delete tests

* Log lock acquisition time in receive message handling

* use offerAnswer.SessionID for session id

.dockerignore

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+.env
+.env.*
+*.pem
+*.key
+*.crt
+*.p12

.github/workflows/check-license-dependencies.yml

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Check for problematic license dependencies
         run: |
-          echo "Checking for dependencies on management/, signal/, and relay/ packages..."
+          echo "Checking for dependencies on management/, signal/, relay/, and proxy/ packages..."
           echo ""
 
           # Find all directories except the problematic ones and system dirs
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ jobs:
           while IFS= read -r dir; do
             echo "=== Checking $dir ==="
             # Search for problematic imports, excluding test files
-            RESULTS=$(grep -r "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/\(management\|signal\|relay\)" "$dir" --include="*.go" 2>/dev/null | grep -v "_test.go" | grep -v "test_" | grep -v "/test/" || true)
+            RESULTS=$(grep -r "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/\(management\|signal\|relay\|proxy\)" "$dir" --include="*.go" 2>/dev/null | grep -v "_test.go" | grep -v "test_" | grep -v "/test/" || true)
             if [ -n "$RESULTS" ]; then
               echo "❌ Found problematic dependencies:"
               echo "$RESULTS"
@@ -39,11 +39,11 @@ jobs:
             else
               echo "✓ No problematic dependencies found"
             fi
-          done < <(find . -maxdepth 1 -type d -not -name "." -not -name "management" -not -name "signal" -not -name "relay" -not -name ".git*" | sort)
+          done < <(find . -maxdepth 1 -type d -not -name "." -not -name "management" -not -name "signal" -not -name "relay" -not -name "proxy" -not -name "combined" -not -name ".git*" | sort)
 
           echo ""
           if [ $FOUND_ISSUES -eq 1 ]; then
-            echo "❌ Found dependencies on management/, signal/, or relay/ packages"
+            echo "❌ Found dependencies on management/, signal/, relay/, or proxy/ packages"
             echo "These packages are licensed under AGPLv3 and must not be imported by BSD-licensed code"
             exit 1
           else
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ jobs:
               IMPORTERS=$(go list -json -deps ./... 2>/dev/null | jq -r "select(.Imports[]? == \"$package\") | .ImportPath")
 
               # Check if any importer is NOT in management/signal/relay
-              BSD_IMPORTER=$(echo "$IMPORTERS" | grep -v "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/\(management\|signal\|relay\)" | head -1)
+              BSD_IMPORTER=$(echo "$IMPORTERS" | grep -v "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/\(management\|signal\|relay\|proxy\|combined\)" | head -1)
 
               if [ -n "$BSD_IMPORTER" ]; then
                 echo "❌ $package ($license) is imported by BSD-licensed code: $BSD_IMPORTER"

.github/workflows/golang-test-darwin.yml

@@ -43,5 +43,5 @@ jobs:
         run: git --no-pager diff --exit-code
 
       - name: Test
-        run: NETBIRD_STORE_ENGINE=${{ matrix.store }} CI=true go test -tags=devcert -exec 'sudo --preserve-env=CI,NETBIRD_STORE_ENGINE' -timeout 5m -p 1 $(go list ./... | grep -v /management)
+        run: NETBIRD_STORE_ENGINE=${{ matrix.store }} CI=true go test -tags=devcert -exec 'sudo --preserve-env=CI,NETBIRD_STORE_ENGINE' -timeout 5m -p 1 $(go list ./... | grep -v -e /management -e /signal -e /relay -e /proxy -e /combined)
 

.github/workflows/golang-test-freebsd.yml

@@ -46,6 +46,5 @@ jobs:
             time go test -timeout 1m -failfast ./client/iface/...
             time go test -timeout 1m -failfast ./route/...
             time go test -timeout 1m -failfast ./sharedsock/...
-            time go test -timeout 1m -failfast ./signal/...
             time go test -timeout 1m -failfast ./util/...
             time go test -timeout 1m -failfast ./version/...

.github/workflows/golang-test-linux.yml

@@ -97,6 +97,16 @@ jobs:
         working-directory: relay
         run: CGO_ENABLED=1 GOARCH=386 go build -o relay-386 .
 
+      - name: Build combined
+        if: steps.cache.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
+        working-directory: combined
+        run: CGO_ENABLED=1 go build .
+
+      - name: Build combined 386
+        if: steps.cache.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
+        working-directory: combined
+        run: CGO_ENABLED=1 GOARCH=386 go build -o combined-386 .
+
   test:
     name: "Client / Unit"
     needs: [build-cache]
@@ -144,7 +154,7 @@ jobs:
         run: git --no-pager diff --exit-code
 
       - name: Test
-        run: CGO_ENABLED=1 GOARCH=${{ matrix.arch }} CI=true go test -tags devcert -exec 'sudo' -timeout 10m -p 1 $(go list ./... | grep -v -e /management -e /signal -e /relay)
+        run: CGO_ENABLED=1 GOARCH=${{ matrix.arch }} CI=true go test -tags devcert -exec 'sudo' -timeout 10m -p 1 $(go list ./... | grep -v -e /management -e /signal -e /relay -e /proxy -e /combined)
 
   test_client_on_docker:
     name: "Client (Docker) / Unit"
@@ -204,7 +214,7 @@ jobs:
             sh -c ' \
               apk update; apk add --no-cache \
                 ca-certificates iptables ip6tables dbus dbus-dev libpcap-dev build-base; \
-              go test -buildvcs=false -tags devcert -v -timeout 10m -p 1 $(go list -buildvcs=false ./... | grep -v -e /management -e /signal -e /relay -e /client/ui -e /upload-server)
+              go test -buildvcs=false -tags devcert -v -timeout 10m -p 1 $(go list -buildvcs=false ./... | grep -v -e /management -e /signal -e /relay -e /proxy -e /combined -e /client/ui -e /upload-server)
             '
 
   test_relay:
@@ -261,6 +271,53 @@ jobs:
             -exec 'sudo' \
             -timeout 10m -p 1 ./relay/... ./shared/relay/...
 
+  test_proxy:
+    name: "Proxy / Unit"
+    needs: [build-cache]
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        arch: [ '386','amd64' ]
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Install Go
+        uses: actions/setup-go@v5
+        with:
+          go-version-file: "go.mod"
+          cache: false
+
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: sudo apt update && sudo apt install -y gcc-multilib g++-multilib libc6-dev-i386
+
+      - name: Get Go environment
+        run: |
+          echo "cache=$(go env GOCACHE)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          echo "modcache=$(go env GOMODCACHE)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
+      - name: Cache Go modules
+        uses: actions/cache/restore@v4
+        with:
+          path: |
+            ${{ env.cache }}
+            ${{ env.modcache }}
+          key: ${{ runner.os }}-gotest-cache-${{ hashFiles('**/go.sum') }}
+          restore-keys: |
+            ${{ runner.os }}-gotest-cache-
+
+      - name: Install modules
+        run: go mod tidy
+
+      - name: check git status
+        run: git --no-pager diff --exit-code
+
+      - name: Test
+        run: |
+          CGO_ENABLED=1 GOARCH=${{ matrix.arch }} \
+          go test -timeout 10m -p 1 ./proxy/...
+
   test_signal:
     name: "Signal / Unit"
     needs: [build-cache]
@@ -352,12 +409,19 @@ jobs:
         run: git --no-pager diff --exit-code
 
       - name: Login to Docker hub
-        if: matrix.store == 'mysql' && (github.repository == github.head.repo.full_name || !github.head_ref)
-        uses: docker/login-action@v1
+        if: github.event.pull_request && github.event.pull_request.head.repo && github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name == '' || github.repository == github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name || !github.head_ref
+        uses: docker/login-action@v3
         with:
           username: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_USER }}
           password: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_TOKEN }}
 
+      - name: docker login for root user
+        if: github.event.pull_request && github.event.pull_request.head.repo && github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name == '' || github.repository == github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name || !github.head_ref
+        env:
+          DOCKER_USER: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_USER }}
+          DOCKER_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_TOKEN }}
+        run: echo "$DOCKER_TOKEN" | sudo docker login --username "$DOCKER_USER" --password-stdin
+
       - name: download mysql image
         if: matrix.store == 'mysql'
         run: docker pull mlsmaycon/warmed-mysql:8
@@ -440,15 +504,18 @@ jobs:
         run: git --no-pager diff --exit-code
 
       - name: Login to Docker hub
-        if: matrix.store == 'mysql' && (github.repository == github.head.repo.full_name || !github.head_ref)
-        uses: docker/login-action@v1
+        if: github.event.pull_request && github.event.pull_request.head.repo && github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name == '' || github.repository == github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name || !github.head_ref
+        uses: docker/login-action@v3
         with:
           username: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_USER }}
           password: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_TOKEN }}
 
-      - name: download mysql image
-        if: matrix.store == 'mysql'
-        run: docker pull mlsmaycon/warmed-mysql:8
+      - name: docker login for root user
+        if: github.event.pull_request && github.event.pull_request.head.repo && github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name == '' || github.repository == github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name || !github.head_ref
+        env:
+          DOCKER_USER: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_USER }}
+          DOCKER_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_TOKEN }}
+        run: echo "$DOCKER_TOKEN" | sudo docker login --username "$DOCKER_USER" --password-stdin
 
       - name: Test
         run: |
@@ -529,15 +596,18 @@ jobs:
         run: git --no-pager diff --exit-code
 
       - name: Login to Docker hub
-        if: matrix.store == 'mysql' && (github.repository == github.head.repo.full_name || !github.head_ref)
-        uses: docker/login-action@v1
+        if: github.event.pull_request && github.event.pull_request.head.repo && github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name == '' || github.repository == github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name || !github.head_ref
+        uses: docker/login-action@v3
         with:
           username: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_USER }}
           password: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_TOKEN }}
 
-      - name: download mysql image
-        if: matrix.store == 'mysql'
-        run: docker pull mlsmaycon/warmed-mysql:8
+      - name: docker login for root user
+        if: github.event.pull_request && github.event.pull_request.head.repo && github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name == '' || github.repository == github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name || !github.head_ref
+        env:
+          DOCKER_USER: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_USER }}
+          DOCKER_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_TOKEN }}
+        run: echo "$DOCKER_TOKEN" | sudo docker login --username "$DOCKER_USER" --password-stdin
 
       - name: Test
         run: |

.github/workflows/golang-test-windows.yml

@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ jobs:
       - run: PsExec64 -s -w ${{ github.workspace }} C:\hostedtoolcache\windows\go\${{ steps.go.outputs.go-version }}\x64\bin\go.exe env -w GOMODCACHE=${{ env.cache }}
       - run: PsExec64 -s -w ${{ github.workspace }} C:\hostedtoolcache\windows\go\${{ steps.go.outputs.go-version }}\x64\bin\go.exe env -w GOCACHE=${{ env.modcache }}
       - run: PsExec64 -s -w ${{ github.workspace }} C:\hostedtoolcache\windows\go\${{ steps.go.outputs.go-version }}\x64\bin\go.exe mod tidy
-      - run: echo "files=$(go list ./... | ForEach-Object { $_ } | Where-Object { $_ -notmatch '/management' } | Where-Object { $_ -notmatch '/relay' } | Where-Object { $_ -notmatch '/signal' })" >> $env:GITHUB_ENV
+      - run: echo "files=$(go list ./... | ForEach-Object { $_ } | Where-Object { $_ -notmatch '/management' } | Where-Object { $_ -notmatch '/relay' } | Where-Object { $_ -notmatch '/signal' } | Where-Object { $_ -notmatch '/proxy' } | Where-Object { $_ -notmatch '/combined' })" >> $env:GITHUB_ENV
 
       - name: test
         run: PsExec64 -s -w ${{ github.workspace }} cmd.exe /c "C:\hostedtoolcache\windows\go\${{ steps.go.outputs.go-version }}\x64\bin\go.exe test -tags=devcert -timeout 10m -p 1 ${{ env.files }} > test-out.txt 2>&1"

.github/workflows/golangci-lint.yml

@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ jobs:
       - name: codespell
         uses: codespell-project/actions-codespell@v2
         with:
-          ignore_words_list: erro,clienta,hastable,iif,groupd,testin,groupe,cros
-          skip: go.mod,go.sum
+          ignore_words_list: erro,clienta,hastable,iif,groupd,testin,groupe,cros,ans,deriver
+          skip: go.mod,go.sum,**/proxy/web/**
   golangci:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false

.github/workflows/release.yml

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ on:
   pull_request:
 
 env:
-  SIGN_PIPE_VER: "v0.1.0"
+  SIGN_PIPE_VER: "v0.1.1"
   GORELEASER_VER: "v2.3.2"
   PRODUCT_NAME: "NetBird"
   COPYRIGHT: "NetBird GmbH"
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ jobs:
           username: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_USER }}
           password: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_TOKEN }}
       - name: Log in to the GitHub container registry
-        if: github.event_name != 'pull_request'
+        if: github.event_name != 'pull_request' || github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name == github.repository
         uses: docker/login-action@v3
         with:
           registry: ghcr.io
@@ -176,6 +176,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Generate windows syso arm64
         run: goversioninfo -arm -64 -icon client/ui/assets/netbird.ico -manifest client/manifest.xml -product-name ${{ env.PRODUCT_NAME }} -copyright "${{ env.COPYRIGHT }}" -ver-major ${{ steps.semver_parser.outputs.major }} -ver-minor ${{ steps.semver_parser.outputs.minor }} -ver-patch ${{ steps.semver_parser.outputs.patch }} -ver-build 0 -file-version ${{ steps.semver_parser.outputs.fullversion }}.0 -product-version ${{ steps.semver_parser.outputs.fullversion }}.0 -o client/resources_windows_arm64.syso
       - name: Run GoReleaser
+        id: goreleaser
         uses: goreleaser/goreleaser-action@v4
         with:
           version: ${{ env.GORELEASER_VER }}
@@ -185,6 +186,19 @@ jobs:
           HOMEBREW_TAP_GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.HOMEBREW_TAP_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           UPLOAD_DEBIAN_SECRET: ${{ secrets.PKG_UPLOAD_SECRET }}
           UPLOAD_YUM_SECRET: ${{ secrets.PKG_UPLOAD_SECRET }}
+      - name: Tag and push PR images (amd64 only)
+        if: github.event_name == 'pull_request' && github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name == github.repository
+        run: |
+          PR_TAG="pr-${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}"
+          echo '${{ steps.goreleaser.outputs.artifacts }}' | \
+            jq -r '.[] | select(.type == "Docker Image") | select(.goarch == "amd64") | .name' | \
+            grep '^ghcr.io/' | while read -r SRC; do
+              IMG_NAME="${SRC%%:*}"
+              DST="${IMG_NAME}:${PR_TAG}"
+              echo "Tagging ${SRC} -> ${DST}"
+              docker tag "$SRC" "$DST"
+              docker push "$DST"
+            done
       - name: upload non tags for debug purposes
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:

.gitignore

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 .run
 *.iml
 dist/
+!proxy/web/dist/
 bin/
 .env
 conf.json

.goreleaser.yaml

@@ -106,6 +106,26 @@ builds:
       - -s -w -X github.com/netbirdio/netbird/version.version={{.Version}} -X main.commit={{.Commit}} -X main.date={{.CommitDate}} -X main.builtBy=goreleaser
     mod_timestamp: "{{ .CommitTimestamp }}"
 
+  - id: netbird-server
+    dir: combined
+    env:
+      - CGO_ENABLED=1
+      - >-
+        {{- if eq .Runtime.Goos "linux" }}
+          {{- if eq .Arch "arm64"}}CC=aarch64-linux-gnu-gcc{{- end }}
+          {{- if eq .Arch "arm"}}CC=arm-linux-gnueabihf-gcc{{- end }}
+        {{- end }}
+    binary: netbird-server
+    goos:
+      - linux
+    goarch:
+      - amd64
+      - arm64
+      - arm
+    ldflags:
+      - -s -w -X github.com/netbirdio/netbird/version.version={{.Version}} -X main.commit={{.Commit}} -X main.date={{.CommitDate}} -X main.builtBy=goreleaser
+    mod_timestamp: "{{ .CommitTimestamp }}"
+
   - id: netbird-upload
     dir: upload-server
     env: [CGO_ENABLED=0]
@@ -120,6 +140,20 @@ builds:
       - -s -w -X github.com/netbirdio/netbird/version.version={{.Version}} -X main.commit={{.Commit}} -X main.date={{.CommitDate}} -X main.builtBy=goreleaser
     mod_timestamp: "{{ .CommitTimestamp }}"
 
+  - id: netbird-proxy
+    dir: proxy/cmd/proxy
+    env: [CGO_ENABLED=0]
+    binary: netbird-proxy
+    goos:
+      - linux
+    goarch:
+      - amd64
+      - arm64
+      - arm
+    ldflags:
+      - -s -w -X main.Version={{.Version}} -X main.Commit={{.Commit}} -X main.BuildDate={{.CommitDate}}
+    mod_timestamp: "{{ .CommitTimestamp }}"
+
 universal_binaries:
   - id: netbird
 
@@ -520,6 +554,104 @@ dockers:
       - "--label=org.opencontainers.image.revision={{.FullCommit}}"
       - "--label=org.opencontainers.image.source=https://github.com/netbirdio/{{.ProjectName}}"
       - "--label=maintainer=dev@netbird.io"
+  - image_templates:
+      - netbirdio/netbird-server:{{ .Version }}-amd64
+      - ghcr.io/netbirdio/netbird-server:{{ .Version }}-amd64
+    ids:
+      - netbird-server
+    goarch: amd64
+    use: buildx
+    dockerfile: combined/Dockerfile
+    build_flag_templates:
+      - "--platform=linux/amd64"
+      - "--label=org.opencontainers.image.created={{.Date}}"
+      - "--label=org.opencontainers.image.title={{.ProjectName}}"
+      - "--label=org.opencontainers.image.version={{.Version}}"
+      - "--label=org.opencontainers.image.revision={{.FullCommit}}"
+      - "--label=org.opencontainers.image.source=https://github.com/netbirdio/{{.ProjectName}}"
+      - "--label=maintainer=dev@netbird.io"
+  - image_templates:
+      - netbirdio/netbird-server:{{ .Version }}-arm64v8
+      - ghcr.io/netbirdio/netbird-server:{{ .Version }}-arm64v8
+    ids:
+      - netbird-server
+    goarch: arm64
+    use: buildx
+    dockerfile: combined/Dockerfile
+    build_flag_templates:
+      - "--platform=linux/arm64"
+      - "--label=org.opencontainers.image.created={{.Date}}"
+      - "--label=org.opencontainers.image.title={{.ProjectName}}"
+      - "--label=org.opencontainers.image.version={{.Version}}"
+      - "--label=org.opencontainers.image.revision={{.FullCommit}}"
+      - "--label=org.opencontainers.image.source=https://github.com/netbirdio/{{.ProjectName}}"
+      - "--label=maintainer=dev@netbird.io"
+  - image_templates:
+      - netbirdio/netbird-server:{{ .Version }}-arm
+      - ghcr.io/netbirdio/netbird-server:{{ .Version }}-arm
+    ids:
+      - netbird-server
+    goarch: arm
+    goarm: 6
+    use: buildx
+    dockerfile: combined/Dockerfile
+    build_flag_templates:
+      - "--platform=linux/arm"
+      - "--label=org.opencontainers.image.created={{.Date}}"
+      - "--label=org.opencontainers.image.title={{.ProjectName}}"
+      - "--label=org.opencontainers.image.version={{.Version}}"
+      - "--label=org.opencontainers.image.revision={{.FullCommit}}"
+      - "--label=org.opencontainers.image.source=https://github.com/netbirdio/{{.ProjectName}}"
+      - "--label=maintainer=dev@netbird.io"
+  - image_templates:
+      - netbirdio/reverse-proxy:{{ .Version }}-amd64
+      - ghcr.io/netbirdio/reverse-proxy:{{ .Version }}-amd64
+    ids:
+      - netbird-proxy
+    goarch: amd64
+    use: buildx
+    dockerfile: proxy/Dockerfile
+    build_flag_templates:
+      - "--platform=linux/amd64"
+      - "--label=org.opencontainers.image.created={{.Date}}"
+      - "--label=org.opencontainers.image.title={{.ProjectName}}"
+      - "--label=org.opencontainers.image.version={{.Version}}"
+      - "--label=org.opencontainers.image.revision={{.FullCommit}}"
+      - "--label=org.opencontainers.image.source=https://github.com/netbirdio/{{.ProjectName}}"
+      - "--label=maintainer=dev@netbird.io"
+  - image_templates:
+      - netbirdio/reverse-proxy:{{ .Version }}-arm64v8
+      - ghcr.io/netbirdio/reverse-proxy:{{ .Version }}-arm64v8
+    ids:
+      - netbird-proxy
+    goarch: arm64
+    use: buildx
+    dockerfile: proxy/Dockerfile
+    build_flag_templates:
+      - "--platform=linux/arm64"
+      - "--label=org.opencontainers.image.created={{.Date}}"
+      - "--label=org.opencontainers.image.title={{.ProjectName}}"
+      - "--label=org.opencontainers.image.version={{.Version}}"
+      - "--label=org.opencontainers.image.revision={{.FullCommit}}"
+      - "--label=org.opencontainers.image.source=https://github.com/netbirdio/{{.ProjectName}}"
+      - "--label=maintainer=dev@netbird.io"
+  - image_templates:
+      - netbirdio/reverse-proxy:{{ .Version }}-arm
+      - ghcr.io/netbirdio/reverse-proxy:{{ .Version }}-arm
+    ids:
+      - netbird-proxy
+    goarch: arm
+    goarm: 6
+    use: buildx
+    dockerfile: proxy/Dockerfile
+    build_flag_templates:
+      - "--platform=linux/arm"
+      - "--label=org.opencontainers.image.created={{.Date}}"
+      - "--label=org.opencontainers.image.title={{.ProjectName}}"
+      - "--label=org.opencontainers.image.version={{.Version}}"
+      - "--label=org.opencontainers.image.revision={{.FullCommit}}"
+      - "--label=org.opencontainers.image.source=https://github.com/netbirdio/{{.ProjectName}}"
+      - "--label=maintainer=dev@netbird.io"
 docker_manifests:
   - name_template: netbirdio/netbird:{{ .Version }}
     image_templates:
@@ -598,6 +730,18 @@ docker_manifests:
       - netbirdio/upload:{{ .Version }}-arm
       - netbirdio/upload:{{ .Version }}-amd64
 
+  - name_template: netbirdio/netbird-server:{{ .Version }}
+    image_templates:
+      - netbirdio/netbird-server:{{ .Version }}-arm64v8
+      - netbirdio/netbird-server:{{ .Version }}-arm
+      - netbirdio/netbird-server:{{ .Version }}-amd64
+
+  - name_template: netbirdio/netbird-server:latest
+    image_templates:
+      - netbirdio/netbird-server:{{ .Version }}-arm64v8
+      - netbirdio/netbird-server:{{ .Version }}-arm
+      - netbirdio/netbird-server:{{ .Version }}-amd64
+
   - name_template: ghcr.io/netbirdio/netbird:{{ .Version }}
     image_templates:
       - ghcr.io/netbirdio/netbird:{{ .Version }}-arm64v8
@@ -675,6 +819,43 @@ docker_manifests:
       - ghcr.io/netbirdio/upload:{{ .Version }}-arm64v8
       - ghcr.io/netbirdio/upload:{{ .Version }}-arm
       - ghcr.io/netbirdio/upload:{{ .Version }}-amd64
+
+  - name_template: ghcr.io/netbirdio/netbird-server:{{ .Version }}
+    image_templates:
+      - ghcr.io/netbirdio/netbird-server:{{ .Version }}-arm64v8
+      - ghcr.io/netbirdio/netbird-server:{{ .Version }}-arm
+      - ghcr.io/netbirdio/netbird-server:{{ .Version }}-amd64
+
+  - name_template: ghcr.io/netbirdio/netbird-server:latest
+    image_templates:
+      - ghcr.io/netbirdio/netbird-server:{{ .Version }}-arm64v8
+      - ghcr.io/netbirdio/netbird-server:{{ .Version }}-arm
+      - ghcr.io/netbirdio/netbird-server:{{ .Version }}-amd64
+
+  - name_template: netbirdio/reverse-proxy:{{ .Version }}
+    image_templates:
+      - netbirdio/reverse-proxy:{{ .Version }}-arm64v8
+      - netbirdio/reverse-proxy:{{ .Version }}-arm
+      - netbirdio/reverse-proxy:{{ .Version }}-amd64
+
+  - name_template: netbirdio/reverse-proxy:latest
+    image_templates:
+      - netbirdio/reverse-proxy:{{ .Version }}-arm64v8
+      - netbirdio/reverse-proxy:{{ .Version }}-arm
+      - netbirdio/reverse-proxy:{{ .Version }}-amd64
+
+  - name_template: ghcr.io/netbirdio/reverse-proxy:{{ .Version }}
+    image_templates:
+      - ghcr.io/netbirdio/reverse-proxy:{{ .Version }}-arm64v8
+      - ghcr.io/netbirdio/reverse-proxy:{{ .Version }}-arm
+      - ghcr.io/netbirdio/reverse-proxy:{{ .Version }}-amd64
+
+  - name_template: ghcr.io/netbirdio/reverse-proxy:latest
+    image_templates:
+      - ghcr.io/netbirdio/reverse-proxy:{{ .Version }}-arm64v8
+      - ghcr.io/netbirdio/reverse-proxy:{{ .Version }}-arm
+      - ghcr.io/netbirdio/reverse-proxy:{{ .Version }}-amd64
+
 brews:
   - ids:
       - default

LICENSE

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-This BSD‑3‑Clause license applies to all parts of the repository except for the directories management/, signal/ and relay/.
+This BSD‑3‑Clause license applies to all parts of the repository except for the directories management/, signal/, relay/ and combined/.
 Those directories are licensed under the GNU Affero General Public License version 3.0 (AGPLv3). See the respective LICENSE files inside each directory.
 
