuleID][]firewall.Rule) {
-// extractRuleIP extracts the peer IP from a firewall rule.
+	log.Debugf("rollback ACL to previous state")
-// If sourcePrefixes is populated (new management), decode the first entry and use its address.
+	for _, rules := range newRulePairs {
-// Otherwise fall back to the deprecated PeerIP string field (old management).
+		for _, rule := range rules {
-func extractRuleIP(r *mgmProto.FirewallRule) (netip.Addr, error) {
+			if err := d.firewall.DeletePeerRule(rule); err != nil {
-	if len(r.SourcePrefixes) > 0 {
+				log.Errorf("failed to delete new firewall rule (id: %v) during rollback: %v", rule.ID(), err)
-		addr, err := netiputil.DecodeAddr(r.SourcePrefixes[0])
+			}
-		if err != nil {
-			return netip.Addr{}, fmt.Errorf("decode source prefix: %w", err)
 		}
-		return addr.Unmap(), nil
 	}
-
-	//nolint:staticcheck // PeerIP used for backward compatibility with old management
-	addr, err := netip.ParseAddr(r.PeerIP)
-	if err != nil {
-		return netip.Addr{}, fmt.Errorf("invalid IP address, skipping firewall rule")
-	}
-	return addr.Unmap(), nil
 }
 
 func convertToFirewallProtocol(protocol mgmProto.RuleProtocol) (firewall.Protocol, error) {

client/internal/auth/auth.go

@@ -321,7 +321,6 @@ func (a *Auth) setSystemInfoFlags(info *system.Info) {
 		a.config.DisableFirewall,
 		a.config.BlockLANAccess,
 		a.config.BlockInbound,
-		a.config.DisableIPv6,
 		a.config.LazyConnectionEnabled,
 		a.config.EnableSSHRoot,
 		a.config.EnableSSHSFTP,

client/internal/connect.go

@@ -14,13 +14,10 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/cenkalti/backoff/v4"
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
-
 	"golang.zx2c4.com/wireguard/wgctrl/wgtypes"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/codes"
 	gstatus "google.golang.org/grpc/status"
 
-	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/iface/wgaddr"
-
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/iface"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/iface/device"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/iface/netstack"
@@ -539,20 +536,9 @@ func createEngineConfig(key wgtypes.Key, config *profilemanager.Config, peerConf
 	if config.NetworkMonitor != nil {
 		nm = *config.NetworkMonitor
 	}
-	wgAddr, err := wgaddr.ParseWGAddress(peerConfig.Address)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("parse overlay address %q: %w", peerConfig.Address, err)
-	}
-
-	if !config.DisableIPv6 {
-		if err := wgAddr.SetIPv6FromCompact(peerConfig.GetAddressV6()); err != nil {
-			log.Warn(err)
-		}
-	}
-
 	engineConf := &EngineConfig{
 		WgIfaceName:                   config.WgIface,
-		WgAddr:                        wgAddr,
+		WgAddr:                        peerConfig.Address,
 		IFaceBlackList:                config.IFaceBlackList,
 		DisableIPv6Discovery:          config.DisableIPv6Discovery,
 		WgPrivateKey:                  key,
@@ -577,7 +563,6 @@ func createEngineConfig(key wgtypes.Key, config *profilemanager.Config, peerConf
 		DisableFirewall:     config.DisableFirewall,
 		BlockLANAccess:      config.BlockLANAccess,
 		BlockInbound:        config.BlockInbound,
-		DisableIPv6:         config.DisableIPv6,
 
 		LazyConnectionEnabled: config.LazyConnectionEnabled,
 
@@ -652,7 +637,6 @@ func loginToManagement(ctx context.Context, client mgm.Client, pubSSHKey []byte,
 		config.DisableFirewall,
 		config.BlockLANAccess,
 		config.BlockInbound,
-		config.DisableIPv6,
 		config.LazyConnectionEnabled,
 		config.EnableSSHRoot,
 		config.EnableSSHSFTP,

client/internal/connect_android_default.go

@@ -40,10 +40,6 @@ func (noopNetworkChangeListener) SetInterfaceIP(string) {
 	// network stack, not by OS-level interface configuration.
 }
 
-func (noopNetworkChangeListener) SetInterfaceIPv6(string) {
-	// No-op: same as SetInterfaceIP, IPv6 overlay is managed by userspace stack.
-}
-
 // noopDnsReadyListener is a stub for embed.Client on Android.
 // DNS readiness notifications are not needed in netstack/embed mode
 // since system DNS is disabled and DNS resolution happens externally.

client/internal/debug/debug.go

@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
-	"golang.zx2c4.com/wireguard/wgctrl/wgtypes"
 	"google.golang.org/protobuf/encoding/protojson"
 
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/anonymize"
@@ -31,7 +30,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/updater/installer"
 	nbstatus "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/status"
 	mgmProto "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/shared/management/proto"
-	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/shared/netiputil"
 )
 
 const readmeContent = `Netbird debug bundle
@@ -585,9 +583,6 @@ func isSensitiveEnvVar(key string) bool {
 func (g *BundleGenerator) addCommonConfigFields(configContent *strings.Builder) {
 	configContent.WriteString("NetBird Client Configuration:\n\n")
 
-	if key, err := wgtypes.ParseKey(g.internalConfig.PrivateKey); err == nil {
-		configContent.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("PublicKey: %s\n", key.PublicKey().String()))
-	}
 	configContent.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("WgIface: %s\n", g.internalConfig.WgIface))
 	configContent.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("WgPort: %d\n", g.internalConfig.WgPort))
 	if g.internalConfig.NetworkMonitor != nil {
@@ -612,12 +607,6 @@ func (g *BundleGenerator) addCommonConfigFields(configContent *strings.Builder)
 	if g.internalConfig.EnableSSHRemotePortForwarding != nil {
 		configContent.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("EnableSSHRemotePortForwarding: %v\n", *g.internalConfig.EnableSSHRemotePortForwarding))
 	}
-	if g.internalConfig.DisableSSHAuth != nil {
-		configContent.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("DisableSSHAuth: %v\n", *g.internalConfig.DisableSSHAuth))
-	}
-	if g.internalConfig.SSHJWTCacheTTL != nil {
-		configContent.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("SSHJWTCacheTTL: %d\n", *g.internalConfig.SSHJWTCacheTTL))
-	}
 