 BSD 3-Clause License

README.md

@@ -60,8 +60,8 @@
 
 https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/10cec749-bb56-4ab3-97af-4e38850108d2
 
-### NetBird on Lawrence Systems (Video)
-[![Watch the video](https://img.youtube.com/vi/Kwrff6h0rEw/0.jpg)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kwrff6h0rEw)
+### Self-Host NetBird (Video)
+[![Watch the video](https://img.youtube.com/vi/bZAgpT6nzaQ/0.jpg)](https://youtu.be/bZAgpT6nzaQ)
 
 ### Key features
 

client/Dockerfile

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 #   sudo podman build -t localhost/netbird:latest -f client/Dockerfile --ignorefile .dockerignore-client .
 #   sudo podman run --rm -it --cap-add={BPF,NET_ADMIN,NET_RAW} localhost/netbird:latest
 
-FROM alpine:3.22.2
+FROM alpine:3.23.2
 # iproute2: busybox doesn't display ip rules properly
 RUN apk add --no-cache \
     bash \

client/android/env_list.go

@@ -1,10 +1,19 @@
 package android
 
-import "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/peer"
+import (
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/lazyconn"
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/peer"
+)
 
 var (
-	// EnvKeyNBForceRelay Exported for Android java client
+	// EnvKeyNBForceRelay Exported for Android java client to force relay connections
 	EnvKeyNBForceRelay = peer.EnvKeyNBForceRelay
+
+	// EnvKeyNBLazyConn Exported for Android java client to configure lazy connection
+	EnvKeyNBLazyConn = lazyconn.EnvEnableLazyConn
+
+	// EnvKeyNBInactivityThreshold Exported for Android java client to configure connection inactivity threshold
+	EnvKeyNBInactivityThreshold = lazyconn.EnvInactivityThreshold
 )
 
 // EnvList wraps a Go map for export to Java

client/android/login.go

@@ -3,15 +3,7 @@ package android
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
-	"time"
 
-	"github.com/cenkalti/backoff/v4"
-	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
-	"google.golang.org/grpc/codes"
-	gstatus "google.golang.org/grpc/status"
-
-	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/cmd"
-	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/auth"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/profilemanager"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/system"
@@ -84,34 +76,21 @@ func (a *Auth) SaveConfigIfSSOSupported(listener SSOListener) {
 }
 
 func (a *Auth) saveConfigIfSSOSupported() (bool, error) {
-	supportsSSO := true
-	err := a.withBackOff(a.ctx, func() (err error) {
-		_, err = internal.GetPKCEAuthorizationFlowInfo(a.ctx, a.config.PrivateKey, a.config.ManagementURL, nil)
-		if s, ok := gstatus.FromError(err); ok && (s.Code() == codes.NotFound || s.Code() == codes.Unimplemented) {
-			_, err = internal.GetDeviceAuthorizationFlowInfo(a.ctx, a.config.PrivateKey, a.config.ManagementURL)
-			s, ok := gstatus.FromError(err)
-			if !ok {
-				return err
-			}
-			if s.Code() == codes.NotFound || s.Code() == codes.Unimplemented {
-				supportsSSO = false
-				err = nil
-			}
+	authClient, err := auth.NewAuth(a.ctx, a.config.PrivateKey, a.config.ManagementURL, a.config)
+	if err != nil {
+		return false, fmt.Errorf("failed to create auth client: %v", err)
+	}
+	defer authClient.Close()
 
-			return err
-		}
-
-		return err
-	})
+	supportsSSO, err := authClient.IsSSOSupported(a.ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		return false, fmt.Errorf("failed to check SSO support: %v", err)
+	}
 
 	if !supportsSSO {
 		return false, nil
 	}
 
-	if err != nil {
-		return false, fmt.Errorf("backoff cycle failed: %v", err)
-	}
-
 	err = profilemanager.WriteOutConfig(a.cfgPath, a.config)
 	return true, err
 }
@@ -129,19 +108,17 @@ func (a *Auth) LoginWithSetupKeyAndSaveConfig(resultListener ErrListener, setupK
 }
 
 func (a *Auth) loginWithSetupKeyAndSaveConfig(setupKey string, deviceName string) error {
+	authClient, err := auth.NewAuth(a.ctx, a.config.PrivateKey, a.config.ManagementURL, a.config)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to create auth client: %v", err)
+	}
+	defer authClient.Close()
+
 	//nolint
 	ctxWithValues := context.WithValue(a.ctx, system.DeviceNameCtxKey, deviceName)
-
-	err := a.withBackOff(a.ctx, func() error {
-		backoffErr := internal.Login(ctxWithValues, a.config, setupKey, "")
-		if s, ok := gstatus.FromError(backoffErr); ok && (s.Code() == codes.PermissionDenied) {
-			// we got an answer from management, exit backoff earlier
-			return backoff.Permanent(backoffErr)
-		}
-		return backoffErr
-	})
+	err, _ = authClient.Login(ctxWithValues, setupKey, "")
 	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("backoff cycle failed: %v", err)
+		return fmt.Errorf("login failed: %v", err)
 	}
 
 	return profilemanager.WriteOutConfig(a.cfgPath, a.config)
@@ -160,49 +137,41 @@ func (a *Auth) Login(resultListener ErrListener, urlOpener URLOpener, isAndroidT
 }
 
 func (a *Auth) login(urlOpener URLOpener, isAndroidTV bool) error {
-	var needsLogin bool
+	authClient, err := auth.NewAuth(a.ctx, a.config.PrivateKey, a.config.ManagementURL, a.config)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to create auth client: %v", err)
+	}
+	defer authClient.Close()
 
 	// check if we need to generate JWT token
-	err := a.withBackOff(a.ctx, func() (err error) {
-		needsLogin, err = internal.IsLoginRequired(a.ctx, a.config)
-		return
-	})
+	needsLogin, err := authClient.IsLoginRequired(a.ctx)
 	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("backoff cycle failed: %v", err)
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to check login requirement: %v", err)
 	}
 
 	jwtToken := ""
 	if needsLogin {
-		tokenInfo, err := a.foregroundGetTokenInfo(urlOpener, isAndroidTV)
+		tokenInfo, err := a.foregroundGetTokenInfo(authClient, urlOpener, isAndroidTV)
 		if err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("interactive sso login failed: %v", err)
 		}
 		jwtToken = tokenInfo.GetTokenToUse()
 	}
 
-	err = a.withBackOff(a.ctx, func() error {
-		err := internal.Login(a.ctx, a.config, "", jwtToken)
-
-		if err == nil {
-			go urlOpener.OnLoginSuccess()
-		}
-
-		if s, ok := gstatus.FromError(err); ok && (s.Code() == codes.InvalidArgument || s.Code() == codes.PermissionDenied) {
-			return nil
-		}
-		return err
-	})
+	err, _ = authClient.Login(a.ctx, "", jwtToken)
 	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("backoff cycle failed: %v", err)
+		return fmt.Errorf("login failed: %v", err)
 	}
 
+	go urlOpener.OnLoginSuccess()
+
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (a *Auth) foregroundGetTokenInfo(urlOpener URLOpener, isAndroidTV bool) (*auth.TokenInfo, error) {
-	oAuthFlow, err := auth.NewOAuthFlow(a.ctx, a.config, false, isAndroidTV, "")
+func (a *Auth) foregroundGetTokenInfo(authClient *auth.Auth, urlOpener URLOpener, isAndroidTV bool) (*auth.TokenInfo, error) {
+	oAuthFlow, err := authClient.GetOAuthFlow(a.ctx, isAndroidTV)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to get OAuth flow: %v", err)
 	}
 
 	flowInfo, err := oAuthFlow.RequestAuthInfo(context.TODO())
@@ -212,22 +181,10 @@ func (a *Auth) foregroundGetTokenInfo(urlOpener URLOpener, isAndroidTV bool) (*a
 
 	go urlOpener.Open(flowInfo.VerificationURIComplete, flowInfo.UserCode)
 
-	waitTimeout := time.Duration(flowInfo.ExpiresIn) * time.Second
-	waitCTX, cancel := context.WithTimeout(a.ctx, waitTimeout)
-	defer cancel()
-	tokenInfo, err := oAuthFlow.WaitToken(waitCTX, flowInfo)
+	tokenInfo, err := oAuthFlow.WaitToken(a.ctx, flowInfo)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("waiting for browser login failed: %v", err)
 	}
 
 	return &tokenInfo, nil
 }
-
-func (a *Auth) withBackOff(ctx context.Context, bf func() error) error {
-	return backoff.RetryNotify(
-		bf,
-		backoff.WithContext(cmd.CLIBackOffSettings, ctx),
-		func(err error, duration time.Duration) {
-			log.Warnf("retrying Login to the Management service in %v due to error %v", duration, err)
-		})
-}

client/cmd/debug.go

@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/profilemanager"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/proto"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/server"
-	nbstatus "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/status"
 	mgmProto "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/shared/management/proto"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/upload-server/types"
 )
@@ -98,7 +97,6 @@ func debugBundle(cmd *cobra.Command, _ []string) error {
 	client := proto.NewDaemonServiceClient(conn)
 	request := &proto.DebugBundleRequest{
 		Anonymize:    anonymizeFlag,
-		Status:       getStatusOutput(cmd, anonymizeFlag),
 		SystemInfo:   systemInfoFlag,
 		LogFileCount: logFileCount,
 	}
@@ -221,21 +219,37 @@ func runForDuration(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 
 	time.Sleep(3 * time.Second)
 
-	headerPostUp := fmt.Sprintf("----- NetBird post-up - Timestamp: %s", time.Now().Format(time.RFC3339))
-	statusOutput := fmt.Sprintf("%s\n%s", headerPostUp, getStatusOutput(cmd, anonymizeFlag))
+	cpuProfilingStarted := false
+	if _, err := client.StartCPUProfile(cmd.Context(), &proto.StartCPUProfileRequest{}); err != nil {
+		cmd.PrintErrf("Failed to start CPU profiling: %v\n", err)
+	} else {
+		cpuProfilingStarted = true
+		defer func() {
+			if cpuProfilingStarted {
+				if _, err := client.StopCPUProfile(cmd.Context(), &proto.StopCPUProfileRequest{}); err != nil {
+					cmd.PrintErrf("Failed to stop CPU profiling: %v\n", err)
+				}
+			}
+		}()
+	}
 
 	if waitErr := waitForDurationOrCancel(cmd.Context(), duration, cmd); waitErr != nil {
 		return waitErr
 	}
 	cmd.Println("\nDuration completed")
 
+	if cpuProfilingStarted {
+		if _, err := client.StopCPUProfile(cmd.Context(), &proto.StopCPUProfileRequest{}); err != nil {
+			cmd.PrintErrf("Failed to stop CPU profiling: %v\n", err)
+		} else {
+			cpuProfilingStarted = false
+		}
+	}
+
 	cmd.Println("Creating debug bundle...")
 
-	headerPreDown := fmt.Sprintf("----- NetBird pre-down - Timestamp: %s - Duration: %s", time.Now().Format(time.RFC3339), duration)
-	statusOutput = fmt.Sprintf("%s\n%s\n%s", statusOutput, headerPreDown, getStatusOutput(cmd, anonymizeFlag))
 	request := &proto.DebugBundleRequest{
 		Anonymize:    anonymizeFlag,
-		Status:       statusOutput,
 		SystemInfo:   systemInfoFlag,
 		LogFileCount: logFileCount,
 	}
@@ -302,24 +316,6 @@ func setSyncResponsePersistence(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func getStatusOutput(cmd *cobra.Command, anon bool) string {
-	var statusOutputString string
-	statusResp, err := getStatus(cmd.Context(), true)
-	if err != nil {
-		cmd.PrintErrf("Failed to get status: %v\n", err)
-	} else {
-		pm := profilemanager.NewProfileManager()
-		var profName string
-		if activeProf, err := pm.GetActiveProfile(); err == nil {
-			profName = activeProf.Name
-		}
-
-		overview := nbstatus.ConvertToStatusOutputOverview(statusResp, anon, "", nil, nil, nil, "", profName)
-		statusOutputString = overview.FullDetailSummary()
-	}
-	return statusOutputString
-}
-
 func waitForDurationOrCancel(ctx context.Context, duration time.Duration, cmd *cobra.Command) error {
 	ticker := time.NewTicker(1 * time.Second)
 	defer ticker.Stop()
@@ -378,7 +374,8 @@ func generateDebugBundle(config *profilemanager.Config, recorder *peer.Status, c
 			InternalConfig: config,
 			StatusRecorder: recorder,
 			SyncResponse:   syncResponse,
-			LogFile:        logFilePath,
+			LogPath:        logFilePath,
+			CPUProfile:     nil,
 		},
 		debug.BundleConfig{
 			IncludeSystemInfo: true,

client/cmd/login.go

@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import (
 	"os/user"
 	"runtime"
 	"strings"
-	"time"
 
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
@@ -277,18 +276,15 @@ func handleSSOLogin(ctx context.Context, cmd *cobra.Command, loginResp *proto.Lo
 }
 
 func foregroundLogin(ctx context.Context, cmd *cobra.Command, config *profilemanager.Config, setupKey, profileName string) error {
-	needsLogin := false
-
-	err := WithBackOff(func() error {
-		err := internal.Login(ctx, config, "", "")
-		if s, ok := gstatus.FromError(err); ok && (s.Code() == codes.InvalidArgument || s.Code() == codes.PermissionDenied) {
-			needsLogin = true
-			return nil
-		}
-		return err
-	})
+	authClient, err := auth.NewAuth(ctx, config.PrivateKey, config.ManagementURL, config)
 	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("backoff cycle failed: %v", err)
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to create auth client: %v", err)
+	}
+	defer authClient.Close()
+
+	needsLogin, err := authClient.IsLoginRequired(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("check login required: %v", err)
 	}
 
 	jwtToken := ""
@@ -300,23 +296,9 @@ func foregroundLogin(ctx context.Context, cmd *cobra.Command, config *profileman
 		jwtToken = tokenInfo.GetTokenToUse()
 	}
 
-	var lastError error
-
-	err = WithBackOff(func() error {
-		err := internal.Login(ctx, config, setupKey, jwtToken)
-		if s, ok := gstatus.FromError(err); ok && (s.Code() == codes.InvalidArgument || s.Code() == codes.PermissionDenied) {
-			lastError = err
-			return nil
-		}
-		return err
-	})
-
-	if lastError != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("login failed: %v", lastError)
-	}
-
+	err, _ = authClient.Login(ctx, setupKey, jwtToken)
 	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("backoff cycle failed: %v", err)
+		return fmt.Errorf("login failed: %v", err)
 	}
 
 	return nil
@@ -344,11 +326,7 @@ func foregroundGetTokenInfo(ctx context.Context, cmd *cobra.Command, config *pro
 
 	openURL(cmd, flowInfo.VerificationURIComplete, flowInfo.UserCode, noBrowser)
 
-	waitTimeout := time.Duration(flowInfo.ExpiresIn) * time.Second
-	waitCTX, c := context.WithTimeout(context.TODO(), waitTimeout)
-	defer c()
-
-	tokenInfo, err := oAuthFlow.WaitToken(waitCTX, flowInfo)
+	tokenInfo, err := oAuthFlow.WaitToken(context.TODO(), flowInfo)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("waiting for browser login failed: %v", err)
 	}

client/cmd/status.go

@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ func statusFunc(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		profName = activeProf.Name
 	}
 
-	var outputInformationHolder = nbstatus.ConvertToStatusOutputOverview(resp, anonymizeFlag, statusFilter, prefixNamesFilter, prefixNamesFilterMap, ipsFilterMap, connectionTypeFilter, profName)
+	var outputInformationHolder = nbstatus.ConvertToStatusOutputOverview(resp.GetFullStatus(), anonymizeFlag, resp.GetDaemonVersion(), statusFilter, prefixNamesFilter, prefixNamesFilterMap, ipsFilterMap, connectionTypeFilter, profName)
 	var statusOutputString string
 	switch {
 	case detailFlag:

client/cmd/testutil_test.go

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/internals/modules/peers"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/internals/modules/peers/ephemeral/manager"
 	nbgrpc "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/internals/shared/grpc"
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/job"
 
 	clientProto "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/proto"
 	client "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/server"
@@ -97,6 +98,8 @@ func startManagement(t *testing.T, config *config.Config, testFile string) (*grp
 	peersmanager := peers.NewManager(store, permissionsManagerMock)
 	settingsManagerMock := settings.NewMockManager(ctrl)
 
+	jobManager := job.NewJobManager(nil, store, peersmanager)
+
 	iv, _ := integrations.NewIntegratedValidator(context.Background(), peersmanager, settingsManagerMock, eventStore)
 
 	metrics, err := telemetry.NewDefaultAppMetrics(context.Background())
@@ -115,7 +118,7 @@ func startManagement(t *testing.T, config *config.Config, testFile string) (*grp
 	requestBuffer := mgmt.NewAccountRequestBuffer(ctx, store)
 	networkMapController := controller.NewController(ctx, store, metrics, updateManager, requestBuffer, mgmt.MockIntegratedValidator{}, settingsMockManager, "netbird.cloud", port_forwarding.NewControllerMock(), manager.NewEphemeralManager(store, peersmanager), config)
 
-	accountManager, err := mgmt.BuildManager(context.Background(), config, store, networkMapController, nil, "", eventStore, nil, false, iv, metrics, port_forwarding.NewControllerMock(), settingsMockManager, permissionsManagerMock, false)
+	accountManager, err := mgmt.BuildManager(context.Background(), config, store, networkMapController, jobManager, nil, "", eventStore, nil, false, iv, metrics, port_forwarding.NewControllerMock(), settingsMockManager, permissionsManagerMock, false)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -124,7 +127,7 @@ func startManagement(t *testing.T, config *config.Config, testFile string) (*grp
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
-	mgmtServer, err := nbgrpc.NewServer(config, accountManager, settingsMockManager, secretsManager, nil, nil, &mgmt.MockIntegratedValidator{}, networkMapController, nil)
+	mgmtServer, err := nbgrpc.NewServer(config, accountManager, settingsMockManager, jobManager, secretsManager, nil, nil, &mgmt.MockIntegratedValidator{}, networkMapController, nil)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}

client/cmd/up.go

@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ func runInForegroundMode(ctx context.Context, cmd *cobra.Command, activeProf *pr
 	connectClient := internal.NewConnectClient(ctx, config, r, false)
 	SetupDebugHandler(ctx, config, r, connectClient, "")
 
-	return connectClient.Run(nil)
+	return connectClient.Run(nil, util.FindFirstLogPath(logFiles))
 }
 
 func runInDaemonMode(ctx context.Context, cmd *cobra.Command, pm *profilemanager.ProfileManager, activeProf *profilemanager.Profile, profileSwitched bool) error {

client/embed/embed.go

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/iface/netstack"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal"
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/auth"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/peer"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/profilemanager"
 	sshcommon "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/ssh"
@@ -30,6 +31,14 @@ var (
 	ErrConfigNotInitialized = errors.New("config not initialized")
 )
 
+// PeerConnStatus is a peer's connection status.
+type PeerConnStatus = peer.ConnStatus
+
+const (
+	// PeerStatusConnected indicates the peer is in connected state.
+	PeerStatusConnected = peer.StatusConnected
+)
+
 // Client manages a netbird embedded client instance.
 type Client struct {
 	deviceName string
@@ -68,6 +77,10 @@ type Options struct {
 	StatePath string
 	// DisableClientRoutes disables the client routes
 	DisableClientRoutes bool
+	// BlockInbound blocks all inbound connections from peers
+	BlockInbound bool
+	// WireguardPort is the port for the WireGuard interface. Use 0 for a random port.
+	WireguardPort *int
 }
 
 // validateCredentials checks that exactly one credential type is provided
@@ -136,6 +149,8 @@ func New(opts Options) (*Client, error) {
 		PreSharedKey:        &opts.PreSharedKey,
 		DisableServerRoutes: &t,
 		DisableClientRoutes: &opts.DisableClientRoutes,
+		BlockInbound:        &opts.BlockInbound,
+		WireguardPort:       opts.WireguardPort,
 	}
 	if opts.ConfigPath != "" {
 		config, err = profilemanager.UpdateOrCreateConfig(input)
@@ -155,6 +170,7 @@ func New(opts Options) (*Client, error) {
 		setupKey:   opts.SetupKey,
 		jwtToken:   opts.JWTToken,
 		config:     config,
+		recorder:   peer.NewRecorder(config.ManagementURL.String()),
 	}, nil
 }
 
@@ -176,13 +192,17 @@ func (c *Client) Start(startCtx context.Context) error {
 
 	// nolint:staticcheck
 	ctx = context.WithValue(ctx, system.DeviceNameCtxKey, c.deviceName)
-	if err := internal.Login(ctx, c.config, c.setupKey, c.jwtToken); err != nil {
+
+	authClient, err := auth.NewAuth(ctx, c.config.PrivateKey, c.config.ManagementURL, c.config)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("create auth client: %w", err)
+	}
+	defer authClient.Close()
+
+	if err, _ := authClient.Login(ctx, c.setupKey, c.jwtToken); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("login: %w", err)
 	}
-
-	recorder := peer.NewRecorder(c.config.ManagementURL.String())
-	c.recorder = recorder
-	client := internal.NewConnectClient(ctx, c.config, recorder, false)
+	client := internal.NewConnectClient(ctx, c.config, c.recorder, false)
 	client.SetSyncResponsePersistence(true)
 
 	// either startup error (permanent backoff err) or nil err (successful engine up)
@@ -190,7 +210,7 @@ func (c *Client) Start(startCtx context.Context) error {
 	run := make(chan struct{})
 	clientErr := make(chan error, 1)
 	go func() {
-		if err := client.Run(run); err != nil {
+		if err := client.Run(run, ""); err != nil {
 			clientErr <- err
 		}
 	}()
@@ -335,14 +355,9 @@ func (c *Client) NewHTTPClient() *http.Client {
 // Status returns the current status of the client.
 func (c *Client) Status() (peer.FullStatus, error) {
 	c.mu.Lock()
-	recorder := c.recorder
 	connect := c.connect
 	c.mu.Unlock()
 
-	if recorder == nil {
-		return peer.FullStatus{}, errors.New("client not started")
-	}
-
 	if connect != nil {
 		engine := connect.Engine()
 		if engine != nil {
@@ -350,7 +365,7 @@ func (c *Client) Status() (peer.FullStatus, error) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	return recorder.GetFullStatus(), nil
+	return c.recorder.GetFullStatus(), nil
 }
 
 // GetLatestSyncResponse returns the latest sync response from the management server.

client/firewall/iptables/manager_linux.go

@@ -83,6 +83,10 @@ func (m *Manager) Init(stateManager *statemanager.Manager) error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("acl manager init: %w", err)
 	}
 
+	if err := m.initNoTrackChain(); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("init notrack chain: %w", err)
+	}
+
 	// persist early to ensure cleanup of chains
 	go func() {
 		if err := stateManager.PersistState(context.Background()); err != nil {
@@ -177,6 +181,10 @@ func (m *Manager) Close(stateManager *statemanager.Manager) error {
 
 	var merr *multierror.Error
 
+	if err := m.cleanupNoTrackChain(); err != nil {
+		merr = multierror.Append(merr, fmt.Errorf("cleanup notrack chain: %w", err))
+	}
+
 	if err := m.aclMgr.Reset(); err != nil {
 		merr = multierror.Append(merr, fmt.Errorf("reset acl manager: %w", err))
 	}
@@ -277,6 +285,125 @@ func (m *Manager) RemoveInboundDNAT(localAddr netip.Addr, protocol firewall.Prot
 	return m.router.RemoveInboundDNAT(localAddr, protocol, sourcePort, targetPort)
 }
 