 	configContent.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("DisableClientRoutes: %v\n", g.internalConfig.DisableClientRoutes))
 	configContent.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("DisableServerRoutes: %v\n", g.internalConfig.DisableServerRoutes))
@@ -625,7 +614,6 @@ func (g *BundleGenerator) addCommonConfigFields(configContent *strings.Builder)
 	configContent.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("DisableFirewall: %v\n", g.internalConfig.DisableFirewall))
 	configContent.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("BlockLANAccess: %v\n", g.internalConfig.BlockLANAccess))
 	configContent.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("BlockInbound: %v\n", g.internalConfig.BlockInbound))
-	configContent.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("DisableIPv6: %v\n", g.internalConfig.DisableIPv6))
 
 	if g.internalConfig.DisableNotifications != nil {
 		configContent.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("DisableNotifications: %v\n", *g.internalConfig.DisableNotifications))
@@ -645,7 +633,6 @@ func (g *BundleGenerator) addCommonConfigFields(configContent *strings.Builder)
 	}
 
 	configContent.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("LazyConnectionEnabled: %v\n", g.internalConfig.LazyConnectionEnabled))
-	configContent.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("MTU: %d\n", g.internalConfig.MTU))
 }
 
 func (g *BundleGenerator) addProf() (err error) {
@@ -1296,21 +1283,6 @@ func anonymizePeerConfig(config *mgmProto.PeerConfig, anonymizer *anonymize.Anon
 		config.Address = anonymizer.AnonymizeIP(addr).String()
 	}
 
-	if len(config.GetAddressV6()) > 0 {
-		v6Prefix, err := netiputil.DecodePrefix(config.GetAddressV6())
-		if err != nil {
-			config.AddressV6 = nil
-		} else {
-			anonV6 := anonymizer.AnonymizeIP(v6Prefix.Addr())
-			b, err := netiputil.EncodePrefix(netip.PrefixFrom(anonV6, v6Prefix.Bits()))
-			if err != nil {
-				config.AddressV6 = nil
-			} else {
-				config.AddressV6 = b
-			}
-		}
-	}
-
 	anonymizeSSHConfig(config.SshConfig)
 
 	config.Dns = anonymizer.AnonymizeString(config.Dns)
@@ -1413,20 +1385,8 @@ func anonymizeFirewallRule(rule *mgmProto.FirewallRule, anonymizer *anonymize.An
 		return
 	}
 
-	//nolint:staticcheck // PeerIP used for backward compatibility
 	if addr, err := netip.ParseAddr(rule.PeerIP); err == nil {
-		rule.PeerIP = anonymizer.AnonymizeIP(addr).String() //nolint:staticcheck
+		rule.PeerIP = anonymizer.AnonymizeIP(addr).String()
-	}
-
-	for i, raw := range rule.GetSourcePrefixes() {
-		p, err := netiputil.DecodePrefix(raw)
-		if err != nil {
-			continue
-		}
-		anonAddr := anonymizer.AnonymizeIP(p.Addr())
-		if b, err := netiputil.EncodePrefix(netip.PrefixFrom(anonAddr, p.Bits())); err == nil {
-			rule.SourcePrefixes[i] = b
-		}
 	}
 }
 

client/internal/debug/debug_test.go

@@ -5,33 +5,19 @@ import (
 	"bytes"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"net"
-	"net/netip"
-	"net/url"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
-	"reflect"
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
-	"time"
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/anonymize"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/configs"
-	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/profilemanager"
-	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/shared/management/domain"
 	mgmProto "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/shared/management/proto"
-	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/shared/netiputil"
 )
 
-func mustEncodePrefix(t *testing.T, p netip.Prefix) []byte {
-	t.Helper()
-	b, err := netiputil.EncodePrefix(p)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	return b
-}
-
 func TestAnonymizeStateFile(t *testing.T) {
 	testState := map[string]json.RawMessage{
 		"null_state": json.RawMessage("null"),
@@ -182,7 +168,7 @@ func TestAnonymizeStateFile(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, "100.64.0.1", state["protected_ip"]) // Protected IP unchanged
 	assert.Equal(t, "8.8.8.8", state["well_known_ip"])   // Well-known IP unchanged
 	assert.NotEqual(t, "2001:db8::1", state["ipv6_addr"])
-	assert.NotEqual(t, "fd00::1", state["private_ipv6"]) // ULA IPv6 anonymized (global ID is a fingerprint)
+	assert.Equal(t, "fd00::1", state["private_ipv6"]) // Private IPv6 unchanged
 	assert.NotEqual(t, "test.example.com", state["domain"])
 	assert.True(t, strings.HasSuffix(state["domain"].(string), ".domain"))
 	assert.Equal(t, "device.netbird.cloud", state["netbird_domain"]) // Netbird domain unchanged
@@ -286,13 +272,11 @@ func mustMarshal(v any) json.RawMessage {
 }
 
 func TestAnonymizeNetworkMap(t *testing.T) {
-	origV6Prefix := netip.MustParsePrefix("2001:db8:abcd::5/64")
 	networkMap := &mgmProto.NetworkMap{
 		PeerConfig: &mgmProto.PeerConfig{
-			Address:   "203.0.113.5",
+			Address: "203.0.113.5",
-			AddressV6: mustEncodePrefix(t, origV6Prefix),
+			Dns:     "1.2.3.4",
-			Dns:       "1.2.3.4",
+			Fqdn:    "peer1.corp.example.com",
-			Fqdn:      "peer1.corp.example.com",
 			SshConfig: &mgmProto.SSHConfig{
 				SshPubKey: []byte("ssh-rsa AAAAB3NzaC1..."),
 			},
@@ -366,12 +350,6 @@ func TestAnonymizeNetworkMap(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NotEqual(t, "peer1.corp.example.com", peerCfg.Fqdn)
 	require.True(t, strings.HasSuffix(peerCfg.Fqdn, ".domain"))
 
-	// Verify AddressV6 is anonymized but preserves prefix length
-	anonV6Prefix, err := netiputil.DecodePrefix(peerCfg.AddressV6)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	assert.Equal(t, origV6Prefix.Bits(), anonV6Prefix.Bits(), "prefix length must be preserved")
-	assert.NotEqual(t, origV6Prefix.Addr(), anonV6Prefix.Addr(), "IPv6 address must be anonymized")
-
 	// Verify SSH key is replaced
 	require.Equal(t, []byte("ssh-placeholder-key"), peerCfg.SshConfig.SshPubKey)
 
@@ -493,8 +471,8 @@ func TestSanitizeServiceEnvVars(t *testing.T) {
 			anonymize: false,
 			input: map[string]any{
 				jsonKeyServiceEnv: map[string]any{
-					"HOME":         "/root",
+					"HOME":       "/root",
-					"PATH":         "/usr/bin",
+					"PATH":       "/usr/bin",
 					"NB_LOG_LEVEL": "debug",
 				},
 			},
@@ -511,9 +489,9 @@ func TestSanitizeServiceEnvVars(t *testing.T) {
 			anonymize: false,
 			input: map[string]any{
 				jsonKeyServiceEnv: map[string]any{
-					"NB_SETUP_KEY": "abc123",
+					"NB_SETUP_KEY":  "abc123",
-					"NB_API_TOKEN": "tok_xyz",
+					"NB_API_TOKEN":  "tok_xyz",
-					"NB_LOG_LEVEL": "info",
+					"NB_LOG_LEVEL":  "info",
 				},
 			},
 			check: func(t *testing.T, params map[string]any) {
@@ -677,6 +655,8 @@ func isInCGNATRange(ip net.IP) bool {
 }
 
 func TestAnonymizeFirewallRules(t *testing.T) {
+	// TODO: Add ipv6
+
 	// Example iptables-save output
 	iptablesSave := `# Generated by iptables-save v1.8.7 on Thu Dec 19 10:00:00 2024
 *filter
@@ -712,31 +692,17 @@ Chain FORWARD (policy ACCEPT 0 packets, 0 bytes)
 Chain OUTPUT (policy ACCEPT 0 packets, 0 bytes)
     pkts bytes target     prot opt in     out     source               destination`
 
-	// Example ip6tables-save output
+	// Example nftables output
-	ip6tablesSave := `# Generated by ip6tables-save v1.8.7 on Thu Dec 19 10:00:00 2024
-*filter
-:INPUT ACCEPT [0:0]
-:FORWARD ACCEPT [0:0]
-:OUTPUT ACCEPT [0:0]
--A INPUT -s fd00:1234::1/128 -j ACCEPT
--A INPUT -s 2607:f8b0:4005::1/128 -j DROP
--A FORWARD -s 2001:db8::/32 -d 2607:f8b0:4005::200e/128 -j ACCEPT
-COMMIT`
-
-	// Example nftables output with IPv6
 	nftablesRules := `table inet filter {
         chain input {
                 type filter hook input priority filter; policy accept;
                 ip saddr 192.168.1.1 accept
                 ip saddr 44.192.140.1 drop
-                ip6 saddr 2607:f8b0:4005::1 drop
-                ip6 saddr fd00:1234::1 accept
         }
         chain forward {
                 type filter hook forward priority filter; policy accept;
                 ip saddr 10.0.0.0/8 drop
                 ip saddr 44.192.140.0/24 ip daddr 52.84.12.34/24 accept
-                ip6 saddr 2001:db8::/32 ip6 daddr 2607:f8b0:4005::200e/128 accept
         }
     }`
 