+const (
+	chainNameRaw = "NETBIRD-RAW"
+	chainOUTPUT  = "OUTPUT"
+	tableRaw     = "raw"
+)
+
+// SetupEBPFProxyNoTrack creates notrack rules for eBPF proxy loopback traffic.
+// This prevents conntrack from tracking WireGuard proxy traffic on loopback, which
+// can interfere with MASQUERADE rules (e.g., from container runtimes like Podman/netavark).
+//
+// Traffic flows that need NOTRACK:
+//
+//  1. Egress: WireGuard -> fake endpoint (before eBPF rewrite)
+//     src=127.0.0.1:wgPort -> dst=127.0.0.1:fakePort
+//     Matched by: sport=wgPort
+//
+//  2. Egress: Proxy -> WireGuard (via raw socket)
+//     src=127.0.0.1:fakePort -> dst=127.0.0.1:wgPort
+//     Matched by: dport=wgPort
+//
+//  3. Ingress: Packets to WireGuard
+//     dst=127.0.0.1:wgPort
+//     Matched by: dport=wgPort
+//
+//  4. Ingress: Packets to proxy (after eBPF rewrite)
+//     dst=127.0.0.1:proxyPort
+//     Matched by: dport=proxyPort
+//
+// Rules are cleaned up when the firewall manager is closed.
+func (m *Manager) SetupEBPFProxyNoTrack(proxyPort, wgPort uint16) error {
+	m.mutex.Lock()
+	defer m.mutex.Unlock()
+
+	wgPortStr := fmt.Sprintf("%d", wgPort)
+	proxyPortStr := fmt.Sprintf("%d", proxyPort)
+
+	// Egress rules: match outgoing loopback UDP packets
+	outputRuleSport := []string{"-o", "lo", "-s", "127.0.0.1", "-d", "127.0.0.1", "-p", "udp", "--sport", wgPortStr, "-j", "NOTRACK"}
+	if err := m.ipv4Client.AppendUnique(tableRaw, chainNameRaw, outputRuleSport...); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("add output sport notrack rule: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	outputRuleDport := []string{"-o", "lo", "-s", "127.0.0.1", "-d", "127.0.0.1", "-p", "udp", "--dport", wgPortStr, "-j", "NOTRACK"}
+	if err := m.ipv4Client.AppendUnique(tableRaw, chainNameRaw, outputRuleDport...); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("add output dport notrack rule: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	// Ingress rules: match incoming loopback UDP packets
+	preroutingRuleWg := []string{"-i", "lo", "-s", "127.0.0.1", "-d", "127.0.0.1", "-p", "udp", "--dport", wgPortStr, "-j", "NOTRACK"}
+	if err := m.ipv4Client.AppendUnique(tableRaw, chainNameRaw, preroutingRuleWg...); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("add prerouting wg notrack rule: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	preroutingRuleProxy := []string{"-i", "lo", "-s", "127.0.0.1", "-d", "127.0.0.1", "-p", "udp", "--dport", proxyPortStr, "-j", "NOTRACK"}
+	if err := m.ipv4Client.AppendUnique(tableRaw, chainNameRaw, preroutingRuleProxy...); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("add prerouting proxy notrack rule: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	log.Debugf("set up ebpf proxy notrack rules for ports %d,%d", proxyPort, wgPort)
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (m *Manager) initNoTrackChain() error {
+	if err := m.cleanupNoTrackChain(); err != nil {
+		log.Debugf("cleanup notrack chain: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	if err := m.ipv4Client.NewChain(tableRaw, chainNameRaw); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("create chain: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	jumpRule := []string{"-j", chainNameRaw}
+
+	if err := m.ipv4Client.InsertUnique(tableRaw, chainOUTPUT, 1, jumpRule...); err != nil {
+		if delErr := m.ipv4Client.DeleteChain(tableRaw, chainNameRaw); delErr != nil {
+			log.Debugf("delete orphan chain: %v", delErr)
+		}
+		return fmt.Errorf("add output jump rule: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	if err := m.ipv4Client.InsertUnique(tableRaw, chainPREROUTING, 1, jumpRule...); err != nil {
+		if delErr := m.ipv4Client.DeleteIfExists(tableRaw, chainOUTPUT, jumpRule...); delErr != nil {
+			log.Debugf("delete output jump rule: %v", delErr)
+		}
+		if delErr := m.ipv4Client.DeleteChain(tableRaw, chainNameRaw); delErr != nil {
+			log.Debugf("delete orphan chain: %v", delErr)
+		}
+		return fmt.Errorf("add prerouting jump rule: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (m *Manager) cleanupNoTrackChain() error {
+	exists, err := m.ipv4Client.ChainExists(tableRaw, chainNameRaw)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("check chain exists: %w", err)
+	}
+	if !exists {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	jumpRule := []string{"-j", chainNameRaw}
+
+	if err := m.ipv4Client.DeleteIfExists(tableRaw, chainOUTPUT, jumpRule...); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("remove output jump rule: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	if err := m.ipv4Client.DeleteIfExists(tableRaw, chainPREROUTING, jumpRule...); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("remove prerouting jump rule: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	if err := m.ipv4Client.ClearAndDeleteChain(tableRaw, chainNameRaw); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("clear and delete chain: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
 func getConntrackEstablished() []string {
 	return []string{"-m", "conntrack", "--ctstate", "RELATED,ESTABLISHED", "-j", "ACCEPT"}
 }

client/firewall/manager/firewall.go

@@ -168,6 +168,10 @@ type Manager interface {
 
 	// RemoveInboundDNAT removes inbound DNAT rule
 	RemoveInboundDNAT(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.
+	SetupEBPFProxyNoTrack(proxyPort, wgPort uint16) error
 }
 
 func GenKey(format string, pair RouterPair) string {

client/firewall/nftables/manager_linux.go

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/google/nftables/binaryutil"
 	"github.com/google/nftables/expr"
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
+	"golang.org/x/sys/unix"
 
 	firewall "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/firewall/manager"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/iface/wgaddr"
@@ -48,8 +49,10 @@ type Manager struct {
 	rConn   *nftables.Conn
 	wgIface iFaceMapper
 
-	router     *router
-	aclManager *AclManager
+	router                 *router
+	aclManager             *AclManager
+	notrackOutputChain     *nftables.Chain
+	notrackPreroutingChain *nftables.Chain
 }
 
 // Create nftables firewall manager
@@ -91,6 +94,10 @@ func (m *Manager) Init(stateManager *statemanager.Manager) error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("acl manager init: %w", err)
 	}
 
+	if err := m.initNoTrackChains(workTable); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("init notrack chains: %w", err)
+	}
+
 	stateManager.RegisterState(&ShutdownState{})
 
 	// We only need to record minimal interface state for potential recreation.
@@ -288,7 +295,15 @@ func (m *Manager) Flush() error {
 	m.mutex.Lock()
 	defer m.mutex.Unlock()
 
-	return m.aclManager.Flush()
+	if err := m.aclManager.Flush(); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	if err := m.refreshNoTrackChains(); err != nil {
+		log.Errorf("failed to refresh notrack chains: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	return nil
 }
 
 // AddDNATRule adds a DNAT rule
@@ -331,6 +346,176 @@ func (m *Manager) RemoveInboundDNAT(localAddr netip.Addr, protocol firewall.Prot
 	return m.router.RemoveInboundDNAT(localAddr, protocol, sourcePort, targetPort)
 }
 
+const (
+	chainNameRawOutput     = "netbird-raw-out"
+	chainNameRawPrerouting = "netbird-raw-pre"
+)
+
+// SetupEBPFProxyNoTrack creates notrack rules for eBPF proxy loopback traffic.
+// This prevents conntrack from tracking WireGuard proxy traffic on loopback, which
+// can interfere with MASQUERADE rules (e.g., from container runtimes like Podman/netavark).
+//
+// Traffic flows that need NOTRACK:
+//
+//  1. Egress: WireGuard -> fake endpoint (before eBPF rewrite)
+//     src=127.0.0.1:wgPort -> dst=127.0.0.1:fakePort
+//     Matched by: sport=wgPort
+//
+//  2. Egress: Proxy -> WireGuard (via raw socket)
+//     src=127.0.0.1:fakePort -> dst=127.0.0.1:wgPort
+//     Matched by: dport=wgPort
+//
+//  3. Ingress: Packets to WireGuard
+//     dst=127.0.0.1:wgPort
+//     Matched by: dport=wgPort
+//
+//  4. Ingress: Packets to proxy (after eBPF rewrite)
+//     dst=127.0.0.1:proxyPort
+//     Matched by: dport=proxyPort
+//
+// Rules are cleaned up when the firewall manager is closed.
+func (m *Manager) SetupEBPFProxyNoTrack(proxyPort, wgPort uint16) error {
+	m.mutex.Lock()
+	defer m.mutex.Unlock()
+
+	if m.notrackOutputChain == nil || m.notrackPreroutingChain == nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("notrack chains not initialized")
+	}
+
+	proxyPortBytes := binaryutil.BigEndian.PutUint16(proxyPort)
+	wgPortBytes := binaryutil.BigEndian.PutUint16(wgPort)
+	loopback := []byte{127, 0, 0, 1}
+
+	// Egress rules: match outgoing loopback UDP packets
+	m.rConn.AddRule(&nftables.Rule{
+		Table: m.notrackOutputChain.Table,
+		Chain: m.notrackOutputChain,
+		Exprs: []expr.Any{
+			&expr.Meta{Key: expr.MetaKeyOIFNAME, Register: 1},
+			&expr.Cmp{Op: expr.CmpOpEq, Register: 1, Data: ifname("lo")},
+			&expr.Payload{DestRegister: 1, Base: expr.PayloadBaseNetworkHeader, Offset: 12, Len: 4}, // saddr
+			&expr.Cmp{Op: expr.CmpOpEq, Register: 1, Data: loopback},
+			&expr.Payload{DestRegister: 1, Base: expr.PayloadBaseNetworkHeader, Offset: 16, Len: 4}, // daddr
+			&expr.Cmp{Op: expr.CmpOpEq, Register: 1, Data: loopback},
+			&expr.Meta{Key: expr.MetaKeyL4PROTO, Register: 1},
+			&expr.Cmp{Op: expr.CmpOpEq, Register: 1, Data: []byte{unix.IPPROTO_UDP}},
+			&expr.Payload{DestRegister: 1, Base: expr.PayloadBaseTransportHeader, Offset: 0, Len: 2},
+			&expr.Cmp{Op: expr.CmpOpEq, Register: 1, Data: wgPortBytes}, // sport=wgPort
+			&expr.Counter{},
+			&expr.Notrack{},
+		},
+	})
+	m.rConn.AddRule(&nftables.Rule{
+		Table: m.notrackOutputChain.Table,
+		Chain: m.notrackOutputChain,
+		Exprs: []expr.Any{
+			&expr.Meta{Key: expr.MetaKeyOIFNAME, Register: 1},
+			&expr.Cmp{Op: expr.CmpOpEq, Register: 1, Data: ifname("lo")},
+			&expr.Payload{DestRegister: 1, Base: expr.PayloadBaseNetworkHeader, Offset: 12, Len: 4}, // saddr
+			&expr.Cmp{Op: expr.CmpOpEq, Register: 1, Data: loopback},
+			&expr.Payload{DestRegister: 1, Base: expr.PayloadBaseNetworkHeader, Offset: 16, Len: 4}, // daddr
+			&expr.Cmp{Op: expr.CmpOpEq, Register: 1, Data: loopback},
+			&expr.Meta{Key: expr.MetaKeyL4PROTO, Register: 1},
+			&expr.Cmp{Op: expr.CmpOpEq, Register: 1, Data: []byte{unix.IPPROTO_UDP}},
+			&expr.Payload{DestRegister: 1, Base: expr.PayloadBaseTransportHeader, Offset: 2, Len: 2},
+			&expr.Cmp{Op: expr.CmpOpEq, Register: 1, Data: wgPortBytes}, // dport=wgPort
+			&expr.Counter{},
+			&expr.Notrack{},
+		},
+	})
+
+	// Ingress rules: match incoming loopback UDP packets
+	m.rConn.AddRule(&nftables.Rule{
+		Table: m.notrackPreroutingChain.Table,
+		Chain: m.notrackPreroutingChain,
+		Exprs: []expr.Any{
+			&expr.Meta{Key: expr.MetaKeyIIFNAME, Register: 1},
+			&expr.Cmp{Op: expr.CmpOpEq, Register: 1, Data: ifname("lo")},
+			&expr.Payload{DestRegister: 1, Base: expr.PayloadBaseNetworkHeader, Offset: 12, Len: 4}, // saddr
+			&expr.Cmp{Op: expr.CmpOpEq, Register: 1, Data: loopback},
+			&expr.Payload{DestRegister: 1, Base: expr.PayloadBaseNetworkHeader, Offset: 16, Len: 4}, // daddr
+			&expr.Cmp{Op: expr.CmpOpEq, Register: 1, Data: loopback},
+			&expr.Meta{Key: expr.MetaKeyL4PROTO, Register: 1},
+			&expr.Cmp{Op: expr.CmpOpEq, Register: 1, Data: []byte{unix.IPPROTO_UDP}},
+			&expr.Payload{DestRegister: 1, Base: expr.PayloadBaseTransportHeader, Offset: 2, Len: 2},
+			&expr.Cmp{Op: expr.CmpOpEq, Register: 1, Data: wgPortBytes}, // dport=wgPort
+			&expr.Counter{},
+			&expr.Notrack{},
+		},
+	})
+	m.rConn.AddRule(&nftables.Rule{
+		Table: m.notrackPreroutingChain.Table,
+		Chain: m.notrackPreroutingChain,
+		Exprs: []expr.Any{
+			&expr.Meta{Key: expr.MetaKeyIIFNAME, Register: 1},
+			&expr.Cmp{Op: expr.CmpOpEq, Register: 1, Data: ifname("lo")},
+			&expr.Payload{DestRegister: 1, Base: expr.PayloadBaseNetworkHeader, Offset: 12, Len: 4}, // saddr
+			&expr.Cmp{Op: expr.CmpOpEq, Register: 1, Data: loopback},
+			&expr.Payload{DestRegister: 1, Base: expr.PayloadBaseNetworkHeader, Offset: 16, Len: 4}, // daddr
+			&expr.Cmp{Op: expr.CmpOpEq, Register: 1, Data: loopback},
+			&expr.Meta{Key: expr.MetaKeyL4PROTO, Register: 1},
+			&expr.Cmp{Op: expr.CmpOpEq, Register: 1, Data: []byte{unix.IPPROTO_UDP}},
+			&expr.Payload{DestRegister: 1, Base: expr.PayloadBaseTransportHeader, Offset: 2, Len: 2},
+			&expr.Cmp{Op: expr.CmpOpEq, Register: 1, Data: proxyPortBytes}, // dport=proxyPort
+			&expr.Counter{},
+			&expr.Notrack{},
+		},
+	})
+
+	if err := m.rConn.Flush(); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("flush notrack rules: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	log.Debugf("set up ebpf proxy notrack rules for ports %d,%d", proxyPort, wgPort)
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (m *Manager) initNoTrackChains(table *nftables.Table) error {
+	m.notrackOutputChain = m.rConn.AddChain(&nftables.Chain{
+		Name:     chainNameRawOutput,
+		Table:    table,
+		Type:     nftables.ChainTypeFilter,
+		Hooknum:  nftables.ChainHookOutput,
+		Priority: nftables.ChainPriorityRaw,
+	})
+
+	m.notrackPreroutingChain = m.rConn.AddChain(&nftables.Chain{
+		Name:     chainNameRawPrerouting,
+		Table:    table,
+		Type:     nftables.ChainTypeFilter,
+		Hooknum:  nftables.ChainHookPrerouting,
+		Priority: nftables.ChainPriorityRaw,
+	})
+
+	if err := m.rConn.Flush(); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("flush chain creation: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (m *Manager) refreshNoTrackChains() error {
+	chains, err := m.rConn.ListChainsOfTableFamily(nftables.TableFamilyIPv4)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("list chains: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	tableName := getTableName()
+	for _, c := range chains {
+		if c.Table.Name != tableName {
+			continue
+		}
+		switch c.Name {
+		case chainNameRawOutput:
+			m.notrackOutputChain = c
+		case chainNameRawPrerouting:
+			m.notrackPreroutingChain = c
+		}
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
 func (m *Manager) createWorkTable() (*nftables.Table, error) {
 	tables, err := m.rConn.ListTablesOfFamily(nftables.TableFamilyIPv4)
 	if err != nil {

client/firewall/nftables/router_linux.go

@@ -483,7 +483,12 @@ func (r *router) DeleteRouteRule(rule firewall.Rule) error {
 	}
 
 	if nftRule.Handle == 0 {
-		return fmt.Errorf("route rule %s has no handle", ruleKey)
+		log.Warnf("route rule %s has no handle, removing stale entry", ruleKey)
+		if err := r.decrementSetCounter(nftRule); err != nil {
+			log.Warnf("decrement set counter for stale rule %s: %v", ruleKey, err)
+		}
+		delete(r.rules, ruleKey)
+		return nil
 	}
 
 	if err := r.deleteNftRule(nftRule, ruleKey); err != nil {
@@ -660,13 +665,32 @@ func (r *router) AddNatRule(pair firewall.RouterPair) error {
 	}
 
 	if err := r.conn.Flush(); err != nil {
-		// TODO: rollback ipset counter
-		return fmt.Errorf("insert rules for %s: %v", pair.Destination, err)
+		r.rollbackRules(pair)
+		return fmt.Errorf("insert rules for %s: %w", pair.Destination, err)
 	}
 
 	return nil
 }
 
+// rollbackRules cleans up unflushed rules and their set counters after a flush failure.
+func (r *router) rollbackRules(pair firewall.RouterPair) {
+	keys := []string{
+		firewall.GenKey(firewall.ForwardingFormat, pair),
+		firewall.GenKey(firewall.PreroutingFormat, pair),
+		firewall.GenKey(firewall.PreroutingFormat, firewall.GetInversePair(pair)),
+	}
+	for _, key := range keys {
+		rule, ok := r.rules[key]
+		if !ok {
+			continue
+		}
+		if err := r.decrementSetCounter(rule); err != nil {
+			log.Warnf("rollback set counter for %s: %v", key, err)
+		}
+		delete(r.rules, key)
+	}
+}
+
 // addNatRule inserts a nftables rule to the conn client flush queue
 func (r *router) addNatRule(pair firewall.RouterPair) error {
 	sourceExp, err := r.applyNetwork(pair.Source, nil, true)
@@ -928,18 +952,30 @@ func (r *router) addLegacyRouteRule(pair firewall.RouterPair) error {
 func (r *router) removeLegacyRouteRule(pair firewall.RouterPair) error {
 	ruleKey := firewall.GenKey(firewall.ForwardingFormat, pair)
 
-	if rule, exists := r.rules[ruleKey]; exists {
-		if err := r.conn.DelRule(rule); err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("remove legacy forwarding rule %s -> %s: %v", pair.Source, pair.Destination, err)
-		}
-
-		log.Debugf("removed legacy forwarding rule %s -> %s", pair.Source, pair.Destination)
-
-		delete(r.rules, ruleKey)
+	rule, exists := r.rules[ruleKey]
+	if !exists {
+		return nil
+	}
 
+	if rule.Handle == 0 {
+		log.Warnf("legacy forwarding rule %s has no handle, removing stale entry", ruleKey)
 		if err := r.decrementSetCounter(rule); err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("decrement set counter: %w", err)
+			log.Warnf("decrement set counter for stale rule %s: %v", ruleKey, err)
 		}
+		delete(r.rules, ruleKey)
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	if err := r.conn.DelRule(rule); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("remove legacy forwarding rule %s -> %s: %w", pair.Source, pair.Destination, err)
+	}
+
+	log.Debugf("removed legacy forwarding rule %s -> %s", pair.Source, pair.Destination)
+
+	delete(r.rules, ruleKey)
+
+	if err := r.decrementSetCounter(rule); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("decrement set counter: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	return nil
@@ -1329,65 +1365,89 @@ func (r *router) RemoveNatRule(pair firewall.RouterPair) error {
 		return fmt.Errorf(refreshRulesMapError, err)
 	}
 
+	var merr *multierror.Error
+
 	if pair.Masquerade {
 		if err := r.removeNatRule(pair); err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("remove prerouting rule: %w", err)
+			merr = multierror.Append(merr, fmt.Errorf("remove prerouting rule: %w", err))
 		}
 
 		if err := r.removeNatRule(firewall.GetInversePair(pair)); err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("remove inverse prerouting rule: %w", err)
+			merr = multierror.Append(merr, fmt.Errorf("remove inverse prerouting rule: %w", err))
 		}
 	}
 
 	if err := r.removeLegacyRouteRule(pair); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("remove legacy routing rule: %w", err)
+		merr = multierror.Append(merr, fmt.Errorf("remove legacy routing rule: %w", err))
 	}
 
+	// Set counters are decremented in the sub-methods above before flush. If flush fails,
+	// counters will be off until the next successful removal or refresh cycle.
 	if err := r.conn.Flush(); err != nil {
-		// TODO: rollback set counter
-		return fmt.Errorf("remove nat rules rule %s: %v", pair.Destination, err)
+		merr = multierror.Append(merr, fmt.Errorf("flush remove nat rules %s: %w", pair.Destination, err))
 	}
 
-	return nil
+	return nberrors.FormatErrorOrNil(merr)
 }
 
 func (r *router) removeNatRule(pair firewall.RouterPair) error {
 	ruleKey := firewall.GenKey(firewall.PreroutingFormat, pair)
 
-	if rule, exists := r.rules[ruleKey]; exists {
-		if err := r.conn.DelRule(rule); err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("remove prerouting rule %s -> %s: %v", pair.Source, pair.Destination, err)
-		}
-
-		log.Debugf("removed prerouting rule %s -> %s", pair.Source, pair.Destination)
-
-		delete(r.rules, ruleKey)
-
-		if err := r.decrementSetCounter(rule); err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("decrement set counter: %w", err)
-		}
-	} else {
+	rule, exists := r.rules[ruleKey]
+	if !exists {
 		log.Debugf("prerouting rule %s not found", ruleKey)
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	if rule.Handle == 0 {
+		log.Warnf("prerouting rule %s has no handle, removing stale entry", ruleKey)
+		if err := r.decrementSetCounter(rule); err != nil {
+			log.Warnf("decrement set counter for stale rule %s: %v", ruleKey, err)
+		}
+		delete(r.rules, ruleKey)
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	if err := r.conn.DelRule(rule); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("remove prerouting rule %s -> %s: %w", pair.Source, pair.Destination, err)
+	}
+
+	log.Debugf("removed prerouting rule %s -> %s", pair.Source, pair.Destination)
+
+	delete(r.rules, ruleKey)
+
+	if err := r.decrementSetCounter(rule); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("decrement set counter: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	return nil
 }
 
-// refreshRulesMap refreshes the rule map with the latest rules. this is useful to avoid
-// duplicates and to get missing attributes that we don't have when adding new rules
+// refreshRulesMap rebuilds the rule map from the kernel. This removes stale entries
+// (e.g. from failed flushes) and updates handles for all existing rules.
 func (r *router) refreshRulesMap() error {
+	var merr *multierror.Error
+	newRules := make(map[string]*nftables.Rule)
 	for _, chain := range r.chains {
 		rules, err := r.conn.GetRules(chain.Table, chain)
 		if err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("list rules: %w", err)
+			merr = multierror.Append(merr, fmt.Errorf("list rules for chain %s: %w", chain.Name, err))
+			// preserve existing entries for this chain since we can't verify their state
+			for k, v := range r.rules {
+				if v.Chain != nil && v.Chain.Name == chain.Name {
+					newRules[k] = v
+				}
+			}
+			continue
 		}
 		for _, rule := range rules {
 			if len(rule.UserData) > 0 {
-				r.rules[string(rule.UserData)] = rule
+				newRules[string(rule.UserData)] = rule
 			}
 		}
 	}
-	return nil
+	r.rules = newRules
+	return nberrors.FormatErrorOrNil(merr)
 }
 
 func (r *router) AddDNATRule(rule firewall.ForwardRule) (firewall.Rule, error) {
@@ -1629,20 +1689,34 @@ func (r *router) DeleteDNATRule(rule firewall.Rule) error {
 	}
 
 	var merr *multierror.Error
+	var needsFlush bool
+
 	if dnatRule, exists := r.rules[ruleKey+dnatSuffix]; exists {
-		if err := r.conn.DelRule(dnatRule); err != nil {
+		if dnatRule.Handle == 0 {
+			log.Warnf("dnat rule %s has no handle, removing stale entry", ruleKey+dnatSuffix)
+			delete(r.rules, ruleKey+dnatSuffix)
+		} else if err := r.conn.DelRule(dnatRule); err != nil {
 			merr = multierror.Append(merr, fmt.Errorf("delete dnat rule: %w", err))
+		} else {
+			needsFlush = true
 		}
 	}
 
 	if masqRule, exists := r.rules[ruleKey+snatSuffix]; exists {
-		if err := r.conn.DelRule(masqRule); err != nil {
+		if masqRule.Handle == 0 {
+			log.Warnf("snat rule %s has no handle, removing stale entry", ruleKey+snatSuffix)
+			delete(r.rules, ruleKey+snatSuffix)
+		} else if err := r.conn.DelRule(masqRule); err != nil {
 			merr = multierror.Append(merr, fmt.Errorf("delete snat rule: %w", err))
+		} else {
+			needsFlush = true
 		}
 	}
 