@@ -799,159 +765,4 @@ COMMIT`
 	assert.Contains(t, anonNftables, "table inet filter {")
 	assert.Contains(t, anonNftables, "chain input {")
 	assert.Contains(t, anonNftables, "type filter hook input priority filter; policy accept;")
-
-	// IPv6 public addresses in nftables should be anonymized
-	assert.NotContains(t, anonNftables, "2607:f8b0:4005::1")
-	assert.NotContains(t, anonNftables, "2607:f8b0:4005::200e")
-	assert.NotContains(t, anonNftables, "2001:db8::")
-	assert.Contains(t, anonNftables, "2001:db8:ffff::") // Default anonymous v6 range
-
-	// ULA addresses in nftables should be anonymized (global ID is a fingerprint)
-	assert.NotContains(t, anonNftables, "fd00:1234::1")
-
-	// IPv6 nftables structure preserved
-	assert.Contains(t, anonNftables, "ip6 saddr")
-	assert.Contains(t, anonNftables, "ip6 daddr")
-
-	// Test ip6tables-save anonymization
-	anonIp6tablesSave := anonymizer.AnonymizeString(ip6tablesSave)
-
-	// ULA IPv6 should be anonymized (global ID is a fingerprint)
-	assert.NotContains(t, anonIp6tablesSave, "fd00:1234::1/128")
-
-	// Public IPv6 addresses should be anonymized
-	assert.NotContains(t, anonIp6tablesSave, "2607:f8b0:4005::1")
-	assert.NotContains(t, anonIp6tablesSave, "2607:f8b0:4005::200e")
-	assert.NotContains(t, anonIp6tablesSave, "2001:db8::")
-	assert.Contains(t, anonIp6tablesSave, "2001:db8:ffff::") // Default anonymous v6 range
-
-	// Structure should be preserved
-	assert.Contains(t, anonIp6tablesSave, "*filter")
-	assert.Contains(t, anonIp6tablesSave, "COMMIT")
-	assert.Contains(t, anonIp6tablesSave, "-j DROP")
-	assert.Contains(t, anonIp6tablesSave, "-j ACCEPT")
-}
-
-// TestAddConfig_AllFieldsCovered uses reflection to ensure every field in
-// profilemanager.Config is either rendered in the debug bundle or explicitly
-// excluded. When a new field is added to Config, this test fails until the
-// developer either dumps it in addConfig/addCommonConfigFields or adds it to
-// the excluded set with a justification.
-func TestAddConfig_AllFieldsCovered(t *testing.T) {
-	excluded := map[string]string{
-		"PrivateKey":        "sensitive: WireGuard private key",
-		"PreSharedKey":      "sensitive: WireGuard pre-shared key",
-		"SSHKey":            "sensitive: SSH private key",
-		"ClientCertKeyPair": "non-config: parsed cert pair, not serialized",
-	}
-
-	mURL, _ := url.Parse("https://api.example.com:443")
-	aURL, _ := url.Parse("https://admin.example.com:443")
-	bTrue := true
-	iVal := 42
-	cfg := &profilemanager.Config{
-		PrivateKey:                    "priv",
-		PreSharedKey:                  "psk",
-		ManagementURL:                 mURL,
-		AdminURL:                      aURL,
-		WgIface:                       "wt0",
-		WgPort:                        51820,
-		NetworkMonitor:                &bTrue,
-		IFaceBlackList:                []string{"eth0"},
-		DisableIPv6Discovery:          true,
-		RosenpassEnabled:              true,
-		RosenpassPermissive:           true,
-		ServerSSHAllowed:              &bTrue,
-		EnableSSHRoot:                 &bTrue,
-		EnableSSHSFTP:                 &bTrue,
-		EnableSSHLocalPortForwarding:  &bTrue,
-		EnableSSHRemotePortForwarding: &bTrue,
-		DisableSSHAuth:                &bTrue,
-		SSHJWTCacheTTL:                &iVal,
-		DisableClientRoutes:           true,
-		DisableServerRoutes:           true,
-		DisableDNS:                    true,
-		DisableFirewall:               true,
-		BlockLANAccess:                true,
-		BlockInbound:                  true,
-		DisableNotifications:          &bTrue,
-		DNSLabels:                     domain.List{},
-		SSHKey:                        "sshkey",
-		NATExternalIPs:                []string{"1.2.3.4"},
-		CustomDNSAddress:              "1.1.1.1:53",
-		DisableAutoConnect:            true,
-		DNSRouteInterval:              5 * time.Second,
-		ClientCertPath:                "/tmp/cert",
-		ClientCertKeyPath:             "/tmp/key",
-		LazyConnectionEnabled:         true,
-		MTU:                           1280,
-	}
-
-	for _, anonymize := range []bool{false, true} {
-		t.Run("anonymize="+map[bool]string{true: "true", false: "false"}[anonymize], func(t *testing.T) {
-			g := &BundleGenerator{
-				anonymizer:     newAnonymizerForTest(),
-				internalConfig: cfg,
-				anonymize:      anonymize,
-			}
-
-			var sb strings.Builder
-			g.addCommonConfigFields(&sb)
-			rendered := sb.String() + renderAddConfigSpecific(g)
-
-			val := reflect.ValueOf(cfg).Elem()
-			typ := val.Type()
-			var missing []string
-			for i := 0; i < typ.NumField(); i++ {
-				name := typ.Field(i).Name
-				if _, ok := excluded[name]; ok {
-					continue
-				}
-				if !strings.Contains(rendered, name+":") {
-					missing = append(missing, name)
-				}
-			}
-			if len(missing) > 0 {
-				t.Fatalf("Config field(s) not present in debug bundle output: %v\n"+
-					"Either render the field in addCommonConfigFields/addConfig, "+
-					"or add it to the excluded map with a justification.", missing)
-			}
-		})
-	}
-}
-
-// renderAddConfigSpecific renders the fields handled by the anonymize/non-anonymize
-// branches in addConfig (ManagementURL, AdminURL, NATExternalIPs, CustomDNSAddress).
-// addCommonConfigFields covers the rest. Keeping this in the test mirrors the
-// production shape without needing to write an actual zip.
-func renderAddConfigSpecific(g *BundleGenerator) string {
-	var sb strings.Builder
-	if g.anonymize {
-		if g.internalConfig.ManagementURL != nil {
-			sb.WriteString("ManagementURL: " + g.anonymizer.AnonymizeURI(g.internalConfig.ManagementURL.String()) + "\n")
-		}
-		if g.internalConfig.AdminURL != nil {
-			sb.WriteString("AdminURL: " + g.anonymizer.AnonymizeURI(g.internalConfig.AdminURL.String()) + "\n")
-		}
-		sb.WriteString("NATExternalIPs: x\n")
-		if g.internalConfig.CustomDNSAddress != "" {
-			sb.WriteString("CustomDNSAddress: " + g.anonymizer.AnonymizeString(g.internalConfig.CustomDNSAddress) + "\n")
-		}
-	} else {
-		if g.internalConfig.ManagementURL != nil {
-			sb.WriteString("ManagementURL: " + g.internalConfig.ManagementURL.String() + "\n")
-		}
-		if g.internalConfig.AdminURL != nil {
-			sb.WriteString("AdminURL: " + g.internalConfig.AdminURL.String() + "\n")
-		}
-		sb.WriteString("NATExternalIPs: x\n")
-		if g.internalConfig.CustomDNSAddress != "" {
-			sb.WriteString("CustomDNSAddress: " + g.internalConfig.CustomDNSAddress + "\n")
-		}
-	}
-	return sb.String()
-}
-
-func newAnonymizerForTest() *anonymize.Anonymizer {
-	return anonymize.NewAnonymizer(anonymize.DefaultAddresses())
 }

client/internal/dns.go

@@ -12,83 +12,52 @@ import (
 	nbdns "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/dns"
 )
 
-func createPTRRecord(record nbdns.SimpleRecord, prefix netip.Prefix) (nbdns.SimpleRecord, bool) {
+func createPTRRecord(aRecord nbdns.SimpleRecord, prefix netip.Prefix) (nbdns.SimpleRecord, bool) {
-	ip, err := netip.ParseAddr(record.RData)
+	ip, err := netip.ParseAddr(aRecord.RData)
 	if err != nil {
-		log.Warnf("failed to parse IP address %s: %v", record.RData, err)
+		log.Warnf("failed to parse IP address %s: %v", aRecord.RData, err)
 		return nbdns.SimpleRecord{}, false
 	}
 
-	ip = ip.Unmap()
 	if !prefix.Contains(ip) {
 		return nbdns.SimpleRecord{}, false
 	}
 