-	if err := r.conn.Flush(); err != nil {
-		merr = multierror.Append(merr, fmt.Errorf(flushError, err))
+	if needsFlush {
+		if err := r.conn.Flush(); err != nil {
+			merr = multierror.Append(merr, fmt.Errorf(flushError, err))
+		}
 	}
 
 	if merr == nil {
@@ -1757,16 +1831,25 @@ func (r *router) RemoveInboundDNAT(localAddr netip.Addr, protocol firewall.Proto
 
 	ruleID := fmt.Sprintf("inbound-dnat-%s-%s-%d-%d", localAddr.String(), protocol, sourcePort, targetPort)
 
-	if rule, exists := r.rules[ruleID]; exists {
-		if err := r.conn.DelRule(rule); err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("delete inbound DNAT rule %s: %w", ruleID, err)
-		}
-		if err := r.conn.Flush(); err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("flush delete inbound DNAT rule: %w", err)
-		}
-		delete(r.rules, ruleID)
+	rule, exists := r.rules[ruleID]
+	if !exists {
+		return nil
 	}
 
+	if rule.Handle == 0 {
+		log.Warnf("inbound DNAT rule %s has no handle, removing stale entry", ruleID)
+		delete(r.rules, ruleID)
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	if err := r.conn.DelRule(rule); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("delete inbound DNAT rule %s: %w", ruleID, err)
+	}
+	if err := r.conn.Flush(); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("flush delete inbound DNAT rule: %w", err)
+	}
+	delete(r.rules, ruleID)
+
 	return nil
 }
 

client/firewall/nftables/router_linux_test.go

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import (
 	firewall "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/firewall/manager"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/firewall/test"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/iface"
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/acl/id"
 )
 
 const (
@@ -719,3 +720,137 @@ func deleteWorkTable() {
 		}
 	}
 }
+
+func TestRouter_RefreshRulesMap_RemovesStaleEntries(t *testing.T) {
+	if check() != NFTABLES {
+		t.Skip("nftables not supported on this system")
+	}
+
+	workTable, err := createWorkTable()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	defer deleteWorkTable()
+
+	r, err := newRouter(workTable, ifaceMock, iface.DefaultMTU)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.NoError(t, r.init(workTable))
+	defer func() { require.NoError(t, r.Reset()) }()
+
+	// Add a real rule to the kernel
+	ruleKey, err := r.AddRouteFiltering(
+		nil,
+		[]netip.Prefix{netip.MustParsePrefix("192.168.1.0/24")},
+		firewall.Network{Prefix: netip.MustParsePrefix("10.0.0.0/24")},
+		firewall.ProtocolTCP,
+		nil,
+		&firewall.Port{Values: []uint16{80}},
+		firewall.ActionAccept,
+	)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	t.Cleanup(func() {
+		require.NoError(t, r.DeleteRouteRule(ruleKey))
+	})
+
+	// Inject a stale entry with Handle=0 (simulates store-before-flush failure)
+	staleKey := "stale-rule-that-does-not-exist"
+	r.rules[staleKey] = &nftables.Rule{
+		Table:    r.workTable,
+		Chain:    r.chains[chainNameRoutingFw],
+		Handle:   0,
+		UserData: []byte(staleKey),
+	}
+
+	require.Contains(t, r.rules, staleKey, "stale entry should be in map before refresh")
+
+	err = r.refreshRulesMap()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	assert.NotContains(t, r.rules, staleKey, "stale entry should be removed after refresh")
+
+	realRule, ok := r.rules[ruleKey.ID()]
+	assert.True(t, ok, "real rule should still exist after refresh")
+	assert.NotZero(t, realRule.Handle, "real rule should have a valid handle")
+}
+
+func TestRouter_DeleteRouteRule_StaleHandle(t *testing.T) {
+	if check() != NFTABLES {
+		t.Skip("nftables not supported on this system")
+	}
+
+	workTable, err := createWorkTable()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	defer deleteWorkTable()
+
+	r, err := newRouter(workTable, ifaceMock, iface.DefaultMTU)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.NoError(t, r.init(workTable))
+	defer func() { require.NoError(t, r.Reset()) }()
+
+	// Inject a stale entry with Handle=0
+	staleKey := "stale-route-rule"
+	r.rules[staleKey] = &nftables.Rule{
+		Table:    r.workTable,
+		Chain:    r.chains[chainNameRoutingFw],
+		Handle:   0,
+		UserData: []byte(staleKey),
+	}
+
+	// DeleteRouteRule should not return an error for stale handles
+	err = r.DeleteRouteRule(id.RuleID(staleKey))
+	assert.NoError(t, err, "deleting a stale rule should not error")
+	assert.NotContains(t, r.rules, staleKey, "stale entry should be cleaned up")
+}
+
+func TestRouter_AddNatRule_WithStaleEntry(t *testing.T) {
+	if check() != NFTABLES {
+		t.Skip("nftables not supported on this system")
+	}
+
+	manager, err := Create(ifaceMock, iface.DefaultMTU)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.NoError(t, manager.Init(nil))
+	t.Cleanup(func() {
+		require.NoError(t, manager.Close(nil))
+	})
+
+	pair := firewall.RouterPair{
+		ID:          "staletest",
+		Source:      firewall.Network{Prefix: netip.MustParsePrefix("100.100.100.1/32")},
+		Destination: firewall.Network{Prefix: netip.MustParsePrefix("100.100.200.0/24")},
+		Masquerade:  true,
+	}
+
+	rtr := manager.router
+
+	// First add succeeds
+	err = rtr.AddNatRule(pair)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	t.Cleanup(func() {
+		require.NoError(t, rtr.RemoveNatRule(pair))
+	})
+
+	// Corrupt the handle to simulate stale state
+	natRuleKey := firewall.GenKey(firewall.PreroutingFormat, pair)
+	if rule, exists := rtr.rules[natRuleKey]; exists {
+		rule.Handle = 0
+	}
+	inverseKey := firewall.GenKey(firewall.PreroutingFormat, firewall.GetInversePair(pair))
+	if rule, exists := rtr.rules[inverseKey]; exists {
+		rule.Handle = 0
+	}
+
+	// Adding the same rule again should succeed despite stale handles
+	err = rtr.AddNatRule(pair)
+	assert.NoError(t, err, "AddNatRule should succeed even with stale entries")
+
+	// Verify rules exist in kernel
+	rules, err := rtr.conn.GetRules(rtr.workTable, rtr.chains[chainNameManglePrerouting])
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	found := 0
+	for _, rule := range rules {
+		if len(rule.UserData) > 0 && string(rule.UserData) == natRuleKey {
+			found++
+		}
+	}
+	assert.Equal(t, 1, found, "NAT rule should exist in kernel")
+}

client/firewall/uspfilter/allow_netbird.go

@@ -3,12 +3,6 @@
 package uspfilter
 
 import (
-	"context"
-	"net/netip"
-	"time"
-
-	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
-
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/statemanager"
 )
 
@@ -17,33 +11,7 @@ func (m *Manager) Close(stateManager *statemanager.Manager) error {
 	m.mutex.Lock()
 	defer m.mutex.Unlock()
 
-	m.outgoingRules = make(map[netip.Addr]RuleSet)
-	m.incomingDenyRules = make(map[netip.Addr]RuleSet)
-	m.incomingRules = make(map[netip.Addr]RuleSet)
-
-	if m.udpTracker != nil {
-		m.udpTracker.Close()
-	}
-
-	if m.icmpTracker != nil {
-		m.icmpTracker.Close()
-	}
-
-	if m.tcpTracker != nil {
-		m.tcpTracker.Close()
-	}
-
-	if fwder := m.forwarder.Load(); fwder != nil {
-		fwder.Stop()
-	}
-
-	if m.logger != nil {
-		ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 2*time.Second)
-		defer cancel()
-		if err := m.logger.Stop(ctx); err != nil {
-			log.Errorf("failed to shutdown logger: %v", err)
-		}
-	}
+	m.resetState()
 
 	if m.nativeFirewall != nil {
 		return m.nativeFirewall.Close(stateManager)

client/firewall/uspfilter/allow_netbird_windows.go

@@ -1,12 +1,9 @@
 package uspfilter
 
 import (
-	"context"
 	"fmt"
-	"net/netip"
 	"os/exec"
 	"syscall"
-	"time"
 
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 
@@ -26,33 +23,7 @@ func (m *Manager) Close(*statemanager.Manager) error {
 	m.mutex.Lock()
 	defer m.mutex.Unlock()
 
-	m.outgoingRules = make(map[netip.Addr]RuleSet)
-	m.incomingDenyRules = make(map[netip.Addr]RuleSet)
-	m.incomingRules = make(map[netip.Addr]RuleSet)
-
-	if m.udpTracker != nil {
-		m.udpTracker.Close()
-	}
-
-	if m.icmpTracker != nil {
-		m.icmpTracker.Close()
-	}
-
-	if m.tcpTracker != nil {
-		m.tcpTracker.Close()
-	}
-
-	if fwder := m.forwarder.Load(); fwder != nil {
-		fwder.Stop()
-	}
-
-	if m.logger != nil {
-		ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 2*time.Second)
-		defer cancel()
-		if err := m.logger.Stop(ctx); err != nil {
-			log.Errorf("failed to shutdown logger: %v", err)
-		}
-	}
+	m.resetState()
 
 	if !isWindowsFirewallReachable() {
 		return nil

client/firewall/uspfilter/conntrack/tcp.go

@@ -115,6 +115,17 @@ func (t *TCPConnTrack) IsTombstone() bool {
 	return t.tombstone.Load()
 }
 
+// IsSupersededBy returns true if this connection should be replaced by a new one
+// carrying the given flags. Tombstoned connections are always superseded; TIME-WAIT
+// connections are superseded by a pure SYN (a new connection attempt for the same
+// four-tuple, as contemplated by RFC 1122 §4.2.2.13 and RFC 6191).
+func (t *TCPConnTrack) IsSupersededBy(flags uint8) bool {
+	if t.tombstone.Load() {
+		return true
+	}
+	return flags&TCPSyn != 0 && flags&TCPAck == 0 && TCPState(t.state.Load()) == TCPStateTimeWait
+}
+
 // SetTombstone safely marks the connection for deletion
 func (t *TCPConnTrack) SetTombstone() {
 	t.tombstone.Store(true)
@@ -169,7 +180,7 @@ func (t *TCPTracker) updateIfExists(srcIP, dstIP netip.Addr, srcPort, dstPort ui
 	conn, exists := t.connections[key]
 	t.mutex.RUnlock()
 
-	if exists {
+	if exists && !conn.IsSupersededBy(flags) {
 		t.updateState(key, conn, flags, direction, size)
 		return key, uint16(conn.DNATOrigPort.Load()), true
 	}
@@ -241,7 +252,7 @@ func (t *TCPTracker) IsValidInbound(srcIP, dstIP netip.Addr, srcPort, dstPort ui
 	conn, exists := t.connections[key]
 	t.mutex.RUnlock()
 
-	if !exists || conn.IsTombstone() {
+	if !exists || conn.IsSupersededBy(flags) {
 		return false
 	}
 

client/firewall/uspfilter/conntrack/tcp_test.go

@@ -485,6 +485,261 @@ func TestTCPAbnormalSequences(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 }
 
+// TestTCPPortReuseTombstone verifies that a new connection on a port with a
+// tombstoned (closed) conntrack entry is properly tracked. Without the fix,
+// updateIfExists treats tombstoned entries as live, causing track() to skip
+// creating a new connection. The subsequent SYN-ACK then fails IsValidInbound
+// because the entry is tombstoned, and the response packet gets dropped by ACL.
+func TestTCPPortReuseTombstone(t *testing.T) {
+	srcIP := netip.MustParseAddr("100.64.0.1")
+	dstIP := netip.MustParseAddr("100.64.0.2")
+	srcPort := uint16(12345)
+	dstPort := uint16(80)
+
+	t.Run("Outbound port reuse after graceful close", func(t *testing.T) {
+		tracker := NewTCPTracker(DefaultTCPTimeout, logger, flowLogger)
+		defer tracker.Close()
+
+		key := ConnKey{SrcIP: srcIP, DstIP: dstIP, SrcPort: srcPort, DstPort: dstPort}
+
+		// Establish and gracefully close a connection (server-initiated close)
+		establishConnection(t, tracker, srcIP, dstIP, srcPort, dstPort)
+
+		// Server sends FIN
+		valid := tracker.IsValidInbound(dstIP, srcIP, dstPort, srcPort, TCPFin|TCPAck, 0)
+		require.True(t, valid)
+
+		// Client sends FIN-ACK
+		tracker.TrackOutbound(srcIP, dstIP, srcPort, dstPort, TCPFin|TCPAck, 0)
+
+		// Server sends final ACK
+		valid = tracker.IsValidInbound(dstIP, srcIP, dstPort, srcPort, TCPAck, 0)
+		require.True(t, valid)
+
+		// Connection should be tombstoned
+		conn := tracker.connections[key]
+		require.NotNil(t, conn, "old connection should still be in map")
+		require.True(t, conn.IsTombstone(), "old connection should be tombstoned")
+
+		// Now reuse the same port for a new connection
+		tracker.TrackOutbound(srcIP, dstIP, srcPort, dstPort, TCPSyn, 100)
+
+		// The old tombstoned entry should be replaced with a new one
+		newConn := tracker.connections[key]
+		require.NotNil(t, newConn, "new connection should exist")
+		require.False(t, newConn.IsTombstone(), "new connection should not be tombstoned")
+		require.Equal(t, TCPStateSynSent, newConn.GetState())
+
+		// SYN-ACK for the new connection should be valid
+		valid = tracker.IsValidInbound(dstIP, srcIP, dstPort, srcPort, TCPSyn|TCPAck, 100)
+		require.True(t, valid, "SYN-ACK for new connection on reused port should be accepted")
+		require.Equal(t, TCPStateEstablished, newConn.GetState())
+
+		// Data transfer should work
+		tracker.TrackOutbound(srcIP, dstIP, srcPort, dstPort, TCPAck, 100)
+		valid = tracker.IsValidInbound(dstIP, srcIP, dstPort, srcPort, TCPPush|TCPAck, 500)
+		require.True(t, valid, "data should be allowed on new connection")
+	})
+
+	t.Run("Outbound port reuse after RST", func(t *testing.T) {
+		tracker := NewTCPTracker(DefaultTCPTimeout, logger, flowLogger)
+		defer tracker.Close()
+
+		key := ConnKey{SrcIP: srcIP, DstIP: dstIP, SrcPort: srcPort, DstPort: dstPort}
+
+		// Establish and RST a connection
+		establishConnection(t, tracker, srcIP, dstIP, srcPort, dstPort)
+		valid := tracker.IsValidInbound(dstIP, srcIP, dstPort, srcPort, TCPRst|TCPAck, 0)
+		require.True(t, valid)
+
+		conn := tracker.connections[key]
+		require.True(t, conn.IsTombstone(), "RST connection should be tombstoned")
+
+		// Reuse the same port
+		tracker.TrackOutbound(srcIP, dstIP, srcPort, dstPort, TCPSyn, 100)
+
+		newConn := tracker.connections[key]
+		require.NotNil(t, newConn)
+		require.False(t, newConn.IsTombstone())
+		require.Equal(t, TCPStateSynSent, newConn.GetState())
+
+		valid = tracker.IsValidInbound(dstIP, srcIP, dstPort, srcPort, TCPSyn|TCPAck, 100)
+		require.True(t, valid, "SYN-ACK should be accepted after RST tombstone")
+	})
+
+	t.Run("Inbound port reuse after close", func(t *testing.T) {
+		tracker := NewTCPTracker(DefaultTCPTimeout, logger, flowLogger)
+		defer tracker.Close()
+
+		clientIP := srcIP
+		serverIP := dstIP
+		clientPort := srcPort
+		serverPort := dstPort
+		key := ConnKey{SrcIP: clientIP, DstIP: serverIP, SrcPort: clientPort, DstPort: serverPort}
+
+		// Inbound connection: client SYN → server SYN-ACK → client ACK
+		tracker.TrackInbound(clientIP, serverIP, clientPort, serverPort, TCPSyn, nil, 100, 0)
+		tracker.TrackOutbound(serverIP, clientIP, serverPort, clientPort, TCPSyn|TCPAck, 100)
+		tracker.TrackInbound(clientIP, serverIP, clientPort, serverPort, TCPAck, nil, 100, 0)
+
+		conn := tracker.connections[key]
+		require.Equal(t, TCPStateEstablished, conn.GetState())
+
+		// Server-initiated close to reach Closed/tombstoned:
+		// Server FIN (opposite dir) → CloseWait
+		tracker.TrackOutbound(serverIP, clientIP, serverPort, clientPort, TCPFin|TCPAck, 100)
+		require.Equal(t, TCPStateCloseWait, conn.GetState())
+		// Client FIN-ACK (same dir as conn) → LastAck
+		tracker.TrackInbound(clientIP, serverIP, clientPort, serverPort, TCPFin|TCPAck, nil, 100, 0)
+		require.Equal(t, TCPStateLastAck, conn.GetState())
+		// Server final ACK (opposite dir) → Closed → tombstoned
+		tracker.TrackOutbound(serverIP, clientIP, serverPort, clientPort, TCPAck, 100)
+
+		require.True(t, conn.IsTombstone())
+
+		// New inbound connection on same ports
+		tracker.TrackInbound(clientIP, serverIP, clientPort, serverPort, TCPSyn, nil, 100, 0)
+
+		newConn := tracker.connections[key]
+		require.NotNil(t, newConn)
+		require.False(t, newConn.IsTombstone())
+		require.Equal(t, TCPStateSynReceived, newConn.GetState())
+
+		// Complete handshake: server SYN-ACK, then client ACK
+		tracker.TrackOutbound(serverIP, clientIP, serverPort, clientPort, TCPSyn|TCPAck, 100)
+		tracker.TrackInbound(clientIP, serverIP, clientPort, serverPort, TCPAck, nil, 100, 0)
+		require.Equal(t, TCPStateEstablished, newConn.GetState())
+	})
+
+	t.Run("Late ACK on tombstoned connection is harmless", func(t *testing.T) {
+		tracker := NewTCPTracker(DefaultTCPTimeout, logger, flowLogger)
+		defer tracker.Close()
+
+		key := ConnKey{SrcIP: srcIP, DstIP: dstIP, SrcPort: srcPort, DstPort: dstPort}
+
+		// Establish and close via passive close (server-initiated FIN → Closed → tombstoned)
+		establishConnection(t, tracker, srcIP, dstIP, srcPort, dstPort)
+		tracker.IsValidInbound(dstIP, srcIP, dstPort, srcPort, TCPFin|TCPAck, 0) // CloseWait
+		tracker.TrackOutbound(srcIP, dstIP, srcPort, dstPort, TCPFin|TCPAck, 0)  // LastAck
+		tracker.IsValidInbound(dstIP, srcIP, dstPort, srcPort, TCPAck, 0)        // Closed
+
+		conn := tracker.connections[key]
+		require.True(t, conn.IsTombstone())
+
+		// Late ACK should be rejected (tombstoned)
+		valid := tracker.IsValidInbound(dstIP, srcIP, dstPort, srcPort, TCPAck, 0)
+		require.False(t, valid, "late ACK on tombstoned connection should be rejected")
+
+		// Late outbound ACK should not create a new connection (not a SYN)
+		tracker.TrackOutbound(srcIP, dstIP, srcPort, dstPort, TCPAck, 0)
+		require.True(t, tracker.connections[key].IsTombstone(), "late outbound ACK should not replace tombstoned entry")
+	})
+}
+
+func TestTCPPortReuseTimeWait(t *testing.T) {
+	srcIP := netip.MustParseAddr("100.64.0.1")
+	dstIP := netip.MustParseAddr("100.64.0.2")
+	srcPort := uint16(12345)
+	dstPort := uint16(80)
+
+	t.Run("Outbound port reuse during TIME-WAIT (active close)", func(t *testing.T) {
+		tracker := NewTCPTracker(DefaultTCPTimeout, logger, flowLogger)
+		defer tracker.Close()
+
+		key := ConnKey{SrcIP: srcIP, DstIP: dstIP, SrcPort: srcPort, DstPort: dstPort}
+
+		// Establish connection
+		establishConnection(t, tracker, srcIP, dstIP, srcPort, dstPort)
+
+		// Active close: client (outbound initiator) sends FIN first
+		tracker.TrackOutbound(srcIP, dstIP, srcPort, dstPort, TCPFin|TCPAck, 0)
+		conn := tracker.connections[key]
+		require.Equal(t, TCPStateFinWait1, conn.GetState())
+
+		// Server ACKs the FIN
+		valid := tracker.IsValidInbound(dstIP, srcIP, dstPort, srcPort, TCPAck, 0)
+		require.True(t, valid)
+		require.Equal(t, TCPStateFinWait2, conn.GetState())
+
+		// Server sends its own FIN
+		valid = tracker.IsValidInbound(dstIP, srcIP, dstPort, srcPort, TCPFin|TCPAck, 0)
+		require.True(t, valid)
+		require.Equal(t, TCPStateTimeWait, conn.GetState())
+
+		// Client sends final ACK (TIME-WAIT stays, not tombstoned)
+		tracker.TrackOutbound(srcIP, dstIP, srcPort, dstPort, TCPAck, 0)
+		require.False(t, conn.IsTombstone(), "TIME-WAIT should not be tombstoned")
+
+		// New outbound SYN on the same port (port reuse during TIME-WAIT)
+		tracker.TrackOutbound(srcIP, dstIP, srcPort, dstPort, TCPSyn, 100)
+
+		// Per RFC 1122/6191, new SYN during TIME-WAIT should start a new connection
+		newConn := tracker.connections[key]
+		require.NotNil(t, newConn, "new connection should exist")
+		require.False(t, newConn.IsTombstone(), "new connection should not be tombstoned")
+		require.Equal(t, TCPStateSynSent, newConn.GetState(), "new connection should be in SYN-SENT")
+
+		// SYN-ACK for new connection should be valid
+		valid = tracker.IsValidInbound(dstIP, srcIP, dstPort, srcPort, TCPSyn|TCPAck, 100)
+		require.True(t, valid, "SYN-ACK for new connection should be accepted")
+		require.Equal(t, TCPStateEstablished, newConn.GetState())
+	})
+
+	t.Run("Inbound SYN during TIME-WAIT falls through to normal tracking", func(t *testing.T) {
+		tracker := NewTCPTracker(DefaultTCPTimeout, logger, flowLogger)
+		defer tracker.Close()
+
+		key := ConnKey{SrcIP: srcIP, DstIP: dstIP, SrcPort: srcPort, DstPort: dstPort}
+
+		// Establish outbound connection and close via active close → TIME-WAIT
+		establishConnection(t, tracker, srcIP, dstIP, srcPort, dstPort)
+		tracker.TrackOutbound(srcIP, dstIP, srcPort, dstPort, TCPFin|TCPAck, 0)
+		tracker.IsValidInbound(dstIP, srcIP, dstPort, srcPort, TCPAck, 0)
+		tracker.IsValidInbound(dstIP, srcIP, dstPort, srcPort, TCPFin|TCPAck, 0)
+		tracker.TrackOutbound(srcIP, dstIP, srcPort, dstPort, TCPAck, 0)
+
+		conn := tracker.connections[key]
+		require.Equal(t, TCPStateTimeWait, conn.GetState())
+
+		// Inbound SYN on same ports during TIME-WAIT: IsValidInbound returns false
+		// so the filter falls through to ACL check + TrackInbound (which creates
+		// a new connection via track() → updateIfExists skips TIME-WAIT for SYN)
+		valid := tracker.IsValidInbound(dstIP, srcIP, dstPort, srcPort, TCPSyn, 0)
+		require.False(t, valid, "inbound SYN during TIME-WAIT should fail conntrack validation")
+
+		// Simulate what the filter does next: TrackInbound via the normal path
+		tracker.TrackInbound(dstIP, srcIP, dstPort, srcPort, TCPSyn, nil, 100, 0)
+
+		// The new inbound connection uses the inverted key (dst→src becomes src→dst in track)
+		invertedKey := ConnKey{SrcIP: dstIP, DstIP: srcIP, SrcPort: dstPort, DstPort: srcPort}
+		newConn := tracker.connections[invertedKey]
+		require.NotNil(t, newConn, "new inbound connection should be tracked")
+		require.Equal(t, TCPStateSynReceived, newConn.GetState())
+		require.False(t, newConn.IsTombstone())
+	})
+
+	t.Run("Late retransmit during TIME-WAIT still allowed", func(t *testing.T) {
+		tracker := NewTCPTracker(DefaultTCPTimeout, logger, flowLogger)
+		defer tracker.Close()
+
+		key := ConnKey{SrcIP: srcIP, DstIP: dstIP, SrcPort: srcPort, DstPort: dstPort}
+
+		// Establish and active close → TIME-WAIT
+		establishConnection(t, tracker, srcIP, dstIP, srcPort, dstPort)
+		tracker.TrackOutbound(srcIP, dstIP, srcPort, dstPort, TCPFin|TCPAck, 0)
+		tracker.IsValidInbound(dstIP, srcIP, dstPort, srcPort, TCPAck, 0)
+		tracker.IsValidInbound(dstIP, srcIP, dstPort, srcPort, TCPFin|TCPAck, 0)
+		tracker.TrackOutbound(srcIP, dstIP, srcPort, dstPort, TCPAck, 0)
+
+		conn := tracker.connections[key]
+		require.Equal(t, TCPStateTimeWait, conn.GetState())
+
+		// Late ACK retransmits during TIME-WAIT should still be accepted
+		valid := tracker.IsValidInbound(dstIP, srcIP, dstPort, srcPort, TCPAck, 0)
+		require.True(t, valid, "retransmitted ACK during TIME-WAIT should be accepted")
+	})
+}
+
 func TestTCPTimeoutHandling(t *testing.T) {
 	// Create tracker with a very short timeout for testing
 	shortTimeout := 100 * time.Millisecond

client/firewall/uspfilter/filter.go

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package uspfilter
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"encoding/binary"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
@@ -12,11 +13,13 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
 	"sync/atomic"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/google/gopacket"
 	"github.com/google/gopacket/layers"
 	"github.com/google/uuid"
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
+	"golang.org/x/exp/maps"
 
 	firewall "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/firewall/manager"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/firewall/uspfilter/common"
@@ -24,6 +27,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/firewall/uspfilter/forwarder"
 	nblog "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/firewall/uspfilter/log"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/iface/netstack"
+	nbid "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/acl/id"
 	nftypes "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/netflow/types"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/statemanager"
 )
@@ -89,6 +93,7 @@ type Manager struct {
 	incomingDenyRules map[netip.Addr]RuleSet
 	incomingRules     map[netip.Addr]RuleSet
 	routeRules        RouteRules
+	routeRulesMap     map[nbid.RuleID]*RouteRule
 	decoders          sync.Pool
 	wgIface           common.IFaceMapper
 	nativeFirewall    firewall.Manager
@@ -229,6 +234,7 @@ func create(iface common.IFaceMapper, nativeFirewall firewall.Manager, disableSe
 		flowLogger:          flowLogger,
 		netstack:            netstack.IsEnabled(),
 		localForwarding:     enableLocalForwarding,
+		routeRulesMap:       make(map[nbid.RuleID]*RouteRule),
 		dnatMappings:        make(map[netip.Addr]netip.Addr),
 		portDNATRules:       []portDNATRule{},
 		netstackServices:    make(map[serviceKey]struct{}),
@@ -480,11 +486,15 @@ func (m *Manager) addRouteFiltering(
 		return m.nativeFirewall.AddRouteFiltering(id, sources, destination, proto, sPort, dPort, action)
 	}
 
-	ruleID := uuid.New().String()
+	ruleKey := nbid.GenerateRouteRuleKey(sources, destination, proto, sPort, dPort, action)
+
+	if existingRule, ok := m.routeRulesMap[ruleKey]; ok {
+		return existingRule, nil
+	}
 
 	rule := RouteRule{
 		// TODO: consolidate these IDs
-		id:         ruleID,
+		id:         string(ruleKey),
 		mgmtId:     id,
 		sources:    sources,
 		dstSet:     destination.Set,
@@ -499,6 +509,7 @@ func (m *Manager) addRouteFiltering(
 
 	m.routeRules = append(m.routeRules, &rule)
 	m.routeRules.Sort()
+	m.routeRulesMap[ruleKey] = &rule
 
 	return &rule, nil
 }
@@ -515,15 +526,20 @@ func (m *Manager) deleteRouteRule(rule firewall.Rule) error {
 		return m.nativeFirewall.DeleteRouteRule(rule)
 	}
 
-	ruleID := rule.ID()
+	ruleKey := nbid.RuleID(rule.ID())
+	if _, ok := m.routeRulesMap[ruleKey]; !ok {
+		return fmt.Errorf("route rule not found: %s", ruleKey)
+	}
+
 	idx := slices.IndexFunc(m.routeRules, func(r *RouteRule) bool {
-		return r.id == ruleID
+		return r.id == string(ruleKey)
 	})
 	if idx < 0 {
-		return fmt.Errorf("route rule not found: %s", ruleID)
+		return fmt.Errorf("route rule not found in slice: %s", ruleKey)
 	}
 
 	m.routeRules = slices.Delete(m.routeRules, idx, idx+1)
+	delete(m.routeRulesMap, ruleKey)
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -570,6 +586,48 @@ func (m *Manager) SetLegacyManagement(isLegacy bool) error {
 // Flush doesn't need to be implemented for this manager
 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() {
+	maps.Clear(m.outgoingRules)
+	maps.Clear(m.incomingDenyRules)
+	maps.Clear(m.incomingRules)
+	maps.Clear(m.routeRulesMap)
+	m.routeRules = m.routeRules[:0]
+
+	if m.udpTracker != nil {
+		m.udpTracker.Close()
+	}
+
+	if m.icmpTracker != nil {
+		m.icmpTracker.Close()
+	}
+
+	if m.tcpTracker != nil {
+		m.tcpTracker.Close()
+	}
+
+	if fwder := m.forwarder.Load(); fwder != nil {
+		fwder.Stop()
+	}
+
+	if m.logger != nil {
+		ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 2*time.Second)
+		defer cancel()
+		if err := m.logger.Stop(ctx); err != nil {
+			log.Errorf("failed to shutdown logger: %v", err)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+// SetupEBPFProxyNoTrack creates notrack rules for eBPF proxy loopback traffic.
+func (m *Manager) SetupEBPFProxyNoTrack(proxyPort, wgPort uint16) error {
+	if m.nativeFirewall == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+	return m.nativeFirewall.SetupEBPFProxyNoTrack(proxyPort, wgPort)
+}
+
 // UpdateSet updates the rule destinations associated with the given set
 // by merging the existing prefixes with the new ones, then deduplicating.
 func (m *Manager) UpdateSet(set firewall.Set, prefixes []netip.Prefix) error {

client/firewall/uspfilter/filter_routeacl_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,376 @@
+package uspfilter
+
+import (
+	"net/netip"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/golang/mock/gomock"
+	"github.com/google/gopacket/layers"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+	wgdevice "golang.zx2c4.com/wireguard/device"
+
+	fw "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/firewall/manager"
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/iface"
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/iface/device"
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/iface/mocks"
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/iface/wgaddr"
+)
+
+// TestAddRouteFilteringReturnsExistingRule verifies that adding the same route
+// filtering rule twice returns the same rule ID (idempotent behavior).
+func TestAddRouteFilteringReturnsExistingRule(t *testing.T) {
+	manager := setupTestManager(t)
+
+	sources := []netip.Prefix{
+		netip.MustParsePrefix("100.64.1.0/24"),
+		netip.MustParsePrefix("100.64.2.0/24"),
+	}
+	destination := fw.Network{Prefix: netip.MustParsePrefix("192.168.1.0/24")}
+
+	// Add rule first time
+	rule1, err := manager.AddRouteFiltering(
+		[]byte("policy-1"),
+		sources,
+		destination,
+		fw.ProtocolTCP,
+		nil,
+		&fw.Port{Values: []uint16{443}},
+		fw.ActionAccept,
+	)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.NotNil(t, rule1)
+
+	// Add the same rule again
+	rule2, err := manager.AddRouteFiltering(
+		[]byte("policy-1"),
+		sources,
+		destination,
+		fw.ProtocolTCP,
+		nil,
+		&fw.Port{Values: []uint16{443}},
+		fw.ActionAccept,
+	)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.NotNil(t, rule2)
+
+	// These should be the same (idempotent) like nftables/iptables implementations
+	assert.Equal(t, rule1.ID(), rule2.ID(),
+		"Adding the same rule twice should return the same rule ID (idempotent)")
+
+	manager.mutex.RLock()
+	ruleCount := len(manager.routeRules)
+	manager.mutex.RUnlock()
+
+	assert.Equal(t, 2, ruleCount,
+		"Should have exactly 2 rules (1 user rule + 1 block rule)")
+}
+
+// TestAddRouteFilteringDifferentRulesGetDifferentIDs verifies that rules with
+// different parameters get distinct IDs.
+func TestAddRouteFilteringDifferentRulesGetDifferentIDs(t *testing.T) {
+	manager := setupTestManager(t)
+
+	sources := []netip.Prefix{netip.MustParsePrefix("100.64.1.0/24")}
+
+	// Add first rule
+	rule1, err := manager.AddRouteFiltering(
+		[]byte("policy-1"),
+		sources,
+		fw.Network{Prefix: netip.MustParsePrefix("192.168.1.0/24")},
+		fw.ProtocolTCP,
+		nil,
+		&fw.Port{Values: []uint16{443}},
+		fw.ActionAccept,
+	)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	// Add different rule (different destination)
+	rule2, err := manager.AddRouteFiltering(
+		[]byte("policy-2"),
+		sources,
+		fw.Network{Prefix: netip.MustParsePrefix("192.168.2.0/24")}, // Different!
+		fw.ProtocolTCP,
+		nil,
+		&fw.Port{Values: []uint16{443}},
+		fw.ActionAccept,
+	)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	assert.NotEqual(t, rule1.ID(), rule2.ID(),
+		"Different rules should have different IDs")
+
+	manager.mutex.RLock()
+	ruleCount := len(manager.routeRules)
+	manager.mutex.RUnlock()
+
+	assert.Equal(t, 3, ruleCount, "Should have 3 rules (2 user rules + 1 block rule)")
+}
+
+// TestRouteRuleUpdateDoesNotCauseGap verifies that re-adding the same route
+// rule during a network map update does not disrupt existing traffic.
+func TestRouteRuleUpdateDoesNotCauseGap(t *testing.T) {
+	manager := setupTestManager(t)
+
+	sources := []netip.Prefix{netip.MustParsePrefix("100.64.1.0/24")}
+	destination := fw.Network{Prefix: netip.MustParsePrefix("192.168.1.0/24")}
+
+	rule1, err := manager.AddRouteFiltering(
+		[]byte("policy-1"),
+		sources,
+		destination,
+		fw.ProtocolTCP,
+		nil,
+		nil,
+		fw.ActionAccept,
+	)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	srcIP := netip.MustParseAddr("100.64.1.5")
+	dstIP := netip.MustParseAddr("192.168.1.10")
+	_, pass := manager.routeACLsPass(srcIP, dstIP, layers.LayerTypeTCP, 12345, 443)
+	require.True(t, pass, "Traffic should pass with rule in place")
+
+	// Re-add same rule (simulates network map update)
+	rule2, err := manager.AddRouteFiltering(
+		[]byte("policy-1"),
+		sources,
+		destination,
+		fw.ProtocolTCP,
+		nil,
+		nil,
+		fw.ActionAccept,
+	)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	// Idempotent IDs mean rule1.ID() == rule2.ID(), so the ACL manager
+	// won't delete rule1 during cleanup. If IDs differed, deleting rule1
+	// would remove the only matching rule and cause a traffic gap.
+	if rule1.ID() != rule2.ID() {
+		err = manager.DeleteRouteRule(rule1)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+	}
+
+	_, passAfter := manager.routeACLsPass(srcIP, dstIP, layers.LayerTypeTCP, 12345, 443)
+	assert.True(t, passAfter,
+		"Traffic should still pass after rule update - no gap should occur")
+}
+
+// TestBlockInvalidRoutedIdempotent verifies that blockInvalidRouted creates
+// exactly one drop rule for the WireGuard network prefix, and calling it again
+// returns the same rule without duplicating.
+func TestBlockInvalidRoutedIdempotent(t *testing.T) {
+	ctrl := gomock.NewController(t)
+	dev := mocks.NewMockDevice(ctrl)
+	dev.EXPECT().MTU().Return(1500, nil).AnyTimes()
+
+	wgNet := netip.MustParsePrefix("100.64.0.1/16")
+
+	ifaceMock := &IFaceMock{
+		SetFilterFunc: func(device.PacketFilter) error { return nil },
+		AddressFunc: func() wgaddr.Address {
+			return wgaddr.Address{
+				IP:      wgNet.Addr(),
+				Network: wgNet,
+			}
+		},
+		GetDeviceFunc: func() *device.FilteredDevice {
+			return &device.FilteredDevice{Device: dev}
+		},
+		GetWGDeviceFunc: func() *wgdevice.Device {
+			return &wgdevice.Device{}
+		},
+	}
+
+	manager, err := Create(ifaceMock, false, flowLogger, iface.DefaultMTU)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	t.Cleanup(func() {
+		require.NoError(t, manager.Close(nil))
+	})
+
+	// Call blockInvalidRouted directly multiple times
+	rule1, err := manager.blockInvalidRouted(ifaceMock)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.NotNil(t, rule1)
+
+	rule2, err := manager.blockInvalidRouted(ifaceMock)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.NotNil(t, rule2)
+
+	rule3, err := manager.blockInvalidRouted(ifaceMock)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.NotNil(t, rule3)
+
+	// All should return the same rule
+	assert.Equal(t, rule1.ID(), rule2.ID(), "Second call should return same rule")
+	assert.Equal(t, rule2.ID(), rule3.ID(), "Third call should return same rule")
+
+	// Should have exactly 1 route rule
+	manager.mutex.RLock()
+	ruleCount := len(manager.routeRules)
+	manager.mutex.RUnlock()
+
+	assert.Equal(t, 1, ruleCount, "Should have exactly 1 block rule after 3 calls")
+
+	// Verify the rule blocks traffic to the WG network
+	srcIP := netip.MustParseAddr("10.0.0.1")
+	dstIP := netip.MustParseAddr("100.64.0.50")
+	_, pass := manager.routeACLsPass(srcIP, dstIP, layers.LayerTypeTCP, 12345, 80)
+	assert.False(t, pass, "Block rule should deny traffic to WG prefix")
+}
+
+// TestBlockRuleNotAccumulatedOnRepeatedEnableRouting verifies that calling
+// EnableRouting multiple times (as happens on each route update) does not
+// accumulate duplicate block rules in the routeRules slice.
+func TestBlockRuleNotAccumulatedOnRepeatedEnableRouting(t *testing.T) {
+	ctrl := gomock.NewController(t)
+	dev := mocks.NewMockDevice(ctrl)
+	dev.EXPECT().MTU().Return(1500, nil).AnyTimes()
+
+	wgNet := netip.MustParsePrefix("100.64.0.1/16")
+
+	ifaceMock := &IFaceMock{
+		SetFilterFunc: func(device.PacketFilter) error { return nil },
+		AddressFunc: func() wgaddr.Address {
+			return wgaddr.Address{
+				IP:      wgNet.Addr(),
+				Network: wgNet,
+			}
+		},
+		GetDeviceFunc: func() *device.FilteredDevice {
+			return &device.FilteredDevice{Device: dev}
+		},
+		GetWGDeviceFunc: func() *wgdevice.Device {
+			return &wgdevice.Device{}
+		},
+	}
+
+	manager, err := Create(ifaceMock, false, flowLogger, iface.DefaultMTU)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	t.Cleanup(func() {
+		require.NoError(t, manager.Close(nil))
+	})
+
+	// Call EnableRouting multiple times (simulating repeated route updates)
+	for i := 0; i < 5; i++ {
+		require.NoError(t, manager.EnableRouting())
+	}
+
+	manager.mutex.RLock()
+	ruleCount := len(manager.routeRules)
+	manager.mutex.RUnlock()
+
+	assert.Equal(t, 1, ruleCount,
+		"Repeated EnableRouting should not accumulate block rules")
+}
+
+// TestRouteRuleCountStableAcrossUpdates verifies that adding the same route
+// rule multiple times does not create duplicate entries.
+func TestRouteRuleCountStableAcrossUpdates(t *testing.T) {
+	manager := setupTestManager(t)
+
+	sources := []netip.Prefix{netip.MustParsePrefix("100.64.1.0/24")}
+	destination := fw.Network{Prefix: netip.MustParsePrefix("192.168.1.0/24")}
+
+	// Simulate 5 network map updates with the same route rule
+	for i := 0; i < 5; i++ {
+		rule, err := manager.AddRouteFiltering(
+			[]byte("policy-1"),
+			sources,
+			destination,
+			fw.ProtocolTCP,
+			nil,
+			&fw.Port{Values: []uint16{443}},
+			fw.ActionAccept,
+		)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.NotNil(t, rule)
+	}
+
+	manager.mutex.RLock()
+	ruleCount := len(manager.routeRules)
+	manager.mutex.RUnlock()
+
+	assert.Equal(t, 2, ruleCount,
+		"Should have exactly 2 rules (1 user rule + 1 block rule) after 5 updates")
+}
+
+// TestDeleteRouteRuleAfterIdempotentAdd verifies that deleting a route rule
+// after adding it multiple times works correctly.
+func TestDeleteRouteRuleAfterIdempotentAdd(t *testing.T) {
+	manager := setupTestManager(t)
+
+	sources := []netip.Prefix{netip.MustParsePrefix("100.64.1.0/24")}
+	destination := fw.Network{Prefix: netip.MustParsePrefix("192.168.1.0/24")}
+
+	// Add same rule twice
+	rule1, err := manager.AddRouteFiltering(
+		[]byte("policy-1"),
+		sources,
+		destination,
+		fw.ProtocolTCP,
+		nil,
+		nil,
+		fw.ActionAccept,
+	)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	rule2, err := manager.AddRouteFiltering(
+		[]byte("policy-1"),
+		sources,
+		destination,
+		fw.ProtocolTCP,
+		nil,
+		nil,
+		fw.ActionAccept,
+	)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	require.Equal(t, rule1.ID(), rule2.ID(), "Should return same rule ID")
+
+	// Delete using first reference
+	err = manager.DeleteRouteRule(rule1)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	// Verify traffic no longer passes
+	srcIP := netip.MustParseAddr("100.64.1.5")
+	dstIP := netip.MustParseAddr("192.168.1.10")
+	_, pass := manager.routeACLsPass(srcIP, dstIP, layers.LayerTypeTCP, 12345, 443)
+	assert.False(t, pass, "Traffic should not pass after rule deletion")
+}
+
+func setupTestManager(t *testing.T) *Manager {
+	t.Helper()
+
+	ctrl := gomock.NewController(t)
+	dev := mocks.NewMockDevice(ctrl)
+	dev.EXPECT().MTU().Return(1500, nil).AnyTimes()
+
+	wgNet := netip.MustParsePrefix("100.64.0.1/16")
+
+	ifaceMock := &IFaceMock{
+		SetFilterFunc: func(device.PacketFilter) error { return nil },
+		AddressFunc: func() wgaddr.Address {
+			return wgaddr.Address{
+				IP:      wgNet.Addr(),
+				Network: wgNet,
+			}
+		},
+		GetDeviceFunc: func() *device.FilteredDevice {
+			return &device.FilteredDevice{Device: dev}
+		},
+		GetWGDeviceFunc: func() *wgdevice.Device {
+			return &wgdevice.Device{}
+		},
+	}
+
+	manager, err := Create(ifaceMock, false, flowLogger, iface.DefaultMTU)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.NoError(t, manager.EnableRouting())
+
+	t.Cleanup(func() {
+		require.NoError(t, manager.Close(nil))
+	})
+
+	return manager
+}

client/firewall/uspfilter/filter_test.go

@@ -263,6 +263,158 @@ func TestAddUDPPacketHook(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+// TestPeerRuleLifecycleDenyRules verifies that deny rules are correctly added
+// to the deny map and can be cleanly deleted without leaving orphans.
+func TestPeerRuleLifecycleDenyRules(t *testing.T) {
+	ifaceMock := &IFaceMock{
+		SetFilterFunc: func(device.PacketFilter) error { return nil },
+	}
+
+	m, err := Create(ifaceMock, false, flowLogger, nbiface.DefaultMTU)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	defer func() {
+		require.NoError(t, m.Close(nil))
+	}()
+
+	ip := net.ParseIP("192.168.1.1")
+	addr := netip.MustParseAddr("192.168.1.1")
+
+	// Add multiple deny rules for different ports
+	rule1, err := m.AddPeerFiltering(nil, ip, fw.ProtocolTCP, nil,
+		&fw.Port{Values: []uint16{22}}, fw.ActionDrop, "")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	rule2, err := m.AddPeerFiltering(nil, ip, fw.ProtocolTCP, nil,
+		&fw.Port{Values: []uint16{80}}, fw.ActionDrop, "")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	m.mutex.RLock()
+	denyCount := len(m.incomingDenyRules[addr])
+	m.mutex.RUnlock()
+	require.Equal(t, 2, denyCount, "Should have exactly 2 deny rules")
+
+	// Delete the first deny rule
+	err = m.DeletePeerRule(rule1[0])
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	m.mutex.RLock()
+	denyCount = len(m.incomingDenyRules[addr])
+	m.mutex.RUnlock()
+	require.Equal(t, 1, denyCount, "Should have 1 deny rule after deleting first")
+
+	// Delete the second deny rule
+	err = m.DeletePeerRule(rule2[0])
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	m.mutex.RLock()
+	_, exists := m.incomingDenyRules[addr]
+	m.mutex.RUnlock()
+	require.False(t, exists, "Deny rules IP entry should be cleaned up when empty")
+}
+
+// TestPeerRuleAddAndDeleteDontLeak verifies that repeatedly adding and deleting
+// peer rules (simulating network map updates) does not leak rules in the maps.
+func TestPeerRuleAddAndDeleteDontLeak(t *testing.T) {
+	ifaceMock := &IFaceMock{
+		SetFilterFunc: func(device.PacketFilter) error { return nil },
+	}
+
+	m, err := Create(ifaceMock, false, flowLogger, nbiface.DefaultMTU)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	defer func() {
+		require.NoError(t, m.Close(nil))
+	}()
+
+	ip := net.ParseIP("192.168.1.1")
+	addr := netip.MustParseAddr("192.168.1.1")
+
+	// Simulate 10 network map updates: add rule, delete old, add new
+	for i := 0; i < 10; i++ {
+		// Add a deny rule
+		rules, err := m.AddPeerFiltering(nil, ip, fw.ProtocolTCP, nil,
+			&fw.Port{Values: []uint16{22}}, fw.ActionDrop, "")
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+
+		// Add an allow rule
+		allowRules, err := m.AddPeerFiltering(nil, ip, fw.ProtocolTCP, nil,
+			&fw.Port{Values: []uint16{80}}, fw.ActionAccept, "")
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+
+		// Delete them (simulating ACL manager cleanup)
+		for _, r := range rules {
+			require.NoError(t, m.DeletePeerRule(r))
+		}
+		for _, r := range allowRules {
+			require.NoError(t, m.DeletePeerRule(r))
+		}
+	}
+
+	m.mutex.RLock()
+	denyCount := len(m.incomingDenyRules[addr])
+	allowCount := len(m.incomingRules[addr])
+	m.mutex.RUnlock()
+
+	require.Equal(t, 0, denyCount, "No deny rules should remain after cleanup")
+	require.Equal(t, 0, allowCount, "No allow rules should remain after cleanup")
+}
+
+// TestMixedAllowDenyRulesSameIP verifies that allow and deny rules for the same
+// IP are stored in separate maps and don't interfere with each other.
+func TestMixedAllowDenyRulesSameIP(t *testing.T) {
+	ifaceMock := &IFaceMock{
+		SetFilterFunc: func(device.PacketFilter) error { return nil },
+	}
+
+	m, err := Create(ifaceMock, false, flowLogger, nbiface.DefaultMTU)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	defer func() {
+		require.NoError(t, m.Close(nil))
+	}()
+
+	ip := net.ParseIP("192.168.1.1")
+
+	// Add allow rule for port 80
+	allowRule, err := m.AddPeerFiltering(nil, ip, fw.ProtocolTCP, nil,
+		&fw.Port{Values: []uint16{80}}, fw.ActionAccept, "")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	// Add deny rule for port 22
+	denyRule, err := m.AddPeerFiltering(nil, ip, fw.ProtocolTCP, nil,
+		&fw.Port{Values: []uint16{22}}, fw.ActionDrop, "")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	addr := netip.MustParseAddr("192.168.1.1")
+	m.mutex.RLock()
+	allowCount := len(m.incomingRules[addr])
+	denyCount := len(m.incomingDenyRules[addr])
+	m.mutex.RUnlock()
+
+	require.Equal(t, 1, allowCount, "Should have 1 allow rule")
+	require.Equal(t, 1, denyCount, "Should have 1 deny rule")
+
+	// Delete allow rule should not affect deny rule
+	err = m.DeletePeerRule(allowRule[0])
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	m.mutex.RLock()
+	denyCountAfter := len(m.incomingDenyRules[addr])
+	m.mutex.RUnlock()
+
+	require.Equal(t, 1, denyCountAfter, "Deny rule should still exist after deleting allow rule")
+
+	// Delete deny rule
+	err = m.DeletePeerRule(denyRule[0])
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	m.mutex.RLock()
+	_, denyExists := m.incomingDenyRules[addr]
+	_, allowExists := m.incomingRules[addr]
+	m.mutex.RUnlock()
+
+	require.False(t, denyExists, "Deny rules should be empty")
+	require.False(t, allowExists, "Allow rules should be empty")
+}
+
 func TestManagerReset(t *testing.T) {
 	ifaceMock := &IFaceMock{
 		SetFilterFunc: func(device.PacketFilter) error { return nil },

client/firewall/uspfilter/log/log.go

@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
+	"os"
+	"strconv"
 	"sync"
 	"sync/atomic"
 	"time"
@@ -16,9 +18,18 @@ const (
 	maxBatchSize         = 1024 * 16
 	maxMessageSize       = 1024 * 2
 	defaultFlushInterval = 2 * time.Second
-	logChannelSize       = 1000
+	defaultLogChanSize   = 1000
 )
 