-	var rdnsName string
+	ipOctets := strings.Split(ip.String(), ".")
-	if ip.Is4() {
+	slices.Reverse(ipOctets)
-		octets := strings.Split(ip.String(), ".")
+	rdnsName := dns.Fqdn(strings.Join(ipOctets, ".") + ".in-addr.arpa")
-		slices.Reverse(octets)
-		rdnsName = dns.Fqdn(strings.Join(octets, ".") + ".in-addr.arpa")
-	} else {
-		// Expand to full 32 nibbles in reverse order (LSB first) per RFC 3596.
-		raw := ip.As16()
-		nibbles := make([]string, 32)
-		for i := 0; i < 16; i++ {
-			nibbles[31-i*2] = fmt.Sprintf("%x", raw[i]>>4)
-			nibbles[31-i*2-1] = fmt.Sprintf("%x", raw[i]&0x0f)
-		}
-		rdnsName = dns.Fqdn(strings.Join(nibbles, ".") + ".ip6.arpa")
-	}
 
 	return nbdns.SimpleRecord{
 		Name:  rdnsName,
 		Type:  int(dns.TypePTR),
-		Class: record.Class,
+		Class: aRecord.Class,
-		TTL:   record.TTL,
+		TTL:   aRecord.TTL,
-		RData: dns.Fqdn(record.Name),
+		RData: dns.Fqdn(aRecord.Name),
 	}, true
 }
 
-// generateReverseZoneName creates the reverse DNS zone name for a given network.
+// generateReverseZoneName creates the reverse DNS zone name for a given network
-// For IPv4 it produces an in-addr.arpa name, for IPv6 an ip6.arpa name.
 func generateReverseZoneName(network netip.Prefix) (string, error) {
-	networkIP := network.Masked().Addr().Unmap()
+	networkIP := network.Masked().Addr()
-	bits := network.Bits()
 
-	if networkIP.Is4() {
+	if !networkIP.Is4() {
-		// Round up to nearest byte.
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("reverse DNS is only supported for IPv4 networks, got: %s", networkIP)
-		octetsToUse := (bits + 7) / 8
-
-		octets := strings.Split(networkIP.String(), ".")
-		if octetsToUse > len(octets) {
-			return "", fmt.Errorf("invalid network mask size for reverse DNS: %d", bits)
-		}
-
-		reverseOctets := make([]string, octetsToUse)
-		for i := 0; i < octetsToUse; i++ {
-			reverseOctets[octetsToUse-1-i] = octets[i]
-		}
-
-		return dns.Fqdn(strings.Join(reverseOctets, ".") + ".in-addr.arpa"), nil
 	}
 
-	// IPv6: round up to nearest nibble (4-bit boundary).
+	// round up to nearest byte
-	nibblesToUse := (bits + 3) / 4
+	octetsToUse := (network.Bits() + 7) / 8
 
-	raw := networkIP.As16()
+	octets := strings.Split(networkIP.String(), ".")
-	allNibbles := make([]string, 32)
+	if octetsToUse > len(octets) {
-	for i := 0; i < 16; i++ {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("invalid network mask size for reverse DNS: %d", network.Bits())
-		allNibbles[i*2] = fmt.Sprintf("%x", raw[i]>>4)
-		allNibbles[i*2+1] = fmt.Sprintf("%x", raw[i]&0x0f)
 	}
 
-	// Take the first nibblesToUse nibbles (network portion), reverse them.
+	reverseOctets := make([]string, octetsToUse)
-	used := make([]string, nibblesToUse)
+	for i := 0; i < octetsToUse; i++ {
-	for i := 0; i < nibblesToUse; i++ {
+		reverseOctets[octetsToUse-1-i] = octets[i]
-		used[nibblesToUse-1-i] = allNibbles[i]
 	}
 
-	return dns.Fqdn(strings.Join(used, ".") + ".ip6.arpa"), nil
+	return dns.Fqdn(strings.Join(reverseOctets, ".") + ".in-addr.arpa"), nil
 }
 
 // zoneExists checks if a zone with the given name already exists in the configuration
@@ -102,7 +71,7 @@ func zoneExists(config *nbdns.Config, zoneName string) bool {
 	return false
 }
 
-// collectPTRRecords gathers all PTR records for the given network from A and AAAA records.
+// collectPTRRecords gathers all PTR records for the given network from A records
 func collectPTRRecords(config *nbdns.Config, prefix netip.Prefix) []nbdns.SimpleRecord {
 	var records []nbdns.SimpleRecord
 
@@ -111,7 +80,7 @@ func collectPTRRecords(config *nbdns.Config, prefix netip.Prefix) []nbdns.Simple
 			continue
 		}
 		for _, record := range zone.Records {
-			if record.Type != int(dns.TypeA) && record.Type != int(dns.TypeAAAA) {
+			if record.Type != int(dns.TypeA) {
 				continue
 			}
 

client/internal/dns/host_darwin.go

@@ -298,7 +298,6 @@ func (s *systemConfigurator) getSystemDNSSettings() (SystemDNSSettings, error) {
 			if ip, err := netip.ParseAddr(address); err == nil && !ip.IsUnspecified() {
 				ip = ip.Unmap()
 				serverAddresses = append(serverAddresses, ip)
-				// Prefer the first IPv4 server as ServerIP since our DNS listener is IPv4.
 				if !dnsSettings.ServerIP.IsValid() && ip.Is4() {
 					dnsSettings.ServerIP = ip
 				}

client/internal/dns/local/local.go

@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/miekg/dns"
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
+	"golang.org/x/exp/maps"
 
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/dns/resutil"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/dns/types"
@@ -66,9 +67,9 @@ func (d *Resolver) Stop() {
 	d.mu.Lock()
 	defer d.mu.Unlock()
 
-	clear(d.records)
+	maps.Clear(d.records)
-	clear(d.domains)
+	maps.Clear(d.domains)
-	clear(d.zones)
+	maps.Clear(d.zones)
 }
 
 // ID returns the unique handler ID
@@ -443,9 +444,9 @@ func (d *Resolver) Update(customZones []nbdns.CustomZone) {
 	d.mu.Lock()
 	defer d.mu.Unlock()
 
-	clear(d.records)
+	maps.Clear(d.records)
-	clear(d.domains)
+	maps.Clear(d.domains)
-	clear(d.zones)
+	maps.Clear(d.zones)
 
 	for _, zone := range customZones {
 		zoneDomain := domain.Domain(strings.ToLower(dns.Fqdn(zone.Domain)))

client/internal/dns/network_manager_unix.go

@@ -110,25 +110,8 @@ func (n *networkManagerDbusConfigurator) applyDNSConfig(config HostDNSConfig, st
 
 	connSettings.cleanDeprecatedSettings()
 
-	ipKey := networkManagerDbusIPv4Key
+	convDNSIP := binary.LittleEndian.Uint32(config.ServerIP.AsSlice())
-	staleKey := networkManagerDbusIPv6Key
+	connSettings[networkManagerDbusIPv4Key][networkManagerDbusDNSKey] = dbus.MakeVariant([]uint32{convDNSIP})
-	if config.ServerIP.Is6() {
-		ipKey = networkManagerDbusIPv6Key
-		staleKey = networkManagerDbusIPv4Key
-		raw := config.ServerIP.As16()
-		connSettings[ipKey][networkManagerDbusDNSKey] = dbus.MakeVariant([][]byte{raw[:]})
-	} else {
-		convDNSIP := binary.LittleEndian.Uint32(config.ServerIP.AsSlice())
-		connSettings[ipKey][networkManagerDbusDNSKey] = dbus.MakeVariant([]uint32{convDNSIP})
-	}
-
-	// Clear stale DNS settings from the opposite address family to avoid
-	// leftover entries if the server IP family changed.
-	if staleSettings, ok := connSettings[staleKey]; ok {
-		delete(staleSettings, networkManagerDbusDNSKey)
-		delete(staleSettings, networkManagerDbusDNSPriorityKey)
-		delete(staleSettings, networkManagerDbusDNSSearchKey)
-	}
 	var (
 		searchDomains []string
 		matchDomains  []string
@@ -163,8 +146,8 @@ func (n *networkManagerDbusConfigurator) applyDNSConfig(config HostDNSConfig, st
 		n.routingAll = false
 	}
 
-	connSettings[ipKey][networkManagerDbusDNSPriorityKey] = dbus.MakeVariant(priority)
+	connSettings[networkManagerDbusIPv4Key][networkManagerDbusDNSPriorityKey] = dbus.MakeVariant(priority)
-	connSettings[ipKey][networkManagerDbusDNSSearchKey] = dbus.MakeVariant(newDomainList)
+	connSettings[networkManagerDbusIPv4Key][networkManagerDbusDNSSearchKey] = dbus.MakeVariant(newDomainList)
 
 	state := &ShutdownState{
 		ManagerType: networkManager,

client/internal/dns/server.go

@@ -410,7 +410,7 @@ func (s *DefaultServer) Stop() {
 		log.Errorf("failed to disable DNS: %v", err)
 	}
 
-	clear(s.extraDomains)
+	maps.Clear(s.extraDomains)
 }
 
 func (s *DefaultServer) disableDNS() (retErr error) {

client/internal/dns/server_test.go

@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ func TestUpdateDNSServer(t *testing.T) {
 
 			opts := iface.WGIFaceOpts{
 				IFaceName:    fmt.Sprintf("utun230%d", n),
-				Address:      wgaddr.MustParseWGAddress(fmt.Sprintf("100.66.100.%d/32", n+1)),
+				Address:      fmt.Sprintf("100.66.100.%d/32", n+1),
 				WGPort:       33100,
 				WGPrivKey:    privKey.String(),
 				MTU:          iface.DefaultMTU,
@@ -448,7 +448,7 @@ func TestDNSFakeResolverHandleUpdates(t *testing.T) {
 	privKey, _ := wgtypes.GeneratePrivateKey()
 	opts := iface.WGIFaceOpts{
 		IFaceName:    "utun2301",
-		Address:      wgaddr.MustParseWGAddress("100.66.100.1/32"),
+		Address:      "100.66.100.1/32",
 		WGPort:       33100,
 		WGPrivKey:    privKey.String(),
 		MTU:          iface.DefaultMTU,
@@ -929,7 +929,7 @@ func createWgInterfaceWithBind(t *testing.T) (*iface.WGIface, error) {
 
 	opts := iface.WGIFaceOpts{
 		IFaceName:    "utun2301",
-		Address:      wgaddr.MustParseWGAddress("100.66.100.2/24"),
+		Address:      "100.66.100.2/24",
 		WGPort:       33100,
 		WGPrivKey:    privKey.String(),
 		MTU:          iface.DefaultMTU,

client/internal/dns/service.go

@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ const (
 // This is used when the DNS server cannot bind port 53 directly
 // and needs firewall rules to redirect traffic.
 type Firewall interface {
-	AddOutputDNAT(localAddr netip.Addr, protocol firewall.Protocol, originalPort, translatedPort uint16) error
+	AddOutputDNAT(localAddr netip.Addr, protocol firewall.Protocol, sourcePort, targetPort uint16) error
-	RemoveOutputDNAT(localAddr netip.Addr, protocol firewall.Protocol, originalPort, translatedPort uint16) error
+	RemoveOutputDNAT(localAddr netip.Addr, protocol firewall.Protocol, sourcePort, targetPort uint16) error
 }
 
 type service interface {

client/internal/dns/service_listener.go

@@ -188,10 +188,11 @@ func (s *serviceViaListener) RuntimeIP() netip.Addr {
 	return s.listenIP
 }
 
-// evalListenAddress figures out the listen address for the DNS server.
+
-// IPv4-only: all peers have a v4 overlay address, and DNS config points to v4.
+// evalListenAddress figure out the listen address for the DNS server
-// First checks port 53 on WG interface or lo, then tries eBPF on a random port,
+// first check the 53 port availability on WG interface or lo, if not success
-// then falls back to port 5053.
+// pick a random port on WG interface for eBPF, if not success
+// check the 5053 port availability on WG interface or lo without eBPF usage,
 func (s *serviceViaListener) evalListenAddress() (netip.Addr, uint16, error) {
 	if s.customAddr != nil {
 		return s.customAddr.Addr(), s.customAddr.Port(), nil
@@ -277,7 +278,7 @@ func (s *serviceViaListener) tryToUseeBPF() (ebpfMgr.Manager, uint16, bool) {
 	}
 
 	ebpfSrv := ebpf.GetEbpfManagerInstance()
-	err = ebpfSrv.LoadDNSFwd(s.wgInterface.Address().IP, int(port))
+	err = ebpfSrv.LoadDNSFwd(s.wgInterface.Address().IP.String(), int(port))
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Warnf("failed to load DNS forwarder eBPF program, error: %s", err)
 		return nil, 0, false