+func getLogChannelSize() int {
+	if v := os.Getenv("NB_USPFILTER_LOG_BUFFER"); v != "" {
+		if n, err := strconv.Atoi(v); err == nil && n > 0 {
+			return n
+		}
+	}
+	return defaultLogChanSize
+}
+
 type Level uint32
 
 const (
@@ -69,7 +80,7 @@ type Logger struct {
 func NewFromLogrus(logrusLogger *log.Logger) *Logger {
 	l := &Logger{
 		output:     logrusLogger.Out,
-		msgChannel: make(chan logMessage, logChannelSize),
+		msgChannel: make(chan logMessage, getLogChannelSize()),
 		shutdown:   make(chan struct{}),
 		bufPool: sync.Pool{
 			New: func() any {

client/firewall/uspfilter/nat.go

@@ -358,9 +358,9 @@ func incrementalUpdate(oldChecksum uint16, oldBytes, newBytes []byte) uint16 {
 	// Fast path for IPv4 addresses (4 bytes) - most common case
 	if len(oldBytes) == 4 && len(newBytes) == 4 {
 		sum += uint32(^binary.BigEndian.Uint16(oldBytes[0:2]))
-		sum += uint32(^binary.BigEndian.Uint16(oldBytes[2:4]))
+		sum += uint32(^binary.BigEndian.Uint16(oldBytes[2:4])) //nolint:gosec // length checked above
 		sum += uint32(binary.BigEndian.Uint16(newBytes[0:2]))
-		sum += uint32(binary.BigEndian.Uint16(newBytes[2:4]))
+		sum += uint32(binary.BigEndian.Uint16(newBytes[2:4])) //nolint:gosec // length checked above
 	} else {
 		// Fallback for other lengths
 		for i := 0; i < len(oldBytes)-1; i += 2 {

client/iface/bind/dual_stack_conn.go

@@ -0,0 +1,169 @@
+package bind
+
+import (
+	"errors"
+	"net"
+	"sync"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/hashicorp/go-multierror"
+	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
+
+	nberrors "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/errors"
+)
+
+var (
+	errNoIPv4Conn  = errors.New("no IPv4 connection available")
+	errNoIPv6Conn  = errors.New("no IPv6 connection available")
+	errInvalidAddr = errors.New("invalid address type")
+)
+
+// DualStackPacketConn wraps IPv4 and IPv6 UDP connections and routes writes
+// to the appropriate connection based on the destination address.
+// ReadFrom is not used in the hot path - ICEBind receives packets via
+// BatchReader.ReadBatch() directly. This is only used by udpMux for sending.
+type DualStackPacketConn struct {
+	ipv4Conn net.PacketConn
+	ipv6Conn net.PacketConn
+
+	readFromWarn sync.Once
+}
+
+// NewDualStackPacketConn creates a new dual-stack packet connection.
+func NewDualStackPacketConn(ipv4Conn, ipv6Conn net.PacketConn) *DualStackPacketConn {
+	return &DualStackPacketConn{
+		ipv4Conn: ipv4Conn,
+		ipv6Conn: ipv6Conn,
+	}
+}
+
+// ReadFrom reads from the available connection (preferring IPv4).
+// NOTE: This method is NOT used in the data path. ICEBind receives packets via
+// BatchReader.ReadBatch() directly for both IPv4 and IPv6, which is much more efficient.
+// This implementation exists only to satisfy the net.PacketConn interface for the udpMux,
+// but the udpMux only uses WriteTo() for sending STUN responses - it never calls ReadFrom()
+// because STUN packets are filtered and forwarded via HandleSTUNMessage() from the receive path.
+func (d *DualStackPacketConn) ReadFrom(b []byte) (n int, addr net.Addr, err error) {
+	d.readFromWarn.Do(func() {
+		log.Warn("DualStackPacketConn.ReadFrom called - this is unexpected and may indicate an inefficient code path")
+	})
+
+	if d.ipv4Conn != nil {
+		return d.ipv4Conn.ReadFrom(b)
+	}
+	if d.ipv6Conn != nil {
+		return d.ipv6Conn.ReadFrom(b)
+	}
+	return 0, nil, net.ErrClosed
+}
+
+// WriteTo writes to the appropriate connection based on the address type.
+func (d *DualStackPacketConn) WriteTo(b []byte, addr net.Addr) (n int, err error) {
+	udpAddr, ok := addr.(*net.UDPAddr)
+	if !ok {
+		return 0, &net.OpError{
+			Op:   "write",
+			Net:  "udp",
+			Addr: addr,
+			Err:  errInvalidAddr,
+		}
+	}
+
+	if udpAddr.IP.To4() == nil {
+		if d.ipv6Conn != nil {
+			return d.ipv6Conn.WriteTo(b, addr)
+		}
+		return 0, &net.OpError{
+			Op:   "write",
+			Net:  "udp6",
+			Addr: addr,
+			Err:  errNoIPv6Conn,
+		}
+	}
+
+	if d.ipv4Conn != nil {
+		return d.ipv4Conn.WriteTo(b, addr)
+	}
+	return 0, &net.OpError{
+		Op:   "write",
+		Net:  "udp4",
+		Addr: addr,
+		Err:  errNoIPv4Conn,
+	}
+}
+
+// Close closes both connections.
+func (d *DualStackPacketConn) Close() error {
+	var result *multierror.Error
+	if d.ipv4Conn != nil {
+		if err := d.ipv4Conn.Close(); err != nil {
+			result = multierror.Append(result, err)
+		}
+	}
+	if d.ipv6Conn != nil {
+		if err := d.ipv6Conn.Close(); err != nil {
+			result = multierror.Append(result, err)
+		}
+	}
+	return nberrors.FormatErrorOrNil(result)
+}
+
+// LocalAddr returns the local address of the IPv4 connection if available,
+// otherwise the IPv6 connection.
+func (d *DualStackPacketConn) LocalAddr() net.Addr {
+	if d.ipv4Conn != nil {
+		return d.ipv4Conn.LocalAddr()
+	}
+	if d.ipv6Conn != nil {
+		return d.ipv6Conn.LocalAddr()
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// SetDeadline sets the deadline for both connections.
+func (d *DualStackPacketConn) SetDeadline(t time.Time) error {
+	var result *multierror.Error
+	if d.ipv4Conn != nil {
+		if err := d.ipv4Conn.SetDeadline(t); err != nil {
+			result = multierror.Append(result, err)
+		}
+	}
+	if d.ipv6Conn != nil {
+		if err := d.ipv6Conn.SetDeadline(t); err != nil {
+			result = multierror.Append(result, err)
+		}
+	}
+	return nberrors.FormatErrorOrNil(result)
+}
+
+// SetReadDeadline sets the read deadline for both connections.
+func (d *DualStackPacketConn) SetReadDeadline(t time.Time) error {
+	var result *multierror.Error
+	if d.ipv4Conn != nil {
+		if err := d.ipv4Conn.SetReadDeadline(t); err != nil {
+			result = multierror.Append(result, err)
+		}
+	}
+	if d.ipv6Conn != nil {
+		if err := d.ipv6Conn.SetReadDeadline(t); err != nil {
+			result = multierror.Append(result, err)
+		}
+	}
+	return nberrors.FormatErrorOrNil(result)
+}
+
+// SetWriteDeadline sets the write deadline for both connections.
+func (d *DualStackPacketConn) SetWriteDeadline(t time.Time) error {
+	var result *multierror.Error
+	if d.ipv4Conn != nil {
+		if err := d.ipv4Conn.SetWriteDeadline(t); err != nil {
+			result = multierror.Append(result, err)
+		}
+	}
+	if d.ipv6Conn != nil {
+		if err := d.ipv6Conn.SetWriteDeadline(t); err != nil {
+			result = multierror.Append(result, err)
+		}
+	}
+	return nberrors.FormatErrorOrNil(result)
+}

client/iface/bind/dual_stack_conn_bench_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,119 @@
+package bind
+
+import (
+	"net"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+var (
+	ipv4Addr = &net.UDPAddr{IP: net.ParseIP("127.0.0.1"), Port: 12345}
+	ipv6Addr = &net.UDPAddr{IP: net.ParseIP("::1"), Port: 12345}
+	payload  = make([]byte, 1200)
+)
+
+func BenchmarkWriteTo_DirectUDPConn(b *testing.B) {
+	conn, err := net.ListenUDP("udp4", &net.UDPAddr{IP: net.IPv4zero, Port: 0})
+	if err != nil {
+		b.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	defer conn.Close()
+
+	b.ResetTimer()
+	for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
+		_, _ = conn.WriteTo(payload, ipv4Addr)
+	}
+}
+
+func BenchmarkWriteTo_DualStack_IPv4Only(b *testing.B) {
+	conn, err := net.ListenUDP("udp4", &net.UDPAddr{IP: net.IPv4zero, Port: 0})
+	if err != nil {
+		b.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	defer conn.Close()
+
+	ds := NewDualStackPacketConn(conn, nil)
+
+	b.ResetTimer()
+	for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
+		_, _ = ds.WriteTo(payload, ipv4Addr)
+	}
+}
+
+func BenchmarkWriteTo_DualStack_IPv6Only(b *testing.B) {
+	conn, err := net.ListenUDP("udp6", &net.UDPAddr{IP: net.IPv6zero, Port: 0})
+	if err != nil {
+		b.Skipf("IPv6 not available: %v", err)
+	}
+	defer conn.Close()
+
+	ds := NewDualStackPacketConn(nil, conn)
+
+	b.ResetTimer()
+	for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
+		_, _ = ds.WriteTo(payload, ipv6Addr)
+	}
+}
+
+func BenchmarkWriteTo_DualStack_Both_IPv4Traffic(b *testing.B) {
+	conn4, err := net.ListenUDP("udp4", &net.UDPAddr{IP: net.IPv4zero, Port: 0})
+	if err != nil {
+		b.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	defer conn4.Close()
+
+	conn6, err := net.ListenUDP("udp6", &net.UDPAddr{IP: net.IPv6zero, Port: 0})
+	if err != nil {
+		b.Skipf("IPv6 not available: %v", err)
+	}
+	defer conn6.Close()
+
+	ds := NewDualStackPacketConn(conn4, conn6)
+
+	b.ResetTimer()
+	for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
+		_, _ = ds.WriteTo(payload, ipv4Addr)
+	}
+}
+
+func BenchmarkWriteTo_DualStack_Both_IPv6Traffic(b *testing.B) {
+	conn4, err := net.ListenUDP("udp4", &net.UDPAddr{IP: net.IPv4zero, Port: 0})
+	if err != nil {
+		b.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	defer conn4.Close()
+
+	conn6, err := net.ListenUDP("udp6", &net.UDPAddr{IP: net.IPv6zero, Port: 0})
+	if err != nil {
+		b.Skipf("IPv6 not available: %v", err)
+	}
+	defer conn6.Close()
+
+	ds := NewDualStackPacketConn(conn4, conn6)
+
+	b.ResetTimer()
+	for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
+		_, _ = ds.WriteTo(payload, ipv6Addr)
+	}
+}
+
+func BenchmarkWriteTo_DualStack_Both_MixedTraffic(b *testing.B) {
+	conn4, err := net.ListenUDP("udp4", &net.UDPAddr{IP: net.IPv4zero, Port: 0})
+	if err != nil {
+		b.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	defer conn4.Close()
+
+	conn6, err := net.ListenUDP("udp6", &net.UDPAddr{IP: net.IPv6zero, Port: 0})
+	if err != nil {
+		b.Skipf("IPv6 not available: %v", err)
+	}
+	defer conn6.Close()
+
+	ds := NewDualStackPacketConn(conn4, conn6)
+	addrs := []net.Addr{ipv4Addr, ipv6Addr}
+
+	b.ResetTimer()
+	for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
+		_, _ = ds.WriteTo(payload, addrs[i&1])
+	}
+}

client/iface/bind/dual_stack_conn_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,191 @@
+package bind
+
+import (
+	"net"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+)
+
+func TestDualStackPacketConn_RoutesWritesToCorrectSocket(t *testing.T) {
+	ipv4Conn := &mockPacketConn{network: "udp4"}
+	ipv6Conn := &mockPacketConn{network: "udp6"}
+	dualStack := NewDualStackPacketConn(ipv4Conn, ipv6Conn)
+
+	tests := []struct {
+		name       string
+		addr       *net.UDPAddr
+		wantSocket string
+	}{
+		{
+			name:       "IPv4 address",
+			addr:       &net.UDPAddr{IP: net.ParseIP("192.168.1.1"), Port: 1234},
+			wantSocket: "udp4",
+		},
+		{
+			name:       "IPv6 address",
+			addr:       &net.UDPAddr{IP: net.ParseIP("2001:db8::1"), Port: 1234},
+			wantSocket: "udp6",
+		},
+		{
+			name:       "IPv4-mapped IPv6 goes to IPv4",
+			addr:       &net.UDPAddr{IP: net.ParseIP("::ffff:192.168.1.1"), Port: 1234},
+			wantSocket: "udp4",
+		},
+		{
+			name:       "IPv4 loopback",
+			addr:       &net.UDPAddr{IP: net.ParseIP("127.0.0.1"), Port: 1234},
+			wantSocket: "udp4",
+		},
+		{
+			name:       "IPv6 loopback",
+			addr:       &net.UDPAddr{IP: net.ParseIP("::1"), Port: 1234},
+			wantSocket: "udp6",
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			ipv4Conn.writeCount = 0
+			ipv6Conn.writeCount = 0
+
+			n, err := dualStack.WriteTo([]byte("test"), tt.addr)
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+			assert.Equal(t, 4, n)
+
+			if tt.wantSocket == "udp4" {
+				assert.Equal(t, 1, ipv4Conn.writeCount, "expected write to IPv4")
+				assert.Equal(t, 0, ipv6Conn.writeCount, "expected no write to IPv6")
+			} else {
+				assert.Equal(t, 0, ipv4Conn.writeCount, "expected no write to IPv4")
+				assert.Equal(t, 1, ipv6Conn.writeCount, "expected write to IPv6")
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestDualStackPacketConn_IPv4OnlyRejectsIPv6(t *testing.T) {
+	dualStack := NewDualStackPacketConn(&mockPacketConn{network: "udp4"}, nil)
+
+	// IPv4 works
+	_, err := dualStack.WriteTo([]byte("test"), &net.UDPAddr{IP: net.ParseIP("192.168.1.1"), Port: 1234})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	// IPv6 fails
+	_, err = dualStack.WriteTo([]byte("test"), &net.UDPAddr{IP: net.ParseIP("2001:db8::1"), Port: 1234})
+	require.Error(t, err)
+	assert.Contains(t, err.Error(), "no IPv6 connection")
+}
+
+func TestDualStackPacketConn_IPv6OnlyRejectsIPv4(t *testing.T) {
+	dualStack := NewDualStackPacketConn(nil, &mockPacketConn{network: "udp6"})
+
+	// IPv6 works
+	_, err := dualStack.WriteTo([]byte("test"), &net.UDPAddr{IP: net.ParseIP("2001:db8::1"), Port: 1234})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	// IPv4 fails
+	_, err = dualStack.WriteTo([]byte("test"), &net.UDPAddr{IP: net.ParseIP("192.168.1.1"), Port: 1234})
+	require.Error(t, err)
+	assert.Contains(t, err.Error(), "no IPv4 connection")
+}
+
+// TestDualStackPacketConn_ReadFromIsNotUsedInHotPath documents that ReadFrom
+// only reads from one socket (IPv4 preferred). This is fine because the actual
+// receive path uses wireguard-go's BatchReader directly, not ReadFrom.
+func TestDualStackPacketConn_ReadFromIsNotUsedInHotPath(t *testing.T) {
+	ipv4Conn := &mockPacketConn{
+		network:  "udp4",
+		readData: []byte("from ipv4"),
+		readAddr: &net.UDPAddr{IP: net.ParseIP("192.168.1.1"), Port: 1234},
+	}
+	ipv6Conn := &mockPacketConn{
+		network:  "udp6",
+		readData: []byte("from ipv6"),
+		readAddr: &net.UDPAddr{IP: net.ParseIP("2001:db8::1"), Port: 1234},
+	}
+
+	dualStack := NewDualStackPacketConn(ipv4Conn, ipv6Conn)
+
+	buf := make([]byte, 100)
+	n, addr, err := dualStack.ReadFrom(buf)
+
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	// reads from IPv4 (preferred) - this is expected behavior
+	assert.Equal(t, "from ipv4", string(buf[:n]))
+	assert.Equal(t, "192.168.1.1", addr.(*net.UDPAddr).IP.String())
+}
+
+func TestDualStackPacketConn_LocalAddrPrefersIPv4(t *testing.T) {
+	ipv4Addr := &net.UDPAddr{IP: net.ParseIP("0.0.0.0"), Port: 51820}
+	ipv6Addr := &net.UDPAddr{IP: net.ParseIP("::"), Port: 51820}
+
+	tests := []struct {
+		name     string
+		ipv4     net.PacketConn
+		ipv6     net.PacketConn
+		wantAddr net.Addr
+	}{
+		{
+			name:     "both available returns IPv4",
+			ipv4:     &mockPacketConn{localAddr: ipv4Addr},
+			ipv6:     &mockPacketConn{localAddr: ipv6Addr},
+			wantAddr: ipv4Addr,
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "IPv4 only",
+			ipv4:     &mockPacketConn{localAddr: ipv4Addr},
+			ipv6:     nil,
+			wantAddr: ipv4Addr,
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "IPv6 only",
+			ipv4:     nil,
+			ipv6:     &mockPacketConn{localAddr: ipv6Addr},
+			wantAddr: ipv6Addr,
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "neither returns nil",
+			ipv4:     nil,
+			ipv6:     nil,
+			wantAddr: nil,
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			dualStack := NewDualStackPacketConn(tt.ipv4, tt.ipv6)
+			assert.Equal(t, tt.wantAddr, dualStack.LocalAddr())
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+// mock
+
+type mockPacketConn struct {
+	network    string
+	writeCount int
+	readData   []byte
+	readAddr   net.Addr
+	localAddr  net.Addr
+}
+
+func (m *mockPacketConn) ReadFrom(b []byte) (n int, addr net.Addr, err error) {
+	if m.readData != nil {
+		return copy(b, m.readData), m.readAddr, nil
+	}
+	return 0, nil, nil
+}
+
+func (m *mockPacketConn) WriteTo(b []byte, addr net.Addr) (n int, err error) {
+	m.writeCount++
+	return len(b), nil
+}
+
+func (m *mockPacketConn) Close() error                       { return nil }
+func (m *mockPacketConn) LocalAddr() net.Addr                { return m.localAddr }
+func (m *mockPacketConn) SetDeadline(t time.Time) error      { return nil }
+func (m *mockPacketConn) SetReadDeadline(t time.Time) error  { return nil }
+func (m *mockPacketConn) SetWriteDeadline(t time.Time) error { return nil }

client/iface/bind/ice_bind.go

@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/pion/stun/v3"
 	"github.com/pion/transport/v3"
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
-	"golang.org/x/net/ipv4"
 	"golang.org/x/net/ipv6"
 	wgConn "golang.zx2c4.com/wireguard/conn"
 
@@ -28,22 +27,7 @@ type receiverCreator struct {
 }
 
 func (rc receiverCreator) CreateReceiverFn(pc wgConn.BatchReader, conn *net.UDPConn, rxOffload bool, msgPool *sync.Pool) wgConn.ReceiveFunc {
-	if ipv4PC, ok := pc.(*ipv4.PacketConn); ok {
-		return rc.iceBind.createIPv4ReceiverFn(ipv4PC, conn, rxOffload, msgPool)
-	}
-	// IPv6 is currently not supported in the udpmux, this is a stub for compatibility with the
-	// wireguard-go ReceiverCreator interface which is called for both IPv4 and IPv6.
-	return func(bufs [][]byte, sizes []int, eps []wgConn.Endpoint) (n int, err error) {
-		buf := bufs[0]
-		size, ep, err := conn.ReadFromUDPAddrPort(buf)
-		if err != nil {
-			return 0, err
-		}
-		sizes[0] = size
-		stdEp := &wgConn.StdNetEndpoint{AddrPort: ep}
-		eps[0] = stdEp
-		return 1, nil
-	}
+	return rc.iceBind.createReceiverFn(pc, conn, rxOffload, msgPool)
 }
 
 // ICEBind is a bind implementation with two main features:
@@ -73,6 +57,8 @@ type ICEBind struct {
 
 	muUDPMux sync.Mutex
 	udpMux   *udpmux.UniversalUDPMuxDefault
+	ipv4Conn *net.UDPConn
+	ipv6Conn *net.UDPConn
 }
 
 func NewICEBind(transportNet transport.Net, filterFn udpmux.FilterFn, address wgaddr.Address, mtu uint16) *ICEBind {
@@ -118,6 +104,12 @@ func (s *ICEBind) Close() error {
 
 	close(s.closedChan)
 
+	s.muUDPMux.Lock()
+	s.ipv4Conn = nil
+	s.ipv6Conn = nil
+	s.udpMux = nil
+	s.muUDPMux.Unlock()
+
 	return s.StdNetBind.Close()
 }
 
@@ -175,19 +167,18 @@ func (b *ICEBind) Send(bufs [][]byte, ep wgConn.Endpoint) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (s *ICEBind) createIPv4ReceiverFn(pc *ipv4.PacketConn, conn *net.UDPConn, rxOffload bool, msgsPool *sync.Pool) wgConn.ReceiveFunc {
+func (s *ICEBind) createReceiverFn(pc wgConn.BatchReader, conn *net.UDPConn, rxOffload bool, msgsPool *sync.Pool) wgConn.ReceiveFunc {
 	s.muUDPMux.Lock()
 	defer s.muUDPMux.Unlock()
 
-	s.udpMux = udpmux.NewUniversalUDPMuxDefault(
-		udpmux.UniversalUDPMuxParams{
-			UDPConn:   nbnet.WrapPacketConn(conn),
-			Net:       s.transportNet,
-			FilterFn:  s.filterFn,
-			WGAddress: s.address,
-			MTU:       s.mtu,
-		},
-	)
+	// Detect IPv4 vs IPv6 from connection's local address
+	if localAddr := conn.LocalAddr().(*net.UDPAddr); localAddr.IP.To4() != nil {
+		s.ipv4Conn = conn
+	} else {
+		s.ipv6Conn = conn
+	}
+	s.createOrUpdateMux()
+
 	return func(bufs [][]byte, sizes []int, eps []wgConn.Endpoint) (n int, err error) {
 		msgs := getMessages(msgsPool)
 		for i := range bufs {
@@ -195,12 +186,13 @@ func (s *ICEBind) createIPv4ReceiverFn(pc *ipv4.PacketConn, conn *net.UDPConn, r
 			(*msgs)[i].OOB = (*msgs)[i].OOB[:cap((*msgs)[i].OOB)]
 		}
 		defer putMessages(msgs, msgsPool)
+
 		var numMsgs int
 		if runtime.GOOS == "linux" || runtime.GOOS == "android" {
 			if rxOffload {
 				readAt := len(*msgs) - (wgConn.IdealBatchSize / wgConn.UdpSegmentMaxDatagrams)
-				//nolint
-				numMsgs, err = pc.ReadBatch((*msgs)[readAt:], 0)
+				//nolint:staticcheck
+				_, err = pc.ReadBatch((*msgs)[readAt:], 0)
 				if err != nil {
 					return 0, err
 				}
@@ -222,12 +214,12 @@ func (s *ICEBind) createIPv4ReceiverFn(pc *ipv4.PacketConn, conn *net.UDPConn, r
 			}
 			numMsgs = 1
 		}
+
 		for i := 0; i < numMsgs; i++ {
 			msg := &(*msgs)[i]
 
 			// todo: handle err
-			ok, _ := s.filterOutStunMessages(msg.Buffers, msg.N, msg.Addr)
-			if ok {
+			if ok, _ := s.filterOutStunMessages(msg.Buffers, msg.N, msg.Addr); ok {
 				continue
 			}
 			sizes[i] = msg.N
@@ -248,6 +240,38 @@ func (s *ICEBind) createIPv4ReceiverFn(pc *ipv4.PacketConn, conn *net.UDPConn, r
 	}
 }
 