client/internal/dns/systemd_linux.go

@@ -90,12 +90,8 @@ func (s *systemdDbusConfigurator) supportCustomPort() bool {
 }
 
 func (s *systemdDbusConfigurator) applyDNSConfig(config HostDNSConfig, stateManager *statemanager.Manager) error {
-	family := int32(unix.AF_INET)
-	if config.ServerIP.Is6() {
-		family = unix.AF_INET6
-	}
 	defaultLinkInput := systemdDbusDNSInput{
-		Family:  family,
+		Family:  unix.AF_INET,
 		Address: config.ServerIP.AsSlice(),
 	}
 	if err := s.callLinkMethod(systemdDbusSetDNSMethodSuffix, []systemdDbusDNSInput{defaultLinkInput}); err != nil {

client/internal/dns/upstream.go

@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ import (
 	"golang.zx2c4.com/wireguard/tun/netstack"
 
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/iface"
-	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/iface/wgaddr"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/dns/resutil"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/dns/types"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/peer"
@@ -30,33 +29,6 @@ import (
 
 var currentMTU uint16 = iface.DefaultMTU
 
-// nonRetryableEDECodes lists EDE info codes (RFC 8914) for which a SERVFAIL
-// from one upstream means another upstream would return the same answer:
-// DNSSEC validation outcomes and policy-based blocks. Transient errors
-// (network, cached, not ready) are not included.
-var nonRetryableEDECodes = map[uint16]struct{}{
-	dns.ExtendedErrorCodeUnsupportedDNSKEYAlgorithm: {},
-	dns.ExtendedErrorCodeUnsupportedDSDigestType:    {},
-	dns.ExtendedErrorCodeDNSSECIndeterminate:        {},
-	dns.ExtendedErrorCodeDNSBogus:                   {},
-	dns.ExtendedErrorCodeSignatureExpired:           {},
-	dns.ExtendedErrorCodeSignatureNotYetValid:       {},
-	dns.ExtendedErrorCodeDNSKEYMissing:              {},
-	dns.ExtendedErrorCodeRRSIGsMissing:              {},
-	dns.ExtendedErrorCodeNoZoneKeyBitSet:            {},
-	dns.ExtendedErrorCodeNSECMissing:                {},
-	dns.ExtendedErrorCodeBlocked:                    {},
-	dns.ExtendedErrorCodeCensored:                   {},
-	dns.ExtendedErrorCodeFiltered:                   {},
-	dns.ExtendedErrorCodeProhibited:                 {},
-}
-
-// privateClientIface is the subset of the WireGuard interface needed by GetClientPrivate.
-type privateClientIface interface {
-	Name() string
-	Address() wgaddr.Address
-}
-
 func SetCurrentMTU(mtu uint16) {
 	currentMTU = mtu
 }
@@ -271,18 +243,6 @@ func (u *upstreamResolverBase) queryUpstream(parentCtx context.Context, w dns.Re
 	var t time.Duration
 	var err error
 
-	// Advertise EDNS0 so the upstream may include Extended DNS Errors
-	// (RFC 8914) in failure responses; we use those to short-circuit
-	// failover for definitive answers like DNSSEC validation failures.
-	// Operate on a copy so the inbound request is unchanged: a client that
-	// did not advertise EDNS0 must not see an OPT in the response.
-	hadEdns := r.IsEdns0() != nil
-	reqUp := r
-	if !hadEdns {
-		reqUp = r.Copy()
-		reqUp.SetEdns0(upstreamUDPSize(), false)
-	}
-
 	var startTime time.Time
 	var upstreamProto *upstreamProtocolResult
 	func() {
@@ -290,7 +250,7 @@ func (u *upstreamResolverBase) queryUpstream(parentCtx context.Context, w dns.Re
 		defer cancel()
 		ctx, upstreamProto = contextWithupstreamProtocolResult(ctx)
 		startTime = time.Now()
-		rm, t, err = u.upstreamClient.exchange(ctx, upstream.String(), reqUp)
+		rm, t, err = u.upstreamClient.exchange(ctx, upstream.String(), r)
 	}()
 
 	if err != nil {
@@ -302,49 +262,13 @@ func (u *upstreamResolverBase) queryUpstream(parentCtx context.Context, w dns.Re
 	}
 
 	if rm.Rcode == dns.RcodeServerFailure || rm.Rcode == dns.RcodeRefused {
-		if code, ok := nonRetryableEDE(rm); ok {
-			resutil.SetMeta(w, "ede", edeName(code))
-			if !hadEdns {
-				stripOPT(rm)
-			}
-			u.writeSuccessResponse(w, rm, upstream, r.Question[0].Name, t, upstreamProto, logger)
-			return nil
-		}
 		return &upstreamFailure{upstream: upstream, reason: dns.RcodeToString[rm.Rcode]}
 	}
 
-	if !hadEdns {
-		stripOPT(rm)
-	}
 	u.writeSuccessResponse(w, rm, upstream, r.Question[0].Name, t, upstreamProto, logger)
 	return nil
 }
 
-// upstreamUDPSize returns the EDNS0 UDP buffer size we advertise to upstreams,
-// derived from the tunnel MTU and bounded against underflow.
-func upstreamUDPSize() uint16 {
-	if currentMTU > ipUDPHeaderSize {
-		return currentMTU - ipUDPHeaderSize
-	}
-	return dns.MinMsgSize
-}
-
-// stripOPT removes any OPT pseudo-RRs from the response's Extra section so
-// the response complies with RFC 6891 when the client did not advertise EDNS0.
-func stripOPT(rm *dns.Msg) {
-	if len(rm.Extra) == 0 {
-		return
-	}
-	out := rm.Extra[:0]
-	for _, rr := range rm.Extra {
-		if _, ok := rr.(*dns.OPT); ok {
-			continue
-		}
-		out = append(out, rr)
-	}
-	rm.Extra = out
-}
-
 func (u *upstreamResolverBase) handleUpstreamError(err error, upstream netip.AddrPort, startTime time.Time) *upstreamFailure {
 	if !errors.Is(err, context.DeadlineExceeded) && !isTimeout(err) {
 		return &upstreamFailure{upstream: upstream, reason: err.Error()}
@@ -406,34 +330,6 @@ func formatFailures(failures []upstreamFailure) string {
 	return strings.Join(parts, ", ")
 }
 