+// createOrUpdateMux creates or updates the UDP mux with the available connections.
+// Must be called with muUDPMux held.
+func (s *ICEBind) createOrUpdateMux() {
+	var muxConn net.PacketConn
+
+	switch {
+	case s.ipv4Conn != nil && s.ipv6Conn != nil:
+		muxConn = NewDualStackPacketConn(
+			nbnet.WrapPacketConn(s.ipv4Conn),
+			nbnet.WrapPacketConn(s.ipv6Conn),
+		)
+	case s.ipv4Conn != nil:
+		muxConn = nbnet.WrapPacketConn(s.ipv4Conn)
+	case s.ipv6Conn != nil:
+		muxConn = nbnet.WrapPacketConn(s.ipv6Conn)
+	default:
+		return
+	}
+
+	// Don't close the old mux - it doesn't own the underlying connections.
+	// The sockets are managed by WireGuard's StdNetBind, not by us.
+	s.udpMux = udpmux.NewUniversalUDPMuxDefault(
+		udpmux.UniversalUDPMuxParams{
+			UDPConn:   muxConn,
+			Net:       s.transportNet,
+			FilterFn:  s.filterFn,
+			WGAddress: s.address,
+			MTU:       s.mtu,
+		},
+	)
+}
+
 func (s *ICEBind) filterOutStunMessages(buffers [][]byte, n int, addr net.Addr) (bool, error) {
 	for i := range buffers {
 		if !stun.IsMessage(buffers[i]) {
@@ -260,9 +284,14 @@ func (s *ICEBind) filterOutStunMessages(buffers [][]byte, n int, addr net.Addr)
 			return true, err
 		}
 
-		muxErr := s.udpMux.HandleSTUNMessage(msg, addr)
-		if muxErr != nil {
-			log.Warnf("failed to handle STUN packet")
+		s.muUDPMux.Lock()
+		mux := s.udpMux
+		s.muUDPMux.Unlock()
+
+		if mux != nil {
+			if muxErr := mux.HandleSTUNMessage(msg, addr); muxErr != nil {
+				log.Warnf("failed to handle STUN packet: %v", muxErr)
+			}
 		}
 
 		buffers[i] = []byte{}

client/iface/bind/ice_bind_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,324 @@
+package bind
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"net"
+	"net/netip"
+	"sync"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/pion/transport/v3/stdnet"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+	"golang.org/x/net/ipv4"
+	"golang.org/x/net/ipv6"
+
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/iface/wgaddr"
+)
+
+func TestICEBind_CreatesReceiverForBothIPv4AndIPv6(t *testing.T) {
+	iceBind := setupICEBind(t)
+
+	ipv4Conn, ipv6Conn := createDualStackConns(t)
+	defer ipv4Conn.Close()
+	defer ipv6Conn.Close()
+
+	rc := receiverCreator{iceBind}
+	pool := createMsgPool()
+
+	// Simulate wireguard-go calling CreateReceiverFn for IPv4
+	ipv4RecvFn := rc.CreateReceiverFn(ipv4.NewPacketConn(ipv4Conn), ipv4Conn, false, pool)
+	require.NotNil(t, ipv4RecvFn)
+
+	iceBind.muUDPMux.Lock()
+	assert.NotNil(t, iceBind.ipv4Conn, "should store IPv4 connection")
+	assert.Nil(t, iceBind.ipv6Conn, "IPv6 not added yet")
+	assert.NotNil(t, iceBind.udpMux, "mux should be created after first connection")
+	iceBind.muUDPMux.Unlock()
+
+	// Simulate wireguard-go calling CreateReceiverFn for IPv6
+	ipv6RecvFn := rc.CreateReceiverFn(ipv6.NewPacketConn(ipv6Conn), ipv6Conn, false, pool)
+	require.NotNil(t, ipv6RecvFn)
+
+	iceBind.muUDPMux.Lock()
+	assert.NotNil(t, iceBind.ipv4Conn, "should still have IPv4 connection")
+	assert.NotNil(t, iceBind.ipv6Conn, "should now have IPv6 connection")
+	assert.NotNil(t, iceBind.udpMux, "mux should still exist")
+	iceBind.muUDPMux.Unlock()
+
+	mux, err := iceBind.GetICEMux()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.NotNil(t, mux)
+}
+
+func TestICEBind_WorksWithIPv4Only(t *testing.T) {
+	iceBind := setupICEBind(t)
+
+	ipv4Conn, err := net.ListenUDP("udp4", &net.UDPAddr{IP: net.IPv4zero, Port: 0})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	defer ipv4Conn.Close()
+
+	rc := receiverCreator{iceBind}
+	recvFn := rc.CreateReceiverFn(ipv4.NewPacketConn(ipv4Conn), ipv4Conn, false, createMsgPool())
+	require.NotNil(t, recvFn)
+
+	iceBind.muUDPMux.Lock()
+	assert.NotNil(t, iceBind.ipv4Conn)
+	assert.Nil(t, iceBind.ipv6Conn)
+	assert.NotNil(t, iceBind.udpMux)
+	iceBind.muUDPMux.Unlock()
+
+	mux, err := iceBind.GetICEMux()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.NotNil(t, mux)
+}
+
+func TestICEBind_WorksWithIPv6Only(t *testing.T) {
+	iceBind := setupICEBind(t)
+
+	ipv6Conn, err := net.ListenUDP("udp6", &net.UDPAddr{IP: net.IPv6zero, Port: 0})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Skipf("IPv6 not available: %v", err)
+	}
+	defer ipv6Conn.Close()
+
+	rc := receiverCreator{iceBind}
+	recvFn := rc.CreateReceiverFn(ipv6.NewPacketConn(ipv6Conn), ipv6Conn, false, createMsgPool())
+	require.NotNil(t, recvFn)
+
+	iceBind.muUDPMux.Lock()
+	assert.Nil(t, iceBind.ipv4Conn)
+	assert.NotNil(t, iceBind.ipv6Conn)
+	assert.NotNil(t, iceBind.udpMux)
+	iceBind.muUDPMux.Unlock()
+
+	mux, err := iceBind.GetICEMux()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.NotNil(t, mux)
+}
+
+// TestICEBind_SendsToIPv4AndIPv6PeersSimultaneously verifies that we can communicate
+// with peers on different address families through the same DualStackPacketConn.
+func TestICEBind_SendsToIPv4AndIPv6PeersSimultaneously(t *testing.T) {
+	// two "remote peers" listening on different address families
+	ipv4Peer := listenUDP(t, "udp4", "127.0.0.1:0")
+	defer ipv4Peer.Close()
+
+	ipv6Peer, err := net.ListenUDP("udp6", &net.UDPAddr{IP: net.IPv6loopback, Port: 0})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Skipf("IPv6 not available: %v", err)
+	}
+	defer ipv6Peer.Close()
+
+	// our local dual-stack connection
+	ipv4Local := listenUDP(t, "udp4", "127.0.0.1:0")
+	defer ipv4Local.Close()
+
+	ipv6Local := listenUDP(t, "udp6", "[::1]:0")
+	defer ipv6Local.Close()
+
+	dualStack := NewDualStackPacketConn(ipv4Local, ipv6Local)
+
+	// send to both peers
+	_, err = dualStack.WriteTo([]byte("to-ipv4"), ipv4Peer.LocalAddr())
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	_, err = dualStack.WriteTo([]byte("to-ipv6"), ipv6Peer.LocalAddr())
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	// verify IPv4 peer got its packet from the IPv4 socket
+	buf := make([]byte, 100)
+	_ = ipv4Peer.SetReadDeadline(time.Now().Add(time.Second))
+	n, addr, err := ipv4Peer.ReadFrom(buf)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, "to-ipv4", string(buf[:n]))
+	assert.Equal(t, ipv4Local.LocalAddr().(*net.UDPAddr).Port, addr.(*net.UDPAddr).Port)
+
+	// verify IPv6 peer got its packet from the IPv6 socket
+	_ = ipv6Peer.SetReadDeadline(time.Now().Add(time.Second))
+	n, addr, err = ipv6Peer.ReadFrom(buf)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, "to-ipv6", string(buf[:n]))
+	assert.Equal(t, ipv6Local.LocalAddr().(*net.UDPAddr).Port, addr.(*net.UDPAddr).Port)
+}
+
+// TestICEBind_HandlesConcurrentMixedTraffic sends packets concurrently to both IPv4
+// and IPv6 peers. Verifies no packets get misrouted (IPv4 peer only gets v4- packets,
+// IPv6 peer only gets v6- packets). Some packet loss is acceptable for UDP.
+func TestICEBind_HandlesConcurrentMixedTraffic(t *testing.T) {
+	ipv4Peer := listenUDP(t, "udp4", "127.0.0.1:0")
+	defer ipv4Peer.Close()
+
+	ipv6Peer, err := net.ListenUDP("udp6", &net.UDPAddr{IP: net.IPv6loopback, Port: 0})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Skipf("IPv6 not available: %v", err)
+	}
+	defer ipv6Peer.Close()
+
+	ipv4Local := listenUDP(t, "udp4", "127.0.0.1:0")
+	defer ipv4Local.Close()
+
+	ipv6Local := listenUDP(t, "udp6", "[::1]:0")
+	defer ipv6Local.Close()
+
+	dualStack := NewDualStackPacketConn(ipv4Local, ipv6Local)
+
+	const packetsPerFamily = 500
+
+	ipv4Received := make(chan string, packetsPerFamily)
+	ipv6Received := make(chan string, packetsPerFamily)
+
+	startGate := make(chan struct{})
+	var wg sync.WaitGroup
+
+	wg.Add(1)
+	go func() {
+		defer wg.Done()
+		buf := make([]byte, 100)
+		for i := 0; i < packetsPerFamily; i++ {
+			n, _, err := ipv4Peer.ReadFrom(buf)
+			if err != nil {
+				return
+			}
+			ipv4Received <- string(buf[:n])
+		}
+	}()
+
+	wg.Add(1)
+	go func() {
+		defer wg.Done()
+		buf := make([]byte, 100)
+		for i := 0; i < packetsPerFamily; i++ {
+			n, _, err := ipv6Peer.ReadFrom(buf)
+			if err != nil {
+				return
+			}
+			ipv6Received <- string(buf[:n])
+		}
+	}()
+
+	wg.Add(1)
+	go func() {
+		defer wg.Done()
+		<-startGate
+		for i := 0; i < packetsPerFamily; i++ {
+			_, _ = dualStack.WriteTo([]byte(fmt.Sprintf("v4-%04d", i)), ipv4Peer.LocalAddr())
+		}
+	}()
+
+	wg.Add(1)
+	go func() {
+		defer wg.Done()
+		<-startGate
+		for i := 0; i < packetsPerFamily; i++ {
+			_, _ = dualStack.WriteTo([]byte(fmt.Sprintf("v6-%04d", i)), ipv6Peer.LocalAddr())
+		}
+	}()
+
+	close(startGate)
+
+	time.AfterFunc(5*time.Second, func() {
+		_ = ipv4Peer.SetReadDeadline(time.Now())
+		_ = ipv6Peer.SetReadDeadline(time.Now())
+	})
+
+	wg.Wait()
+	close(ipv4Received)
+	close(ipv6Received)
+
+	ipv4Count := 0
+	for pkt := range ipv4Received {
+		require.True(t, len(pkt) >= 3 && pkt[:3] == "v4-", "IPv4 peer got misrouted packet: %s", pkt)
+		ipv4Count++
+	}
+
+	ipv6Count := 0
+	for pkt := range ipv6Received {
+		require.True(t, len(pkt) >= 3 && pkt[:3] == "v6-", "IPv6 peer got misrouted packet: %s", pkt)
+		ipv6Count++
+	}
+
+	assert.Equal(t, packetsPerFamily, ipv4Count)
+	assert.Equal(t, packetsPerFamily, ipv6Count)
+}
+
+func TestICEBind_DetectsAddressFamilyFromConnection(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name     string
+		network  string
+		addr     string
+		wantIPv4 bool
+	}{
+		{"IPv4 any", "udp4", "0.0.0.0:0", true},
+		{"IPv4 loopback", "udp4", "127.0.0.1:0", true},
+		{"IPv6 any", "udp6", "[::]:0", false},
+		{"IPv6 loopback", "udp6", "[::1]:0", false},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			addr, err := net.ResolveUDPAddr(tt.network, tt.addr)
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+
+			conn, err := net.ListenUDP(tt.network, addr)
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Skipf("%s not available: %v", tt.network, err)
+			}
+			defer conn.Close()
+
+			localAddr := conn.LocalAddr().(*net.UDPAddr)
+			isIPv4 := localAddr.IP.To4() != nil
+			assert.Equal(t, tt.wantIPv4, isIPv4)
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+// helpers
+
+func setupICEBind(t *testing.T) *ICEBind {
+	t.Helper()
+	transportNet, err := stdnet.NewNet()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	address := wgaddr.Address{
+		IP:      netip.MustParseAddr("100.64.0.1"),
+		Network: netip.MustParsePrefix("100.64.0.0/10"),
+	}
+	return NewICEBind(transportNet, nil, address, 1280)
+}
+
+func createDualStackConns(t *testing.T) (*net.UDPConn, *net.UDPConn) {
+	t.Helper()
+	ipv4Conn, err := net.ListenUDP("udp4", &net.UDPAddr{IP: net.IPv4zero, Port: 0})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	ipv6Conn, err := net.ListenUDP("udp6", &net.UDPAddr{IP: net.IPv6zero, Port: 0})
+	if err != nil {
+		ipv4Conn.Close()
+		t.Skipf("IPv6 not available: %v", err)
+	}
+	return ipv4Conn, ipv6Conn
+}
+
+func createMsgPool() *sync.Pool {
+	return &sync.Pool{
+		New: func() any {
+			msgs := make([]ipv6.Message, 1)
+			for i := range msgs {
+				msgs[i].Buffers = make(net.Buffers, 1)
+				msgs[i].OOB = make([]byte, 0, 40)
+			}
+			return &msgs
+		},
+	}
+}
+
+func listenUDP(t *testing.T, network, addr string) *net.UDPConn {
+	t.Helper()
+	udpAddr, err := net.ResolveUDPAddr(network, addr)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	conn, err := net.ListenUDP(network, udpAddr)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	return conn
+}

client/iface/configurer/common.go

@@ -3,8 +3,22 @@ package configurer
 import (
 	"net"
 	"net/netip"
+
+	"golang.zx2c4.com/wireguard/wgctrl/wgtypes"
 )
 
+// buildPresharedKeyConfig creates a wgtypes.Config for setting a preshared key on a peer.
+// This is a shared helper used by both kernel and userspace configurers.
+func buildPresharedKeyConfig(peerKey wgtypes.Key, psk wgtypes.Key, updateOnly bool) wgtypes.Config {
+	return wgtypes.Config{
+		Peers: []wgtypes.PeerConfig{{
+			PublicKey:    peerKey,
+			PresharedKey: &psk,
+			UpdateOnly:   updateOnly,
+		}},
+	}
+}
+
 func prefixesToIPNets(prefixes []netip.Prefix) []net.IPNet {
 	ipNets := make([]net.IPNet, len(prefixes))
 	for i, prefix := range prefixes {

client/iface/configurer/kernel_unix.go

@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/monotime"
 )
 
-var zeroKey wgtypes.Key
-
 type KernelConfigurer struct {
 	deviceName string
 }
@@ -48,6 +46,18 @@ func (c *KernelConfigurer) ConfigureInterface(privateKey string, port int) error
 	return nil
 }
 
+// SetPresharedKey sets the preshared key for a peer.
+// If updateOnly is true, only updates the existing peer; if false, creates or updates.
+func (c *KernelConfigurer) SetPresharedKey(peerKey string, psk wgtypes.Key, updateOnly bool) error {
+	parsedPeerKey, err := wgtypes.ParseKey(peerKey)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	cfg := buildPresharedKeyConfig(parsedPeerKey, psk, updateOnly)
+	return c.configure(cfg)
+}
+
 func (c *KernelConfigurer) UpdatePeer(peerKey string, allowedIps []netip.Prefix, keepAlive time.Duration, endpoint *net.UDPAddr, preSharedKey *wgtypes.Key) error {
 	peerKeyParsed, err := wgtypes.ParseKey(peerKey)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -279,7 +289,7 @@ func (c *KernelConfigurer) FullStats() (*Stats, error) {
 			TxBytes:       p.TransmitBytes,
 			RxBytes:       p.ReceiveBytes,
 			LastHandshake: p.LastHandshakeTime,
-			PresharedKey:  p.PresharedKey != zeroKey,
+			PresharedKey:  [32]byte(p.PresharedKey),
 		}
 		if p.Endpoint != nil {
 			peer.Endpoint = *p.Endpoint

client/iface/configurer/usp.go

@@ -22,17 +22,16 @@ import (
 )
 
 const (
-	privateKey                  = "private_key"
-	ipcKeyLastHandshakeTimeSec  = "last_handshake_time_sec"
-	ipcKeyLastHandshakeTimeNsec = "last_handshake_time_nsec"
-	ipcKeyTxBytes               = "tx_bytes"
-	ipcKeyRxBytes               = "rx_bytes"
-	allowedIP                   = "allowed_ip"
-	endpoint                    = "endpoint"
-	fwmark                      = "fwmark"
-	listenPort                  = "listen_port"
-	publicKey                   = "public_key"
-	presharedKey                = "preshared_key"
+	privateKey                 = "private_key"
+	ipcKeyLastHandshakeTimeSec = "last_handshake_time_sec"
+	ipcKeyTxBytes              = "tx_bytes"
+	ipcKeyRxBytes              = "rx_bytes"
+	allowedIP                  = "allowed_ip"
+	endpoint                   = "endpoint"
+	fwmark                     = "fwmark"
+	listenPort                 = "listen_port"
+	publicKey                  = "public_key"
+	presharedKey               = "preshared_key"
 )
 
 var ErrAllowedIPNotFound = fmt.Errorf("allowed IP not found")
@@ -72,6 +71,18 @@ func (c *WGUSPConfigurer) ConfigureInterface(privateKey string, port int) error
 	return c.device.IpcSet(toWgUserspaceString(config))
 }
 
+// SetPresharedKey sets the preshared key for a peer.
+// If updateOnly is true, only updates the existing peer; if false, creates or updates.
+func (c *WGUSPConfigurer) SetPresharedKey(peerKey string, psk wgtypes.Key, updateOnly bool) error {
+	parsedPeerKey, err := wgtypes.ParseKey(peerKey)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	cfg := buildPresharedKeyConfig(parsedPeerKey, psk, updateOnly)
+	return c.device.IpcSet(toWgUserspaceString(cfg))
+}
+
 func (c *WGUSPConfigurer) UpdatePeer(peerKey string, allowedIps []netip.Prefix, keepAlive time.Duration, endpoint *net.UDPAddr, preSharedKey *wgtypes.Key) error {
 	peerKeyParsed, err := wgtypes.ParseKey(peerKey)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -422,23 +433,19 @@ func toWgUserspaceString(wgCfg wgtypes.Config) string {
 		hexKey := hex.EncodeToString(p.PublicKey[:])
 		sb.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("public_key=%s\n", hexKey))
 
+		if p.Remove {
+			sb.WriteString("remove=true\n")
+		}
+
+		if p.UpdateOnly {
+			sb.WriteString("update_only=true\n")
+		}
+
 		if p.PresharedKey != nil {
 			preSharedHexKey := hex.EncodeToString(p.PresharedKey[:])
 			sb.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("preshared_key=%s\n", preSharedHexKey))
 		}
 
-		if p.Remove {
-			sb.WriteString("remove=true")
-		}
-
-		if p.ReplaceAllowedIPs {
-			sb.WriteString("replace_allowed_ips=true\n")
-		}
-
-		for _, aip := range p.AllowedIPs {
-			sb.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("allowed_ip=%s\n", aip.String()))
-		}
-
 		if p.Endpoint != nil {
 			sb.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("endpoint=%s\n", p.Endpoint.String()))
 		}
@@ -446,6 +453,14 @@ func toWgUserspaceString(wgCfg wgtypes.Config) string {
 		if p.PersistentKeepaliveInterval != nil {
 			sb.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("persistent_keepalive_interval=%d\n", int(p.PersistentKeepaliveInterval.Seconds())))
 		}
+
+		if p.ReplaceAllowedIPs {
+			sb.WriteString("replace_allowed_ips=true\n")
+		}
+
+		for _, aip := range p.AllowedIPs {
+			sb.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("allowed_ip=%s\n", aip.String()))
+		}
 	}
 	return sb.String()
 }
@@ -543,7 +558,7 @@ func parseStatus(deviceName, ipcStr string) (*Stats, error) {
 				continue
 			}
 
-			host, portStr, err := net.SplitHostPort(strings.Trim(val, "[]"))
+			host, portStr, err := net.SplitHostPort(val)
 			if err != nil {
 				log.Errorf("failed to parse endpoint: %v", err)
 				continue
@@ -599,7 +614,9 @@ func parseStatus(deviceName, ipcStr string) (*Stats, error) {
 				continue
 			}
 			if val != "" && val != "0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000" {
-				currentPeer.PresharedKey = true
+				if pskKey, err := hexToWireguardKey(val); err == nil {
+					currentPeer.PresharedKey = [32]byte(pskKey)
+				}
 			}
 		}
 	}

client/iface/configurer/wgshow.go

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ type Peer struct {
 	TxBytes       int64
 	RxBytes       int64
 	LastHandshake time.Time
-	PresharedKey  bool
+	PresharedKey  [32]byte
 }
 
 type Stats struct {

client/iface/device/device_filter.go

@@ -29,8 +29,9 @@ type PacketFilter interface {
 type FilteredDevice struct {
 	tun.Device
 
-	filter PacketFilter
-	mutex  sync.RWMutex
+	filter    PacketFilter
+	mutex     sync.RWMutex
+	closeOnce sync.Once
 }
 
 // newDeviceFilter constructor function
@@ -40,6 +41,20 @@ func newDeviceFilter(device tun.Device) *FilteredDevice {
 	}
 }
 
+// Close closes the underlying tun device exactly once.
+// wireguard-go's netTun.Close() panics on double-close due to a bare close(channel),
+// and multiple code paths can trigger Close on the same device.
+func (d *FilteredDevice) Close() error {
+	var err error
+	d.closeOnce.Do(func() {
+		err = d.Device.Close()
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 // Read wraps read method with filtering feature
 func (d *FilteredDevice) Read(bufs [][]byte, sizes []int, offset int) (n int, err error) {
 	if n, err = d.Device.Read(bufs, sizes, offset); err != nil {

client/iface/device/device_netstack.go

@@ -82,7 +82,9 @@ func (t *TunNetstackDevice) create() (WGConfigurer, error) {
 	t.configurer = configurer.NewUSPConfigurer(t.device, t.name, t.bind.ActivityRecorder())
 	err = t.configurer.ConfigureInterface(t.key, t.port)
 	if err != nil {
-		_ = tunIface.Close()
+		if cErr := tunIface.Close(); cErr != nil {
+			log.Debugf("failed to close tun device: %v", cErr)
+		}
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("error configuring interface: %s", err)
 	}
 

client/iface/device/interface.go

@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ type WGConfigurer interface {
 	RemovePeer(peerKey string) error
 	AddAllowedIP(peerKey string, allowedIP netip.Prefix) error
 	RemoveAllowedIP(peerKey string, allowedIP netip.Prefix) error
+	SetPresharedKey(peerKey string, psk wgtypes.Key, updateOnly bool) error
 	Close()
 	GetStats() (map[string]configurer.WGStats, error)
 	FullStats() (*configurer.Stats, error)

client/iface/iface.go

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/errors"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/iface/configurer"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/iface/device"
+	nbnetstack "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/iface/netstack"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/iface/udpmux"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/iface/wgaddr"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/iface/wgproxy"
@@ -50,6 +51,7 @@ func ValidateMTU(mtu uint16) error {
 
 type wgProxyFactory interface {
 	GetProxy() wgproxy.Proxy
+	GetProxyPort() uint16
 	Free() error
 }
 
@@ -80,6 +82,12 @@ func (w *WGIface) GetProxy() wgproxy.Proxy {
 	return w.wgProxyFactory.GetProxy()
 }
 
+// GetProxyPort returns the proxy port used by the WireGuard proxy.
+// Returns 0 if no proxy port is used (e.g., for userspace WireGuard).
+func (w *WGIface) GetProxyPort() uint16 {
+	return w.wgProxyFactory.GetProxyPort()
+}
+
 // GetBind returns the EndpointManager userspace bind mode.
 func (w *WGIface) GetBind() device.EndpointManager {
 	w.mu.Lock()
@@ -221,6 +229,10 @@ func (w *WGIface) Close() error {
 		result = multierror.Append(result, fmt.Errorf("failed to close wireguard interface %s: %w", w.Name(), err))
 	}
 
+	if nbnetstack.IsEnabled() {
+		return errors.FormatErrorOrNil(result)
+	}
+
 	if err := w.waitUntilRemoved(); err != nil {
 		log.Warnf("failed to remove WireGuard interface %s: %v", w.Name(), err)
 		if err := w.Destroy(); err != nil {
@@ -297,6 +309,19 @@ func (w *WGIface) FullStats() (*configurer.Stats, error) {
 	return w.configurer.FullStats()
 }
 
+// SetPresharedKey sets or updates the preshared key for a peer.
+// If updateOnly is true, only updates existing peer; if false, creates or updates.
+func (w *WGIface) SetPresharedKey(peerKey string, psk wgtypes.Key, updateOnly bool) error {
+	w.mu.Lock()
+	defer w.mu.Unlock()
+
+	if w.configurer == nil {
+		return ErrIfaceNotFound
+	}
+
+	return w.configurer.SetPresharedKey(peerKey, psk, updateOnly)
+}
+
 func (w *WGIface) waitUntilRemoved() error {
 	maxWaitTime := 5 * time.Second
 	timeout := time.NewTimer(maxWaitTime)

client/iface/netstack/tun.go

@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ func (t *NetStackTun) Create() (tun.Device, *netstack.Net, error) {
 		}
 	}()
 