-// nonRetryableEDE returns the first non-retryable EDE code carried in the
-// response, if any.
-func nonRetryableEDE(rm *dns.Msg) (uint16, bool) {
-	opt := rm.IsEdns0()
-	if opt == nil {
-		return 0, false
-	}
-	for _, o := range opt.Option {
-		ede, ok := o.(*dns.EDNS0_EDE)
-		if !ok {
-			continue
-		}
-		if _, ok := nonRetryableEDECodes[ede.InfoCode]; ok {
-			return ede.InfoCode, true
-		}
-	}
-	return 0, false
-}
-
-// edeName returns a human-readable name for an EDE code, falling back to
-// the numeric code when unknown.
-func edeName(code uint16) string {
-	if name, ok := dns.ExtendedErrorCodeToString[code]; ok {
-		return name
-	}
-	return fmt.Sprintf("EDE %d", code)
-}
-
 // ProbeAvailability tests all upstream servers simultaneously and
 // disables the resolver if none work
 func (u *upstreamResolverBase) ProbeAvailability(ctx context.Context) {

client/internal/dns/upstream_android.go

@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ func (u *upstreamResolver) isLocalResolver(upstream string) bool {
 	return false
 }
 
-func GetClientPrivate(_ privateClientIface, _ netip.Addr, dialTimeout time.Duration) (*dns.Client, error) {
+func GetClientPrivate(ip netip.Addr, interfaceName string, dialTimeout time.Duration) (*dns.Client, error) {
 	return &dns.Client{
 		Timeout: dialTimeout,
 		Net:     "udp",

client/internal/dns/upstream_general.go

@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ func (u *upstreamResolver) exchange(ctx context.Context, upstream string, r *dns
 	return ExchangeWithFallback(ctx, client, r, upstream)
 }
 
-func GetClientPrivate(_ privateClientIface, _ netip.Addr, dialTimeout time.Duration) (*dns.Client, error) {
+func GetClientPrivate(ip netip.Addr, interfaceName string, dialTimeout time.Duration) (*dns.Client, error) {
 	return &dns.Client{
 		Timeout: dialTimeout,
 		Net:     "udp",

client/internal/dns/upstream_ios.go

@@ -19,7 +19,9 @@ import (
 
 type upstreamResolverIOS struct {
 	*upstreamResolverBase
-	wgIface WGIface
+	lIP           netip.Addr
+	lNet          netip.Prefix
+	interfaceName string
 }
 
 func newUpstreamResolver(
@@ -33,7 +35,9 @@ func newUpstreamResolver(
 
 	ios := &upstreamResolverIOS{
 		upstreamResolverBase: upstreamResolverBase,
-		wgIface:              wgIface,
+		lIP:                  wgIface.Address().IP,
+		lNet:                 wgIface.Address().Network,
+		interfaceName:        wgIface.Name(),
 	}
 	ios.upstreamClient = ios
 
@@ -61,13 +65,11 @@ func (u *upstreamResolverIOS) exchange(ctx context.Context, upstream string, r *
 	} else {
 		upstreamIP = upstreamIP.Unmap()
 	}
-	addr := u.wgIface.Address()
+	needsPrivate := u.lNet.Contains(upstreamIP) ||
-	needsPrivate := addr.Network.Contains(upstreamIP) ||
-		addr.IPv6Net.Contains(upstreamIP) ||
 		(u.routeMatch != nil && u.routeMatch(upstreamIP))
 	if needsPrivate {
 		log.Debugf("using private client to query %s via upstream %s", r.Question[0].Name, upstream)
-		client, err = GetClientPrivate(u.wgIface, upstreamIP, timeout)
+		client, err = GetClientPrivate(u.lIP, u.interfaceName, timeout)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, 0, fmt.Errorf("create private client: %s", err)
 		}
@@ -77,33 +79,25 @@ func (u *upstreamResolverIOS) exchange(ctx context.Context, upstream string, r *
 	return ExchangeWithFallback(nil, client, r, upstream)
 }
 
-// GetClientPrivate returns a new DNS client bound to the local IP of the Netbird interface.
+// GetClientPrivate returns a new DNS client bound to the local IP address of the Netbird interface
-// It selects the v6 bind address when the upstream is IPv6 and the interface has one, otherwise v4.
+// This method is needed for iOS
-func GetClientPrivate(iface privateClientIface, upstreamIP netip.Addr, dialTimeout time.Duration) (*dns.Client, error) {
+func GetClientPrivate(ip netip.Addr, interfaceName string, dialTimeout time.Duration) (*dns.Client, error) {
-	index, err := getInterfaceIndex(iface.Name())
+	index, err := getInterfaceIndex(interfaceName)
 	if err != nil {
-		log.Debugf("unable to get interface index for %s: %s", iface.Name(), err)
+		log.Debugf("unable to get interface index for %s: %s", interfaceName, err)
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	addr := iface.Address()
-	bindIP := addr.IP
-	if upstreamIP.Is6() && addr.HasIPv6() {
-		bindIP = addr.IPv6
-	}
-
-	proto, opt := unix.IPPROTO_IP, unix.IP_BOUND_IF
-	if bindIP.Is6() {
-		proto, opt = unix.IPPROTO_IPV6, unix.IPV6_BOUND_IF
-	}
-
 	dialer := &net.Dialer{
-		LocalAddr: net.UDPAddrFromAddrPort(netip.AddrPortFrom(bindIP, 0)),
+		LocalAddr: &net.UDPAddr{
-		Timeout:   dialTimeout,
+			IP:   ip.AsSlice(),
+			Port: 0, // Let the OS pick a free port
+		},
+		Timeout: dialTimeout,
 		Control: func(network, address string, c syscall.RawConn) error {
 			var operr error
 			fn := func(s uintptr) {
-				operr = unix.SetsockoptInt(int(s), proto, opt, index)
+				operr = unix.SetsockoptInt(int(s), unix.IPPROTO_IP, unix.IP_BOUND_IF, index)
 			}
 
 			if err := c.Control(fn); err != nil {