-	return nsTunDev, tunNet, nil
+	return t.tundev, tunNet, nil
 }
 
 func (t *NetStackTun) Close() error {

client/iface/wgproxy/bind/proxy.go

@@ -114,21 +114,21 @@ func (p *ProxyBind) Pause() {
 }
 
 func (p *ProxyBind) RedirectAs(endpoint *net.UDPAddr) {
+	ep, err := addrToEndpoint(endpoint)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Errorf("failed to start package redirection: %v", err)
+		return
+	}
+
 	p.pausedCond.L.Lock()
 	p.paused = false
 
-	p.wgCurrentUsed = addrToEndpoint(endpoint)
+	p.wgCurrentUsed = ep
 
 	p.pausedCond.Signal()
 	p.pausedCond.L.Unlock()
 }
 
-func addrToEndpoint(addr *net.UDPAddr) *bind.Endpoint {
-	ip, _ := netip.AddrFromSlice(addr.IP.To4())
-	addrPort := netip.AddrPortFrom(ip, uint16(addr.Port))
-	return &bind.Endpoint{AddrPort: addrPort}
-}
-
 func (p *ProxyBind) CloseConn() error {
 	if p.cancel == nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("proxy not started")
@@ -212,3 +212,16 @@ func fakeAddress(peerAddress *net.UDPAddr) (*netip.AddrPort, error) {
 	netipAddr := netip.AddrPortFrom(fakeIP, uint16(peerAddress.Port))
 	return &netipAddr, nil
 }
+
+func addrToEndpoint(addr *net.UDPAddr) (*bind.Endpoint, error) {
+	if addr == nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid address")
+	}
+	ip, ok := netip.AddrFromSlice(addr.IP)
+	if !ok {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("convert %s to netip.Addr", addr)
+	}
+
+	addrPort := netip.AddrPortFrom(ip.Unmap(), uint16(addr.Port))
+	return &bind.Endpoint{AddrPort: addrPort}, nil
+}

client/iface/wgproxy/ebpf/proxy.go

@@ -8,8 +8,6 @@ import (
 	"net"
 	"sync"
 
-	"github.com/google/gopacket"
-	"github.com/google/gopacket/layers"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/go-multierror"
 	"github.com/pion/transport/v3"
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
@@ -26,13 +24,10 @@ const (
 	loopbackAddr = "127.0.0.1"
 )
 
-var (
-	localHostNetIP = net.ParseIP("127.0.0.1")
-)
-
 // WGEBPFProxy definition for proxy with EBPF support
 type WGEBPFProxy struct {
 	localWGListenPort int
+	proxyPort         int
 	mtu               uint16
 
 	ebpfManager   ebpfMgr.Manager
@@ -40,7 +35,8 @@ type WGEBPFProxy struct {
 	turnConnMutex sync.Mutex
 
 	lastUsedPort uint16
-	rawConn      net.PacketConn
+	rawConnIPv4  net.PacketConn
+	rawConnIPv6  net.PacketConn
 	conn         transport.UDPConn
 
 	ctx       context.Context
@@ -62,23 +58,39 @@ func NewWGEBPFProxy(wgPort int, mtu uint16) *WGEBPFProxy {
 // Listen load ebpf program and listen the proxy
 func (p *WGEBPFProxy) Listen() error {
 	pl := portLookup{}
-	wgPorxyPort, err := pl.searchFreePort()
+	proxyPort, err := pl.searchFreePort()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	p.proxyPort = proxyPort
+
+	// Prepare IPv4 raw socket (required)
+	p.rawConnIPv4, err = rawsocket.PrepareSenderRawSocketIPv4()
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	p.rawConn, err = rawsocket.PrepareSenderRawSocket()
+	// Prepare IPv6 raw socket (optional)
+	p.rawConnIPv6, err = rawsocket.PrepareSenderRawSocketIPv6()
 	if err != nil {
-		return err
+		log.Warnf("failed to prepare IPv6 raw socket, continuing with IPv4 only: %v", err)
 	}
 
-	err = p.ebpfManager.LoadWgProxy(wgPorxyPort, p.localWGListenPort)
+	err = p.ebpfManager.LoadWgProxy(proxyPort, p.localWGListenPort)
 	if err != nil {
+		if closeErr := p.rawConnIPv4.Close(); closeErr != nil {
+			log.Warnf("failed to close IPv4 raw socket: %v", closeErr)
+		}
+		if p.rawConnIPv6 != nil {
+			if closeErr := p.rawConnIPv6.Close(); closeErr != nil {
+				log.Warnf("failed to close IPv6 raw socket: %v", closeErr)
+			}
+		}
 		return err
 	}
 
 	addr := net.UDPAddr{
-		Port: wgPorxyPort,
+		Port: proxyPort,
 		IP:   net.ParseIP(loopbackAddr),
 	}
 
@@ -94,7 +106,7 @@ func (p *WGEBPFProxy) Listen() error {
 	p.conn = conn
 
 	go p.proxyToRemote()
-	log.Infof("local wg proxy listening on: %d", wgPorxyPort)
+	log.Infof("local wg proxy listening on: %d", proxyPort)
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -135,12 +147,25 @@ func (p *WGEBPFProxy) Free() error {
 		result = multierror.Append(result, err)
 	}
 
-	if err := p.rawConn.Close(); err != nil {
-		result = multierror.Append(result, err)
+	if p.rawConnIPv4 != nil {
+		if err := p.rawConnIPv4.Close(); err != nil {
+			result = multierror.Append(result, err)
+		}
+	}
+
+	if p.rawConnIPv6 != nil {
+		if err := p.rawConnIPv6.Close(); err != nil {
+			result = multierror.Append(result, err)
+		}
 	}
 	return nberrors.FormatErrorOrNil(result)
 }
 
+// GetProxyPort returns the proxy listening port.
+func (p *WGEBPFProxy) GetProxyPort() uint16 {
+	return uint16(p.proxyPort)
+}
+
 // proxyToRemote read messages from local WireGuard interface and forward it to remote conn
 // From this go routine has only one instance.
 func (p *WGEBPFProxy) proxyToRemote() {
@@ -216,34 +241,3 @@ generatePort:
 	}
 	return p.lastUsedPort, nil
 }
-
-func (p *WGEBPFProxy) sendPkg(data []byte, endpointAddr *net.UDPAddr) error {
-	payload := gopacket.Payload(data)
-	ipH := &layers.IPv4{
-		DstIP:    localHostNetIP,
-		SrcIP:    endpointAddr.IP,
-		Version:  4,
-		TTL:      64,
-		Protocol: layers.IPProtocolUDP,
-	}
-	udpH := &layers.UDP{
-		SrcPort: layers.UDPPort(endpointAddr.Port),
-		DstPort: layers.UDPPort(p.localWGListenPort),
-	}
-
-	err := udpH.SetNetworkLayerForChecksum(ipH)
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("set network layer for checksum: %w", err)
-	}
-
-	layerBuffer := gopacket.NewSerializeBuffer()
-
-	err = gopacket.SerializeLayers(layerBuffer, gopacket.SerializeOptions{ComputeChecksums: true, FixLengths: true}, ipH, udpH, payload)
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("serialize layers: %w", err)
-	}
-	if _, err = p.rawConn.WriteTo(layerBuffer.Bytes(), &net.IPAddr{IP: localHostNetIP}); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("write to raw conn: %w", err)
-	}
-	return nil
-}

client/iface/wgproxy/ebpf/wrapper.go

@@ -10,12 +10,89 @@ import (
 	"net"
 	"sync"
 
+	"github.com/google/gopacket"
+	"github.com/google/gopacket/layers"
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/iface/bufsize"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/iface/wgproxy/listener"
 )
 
+var (
+	errIPv6ConnNotAvailable = errors.New("IPv6 endpoint but rawConnIPv6 is not available")
+	errIPv4ConnNotAvailable = errors.New("IPv4 endpoint but rawConnIPv4 is not available")
+
+	localHostNetIPv4 = net.ParseIP("127.0.0.1")
+	localHostNetIPv6 = net.ParseIP("::1")
+
+	serializeOpts = gopacket.SerializeOptions{
+		ComputeChecksums: true,
+		FixLengths:       true,
+	}
+)
+
+// PacketHeaders holds pre-created headers and buffers for efficient packet sending
+type PacketHeaders struct {
+	ipH           gopacket.SerializableLayer
+	udpH          *layers.UDP
+	layerBuffer   gopacket.SerializeBuffer
+	localHostAddr net.IP
+	isIPv4        bool
+}
+
+func NewPacketHeaders(localWGListenPort int, endpoint *net.UDPAddr) (*PacketHeaders, error) {
+	var ipH gopacket.SerializableLayer
+	var networkLayer gopacket.NetworkLayer
+	var localHostAddr net.IP
+	var isIPv4 bool
+
+	// Check if source address is IPv4 or IPv6
+	if endpoint.IP.To4() != nil {
+		// IPv4 path
+		ipv4 := &layers.IPv4{
+			DstIP:    localHostNetIPv4,
+			SrcIP:    endpoint.IP,
+			Version:  4,
+			TTL:      64,
+			Protocol: layers.IPProtocolUDP,
+		}
+		ipH = ipv4
+		networkLayer = ipv4
+		localHostAddr = localHostNetIPv4
+		isIPv4 = true
+	} else {
+		// IPv6 path
+		ipv6 := &layers.IPv6{
+			DstIP:      localHostNetIPv6,
+			SrcIP:      endpoint.IP,
+			Version:    6,
+			HopLimit:   64,
+			NextHeader: layers.IPProtocolUDP,
+		}
+		ipH = ipv6
+		networkLayer = ipv6
+		localHostAddr = localHostNetIPv6
+		isIPv4 = false
+	}
+
+	udpH := &layers.UDP{
+		SrcPort: layers.UDPPort(endpoint.Port),
+		DstPort: layers.UDPPort(localWGListenPort),
+	}
+
+	if err := udpH.SetNetworkLayerForChecksum(networkLayer); err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("set network layer for checksum: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	return &PacketHeaders{
+		ipH:           ipH,
+		udpH:          udpH,
+		layerBuffer:   gopacket.NewSerializeBuffer(),
+		localHostAddr: localHostAddr,
+		isIPv4:        isIPv4,
+	}, nil
+}
+
 // ProxyWrapper help to keep the remoteConn instance for net.Conn.Close function call
 type ProxyWrapper struct {
 	wgeBPFProxy *WGEBPFProxy
@@ -24,8 +101,10 @@ type ProxyWrapper struct {
 	ctx        context.Context
 	cancel     context.CancelFunc
 
-	wgRelayedEndpointAddr     *net.UDPAddr
-	wgEndpointCurrentUsedAddr *net.UDPAddr
+	wgRelayedEndpointAddr *net.UDPAddr
+	headers               *PacketHeaders
+	headerCurrentUsed     *PacketHeaders
+	rawConn               net.PacketConn
 
 	paused     bool
 	pausedCond *sync.Cond
@@ -41,15 +120,32 @@ func NewProxyWrapper(proxy *WGEBPFProxy) *ProxyWrapper {
 		closeListener: listener.NewCloseListener(),
 	}
 }
-func (p *ProxyWrapper) AddTurnConn(ctx context.Context, endpoint *net.UDPAddr, remoteConn net.Conn) error {
+
+func (p *ProxyWrapper) AddTurnConn(ctx context.Context, _ *net.UDPAddr, remoteConn net.Conn) error {
 	addr, err := p.wgeBPFProxy.AddTurnConn(remoteConn)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("add turn conn: %w", err)
 	}
+
+	headers, err := NewPacketHeaders(p.wgeBPFProxy.localWGListenPort, addr)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("create packet sender: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	// Check if required raw connection is available
+	if !headers.isIPv4 && p.wgeBPFProxy.rawConnIPv6 == nil {
+		return errIPv6ConnNotAvailable
+	}
+	if headers.isIPv4 && p.wgeBPFProxy.rawConnIPv4 == nil {
+		return errIPv4ConnNotAvailable
+	}
+
 	p.remoteConn = remoteConn
 	p.ctx, p.cancel = context.WithCancel(ctx)
 	p.wgRelayedEndpointAddr = addr
-	return err
+	p.headers = headers
+	p.rawConn = p.selectRawConn(headers)
+	return nil
 }
 
 func (p *ProxyWrapper) EndpointAddr() *net.UDPAddr {
@@ -68,7 +164,8 @@ func (p *ProxyWrapper) Work() {
 	p.pausedCond.L.Lock()
 	p.paused = false
 
-	p.wgEndpointCurrentUsedAddr = p.wgRelayedEndpointAddr
+	p.headerCurrentUsed = p.headers
+	p.rawConn = p.selectRawConn(p.headerCurrentUsed)
 
 	if !p.isStarted {
 		p.isStarted = true
@@ -91,10 +188,32 @@ func (p *ProxyWrapper) Pause() {
 }
 
 func (p *ProxyWrapper) RedirectAs(endpoint *net.UDPAddr) {
+	if endpoint == nil || endpoint.IP == nil {
+		log.Errorf("failed to start package redirection, endpoint is nil")
+		return
+	}
+
+	header, err := NewPacketHeaders(p.wgeBPFProxy.localWGListenPort, endpoint)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Errorf("failed to create packet headers: %s", err)
+		return
+	}
+
+	// Check if required raw connection is available
+	if !header.isIPv4 && p.wgeBPFProxy.rawConnIPv6 == nil {
+		log.Error(errIPv6ConnNotAvailable)
+		return
+	}
+	if header.isIPv4 && p.wgeBPFProxy.rawConnIPv4 == nil {
+		log.Error(errIPv4ConnNotAvailable)
+		return
+	}
+
 	p.pausedCond.L.Lock()
 	p.paused = false
 
-	p.wgEndpointCurrentUsedAddr = endpoint
+	p.headerCurrentUsed = header
+	p.rawConn = p.selectRawConn(header)
 
 	p.pausedCond.Signal()
 	p.pausedCond.L.Unlock()
@@ -136,7 +255,7 @@ func (p *ProxyWrapper) proxyToLocal(ctx context.Context) {
 			p.pausedCond.Wait()
 		}
 
-		err = p.wgeBPFProxy.sendPkg(buf[:n], p.wgEndpointCurrentUsedAddr)
+		err = p.sendPkg(buf[:n], p.headerCurrentUsed)
 		p.pausedCond.L.Unlock()
 
 		if err != nil {
@@ -162,3 +281,29 @@ func (p *ProxyWrapper) readFromRemote(ctx context.Context, buf []byte) (int, err
 	}
 	return n, nil
 }
+
+func (p *ProxyWrapper) sendPkg(data []byte, header *PacketHeaders) error {
+	defer func() {
+		if err := header.layerBuffer.Clear(); err != nil {
+			log.Errorf("failed to clear layer buffer: %s", err)
+		}
+	}()
+
+	payload := gopacket.Payload(data)
+
+	if err := gopacket.SerializeLayers(header.layerBuffer, serializeOpts, header.ipH, header.udpH, payload); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("serialize layers: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	if _, err := p.rawConn.WriteTo(header.layerBuffer.Bytes(), &net.IPAddr{IP: header.localHostAddr}); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("write to raw conn: %w", err)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (p *ProxyWrapper) selectRawConn(header *PacketHeaders) net.PacketConn {
+	if header.isIPv4 {
+		return p.wgeBPFProxy.rawConnIPv4
+	}
+	return p.wgeBPFProxy.rawConnIPv6
+}

client/iface/wgproxy/factory_kernel.go

@@ -54,6 +54,14 @@ func (w *KernelFactory) GetProxy() Proxy {
 	return ebpf.NewProxyWrapper(w.ebpfProxy)
 }
 
+// GetProxyPort returns the eBPF proxy port, or 0 if eBPF is not active.
+func (w *KernelFactory) GetProxyPort() uint16 {
+	if w.ebpfProxy == nil {
+		return 0
+	}
+	return w.ebpfProxy.GetProxyPort()
+}
+
 func (w *KernelFactory) Free() error {
 	if w.ebpfProxy == nil {
 		return nil

client/iface/wgproxy/factory_usp.go

@@ -24,6 +24,11 @@ func (w *USPFactory) GetProxy() Proxy {
 	return proxyBind.NewProxyBind(w.bind, w.mtu)
 }
 
+// GetProxyPort returns 0 as userspace WireGuard doesn't use a separate proxy port.
+func (w *USPFactory) GetProxyPort() uint16 {
+	return 0
+}
+
 func (w *USPFactory) Free() error {
 	return nil
 }

client/iface/wgproxy/rawsocket/rawsocket.go

@@ -8,43 +8,87 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"syscall"
 
+	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
+	"golang.org/x/sys/unix"
+
 	nbnet "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/net"
 )
 
-func PrepareSenderRawSocket() (net.PacketConn, error) {
+// PrepareSenderRawSocketIPv4 creates and configures a raw socket for sending IPv4 packets
+func PrepareSenderRawSocketIPv4() (net.PacketConn, error) {
+	return prepareSenderRawSocket(syscall.AF_INET, true)
+}
+
+// PrepareSenderRawSocketIPv6 creates and configures a raw socket for sending IPv6 packets
+func PrepareSenderRawSocketIPv6() (net.PacketConn, error) {
+	return prepareSenderRawSocket(syscall.AF_INET6, false)
+}
+
+func prepareSenderRawSocket(family int, isIPv4 bool) (net.PacketConn, error) {
 	// Create a raw socket.
-	fd, err := syscall.Socket(syscall.AF_INET, syscall.SOCK_RAW, syscall.IPPROTO_RAW)
+	fd, err := syscall.Socket(family, syscall.SOCK_RAW, syscall.IPPROTO_RAW)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("creating raw socket failed: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	// Set the IP_HDRINCL option on the socket to tell the kernel that headers are included in the packet.
-	err = syscall.SetsockoptInt(fd, syscall.IPPROTO_IP, syscall.IP_HDRINCL, 1)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("setting IP_HDRINCL failed: %w", err)
+	// Set the header include option on the socket to tell the kernel that headers are included in the packet.
+	// For IPv4, we need to set IP_HDRINCL. For IPv6, we need to set IPV6_HDRINCL to accept application-provided IPv6 headers.
+	if isIPv4 {
+		err = syscall.SetsockoptInt(fd, syscall.IPPROTO_IP, unix.IP_HDRINCL, 1)
+		if err != nil {
+			if closeErr := syscall.Close(fd); closeErr != nil {
+				log.Warnf("failed to close raw socket fd: %v", closeErr)
+			}
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("setting IP_HDRINCL failed: %w", err)
+		}
+	} else {
+		err = syscall.SetsockoptInt(fd, syscall.IPPROTO_IPV6, unix.IPV6_HDRINCL, 1)
+		if err != nil {
+			if closeErr := syscall.Close(fd); closeErr != nil {
+				log.Warnf("failed to close raw socket fd: %v", closeErr)
+			}
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("setting IPV6_HDRINCL failed: %w", err)
+		}
 	}
 
 	// Bind the socket to the "lo" interface.
 	err = syscall.SetsockoptString(fd, syscall.SOL_SOCKET, syscall.SO_BINDTODEVICE, "lo")
 	if err != nil {
+		if closeErr := syscall.Close(fd); closeErr != nil {
+			log.Warnf("failed to close raw socket fd: %v", closeErr)
+		}
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("binding to lo interface failed: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	// Set the fwmark on the socket.
 	err = nbnet.SetSocketOpt(fd)
 	if err != nil {
+		if closeErr := syscall.Close(fd); closeErr != nil {
+			log.Warnf("failed to close raw socket fd: %v", closeErr)
+		}
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("setting fwmark failed: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	// Convert the file descriptor to a PacketConn.
 	file := os.NewFile(uintptr(fd), fmt.Sprintf("fd %d", fd))
 	if file == nil {
+		if closeErr := syscall.Close(fd); closeErr != nil {
+			log.Warnf("failed to close raw socket fd: %v", closeErr)
+		}
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("converting fd to file failed")
 	}
 	packetConn, err := net.FilePacketConn(file)
 	if err != nil {
+		if closeErr := file.Close(); closeErr != nil {
+			log.Warnf("failed to close file: %v", closeErr)
+		}
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("converting file to packet conn failed: %w", err)
 	}
 
+	// Close the original file to release the FD (net.FilePacketConn duplicates it)
+	if closeErr := file.Close(); closeErr != nil {
+		log.Warnf("failed to close file after creating packet conn: %v", closeErr)
+	}
+
 	return packetConn, nil
 }

client/iface/wgproxy/redirect_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,353 @@
+//go:build linux && !android
+
+package wgproxy
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"net"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/iface/wgproxy/ebpf"
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/iface/wgproxy/udp"
+)
+
+// compareUDPAddr compares two UDP addresses, ignoring IPv6 zone IDs
+// IPv6 link-local addresses include zone IDs (e.g., fe80::1%lo) which we should ignore
+func compareUDPAddr(addr1, addr2 net.Addr) bool {
+	udpAddr1, ok1 := addr1.(*net.UDPAddr)
+	udpAddr2, ok2 := addr2.(*net.UDPAddr)
+
+	if !ok1 || !ok2 {
+		return addr1.String() == addr2.String()
+	}
+
+	// Compare IP and Port, ignoring zone
+	return udpAddr1.IP.Equal(udpAddr2.IP) && udpAddr1.Port == udpAddr2.Port
+}
+
+// TestRedirectAs_eBPF_IPv4 tests RedirectAs with eBPF proxy using IPv4 addresses
+func TestRedirectAs_eBPF_IPv4(t *testing.T) {
+	wgPort := 51850
+	ebpfProxy := ebpf.NewWGEBPFProxy(wgPort, 1280)
+	if err := ebpfProxy.Listen(); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("failed to initialize ebpf proxy: %v", err)
+	}
+	defer func() {
+		if err := ebpfProxy.Free(); err != nil {
+			t.Errorf("failed to free ebpf proxy: %v", err)
+		}
+	}()
+
+	proxy := ebpf.NewProxyWrapper(ebpfProxy)
+
+	// NetBird UDP address of the remote peer
+	nbAddr := &net.UDPAddr{
+		IP:   net.ParseIP("100.108.111.177"),
+		Port: 38746,
+	}
+
+	p2pEndpoint := &net.UDPAddr{
+		IP:   net.ParseIP("192.168.0.56"),
+		Port: 51820,
+	}
+
+	testRedirectAs(t, proxy, wgPort, nbAddr, p2pEndpoint)
+}
+
+// TestRedirectAs_eBPF_IPv6 tests RedirectAs with eBPF proxy using IPv6 addresses
+func TestRedirectAs_eBPF_IPv6(t *testing.T) {
+	wgPort := 51851
+	ebpfProxy := ebpf.NewWGEBPFProxy(wgPort, 1280)
+	if err := ebpfProxy.Listen(); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("failed to initialize ebpf proxy: %v", err)
+	}
+	defer func() {
+		if err := ebpfProxy.Free(); err != nil {
+			t.Errorf("failed to free ebpf proxy: %v", err)
+		}
+	}()
+
+	proxy := ebpf.NewProxyWrapper(ebpfProxy)
+
+	// NetBird UDP address of the remote peer
+	nbAddr := &net.UDPAddr{
+		IP:   net.ParseIP("100.108.111.177"),
+		Port: 38746,
+	}
+
+	p2pEndpoint := &net.UDPAddr{
+		IP:   net.ParseIP("fe80::56"),
+		Port: 51820,
+	}
+
+	testRedirectAs(t, proxy, wgPort, nbAddr, p2pEndpoint)
+}
+
+// TestRedirectAs_UDP_IPv4 tests RedirectAs with UDP proxy using IPv4 addresses
+func TestRedirectAs_UDP_IPv4(t *testing.T) {
+	wgPort := 51852
+	proxy := udp.NewWGUDPProxy(wgPort, 1280)
+
+	// NetBird UDP address of the remote peer
+	nbAddr := &net.UDPAddr{
+		IP:   net.ParseIP("100.108.111.177"),
+		Port: 38746,
+	}
+
+	p2pEndpoint := &net.UDPAddr{
+		IP:   net.ParseIP("192.168.0.56"),
+		Port: 51820,
+	}
+
+	testRedirectAs(t, proxy, wgPort, nbAddr, p2pEndpoint)
+}
+
+// TestRedirectAs_UDP_IPv6 tests RedirectAs with UDP proxy using IPv6 addresses
+func TestRedirectAs_UDP_IPv6(t *testing.T) {
+	wgPort := 51853
+	proxy := udp.NewWGUDPProxy(wgPort, 1280)
+
+	// NetBird UDP address of the remote peer
+	nbAddr := &net.UDPAddr{
+		IP:   net.ParseIP("100.108.111.177"),
+		Port: 38746,
+	}
+
+	p2pEndpoint := &net.UDPAddr{
+		IP:   net.ParseIP("fe80::56"),
+		Port: 51820,
+	}
+
+	testRedirectAs(t, proxy, wgPort, nbAddr, p2pEndpoint)
+}
+
+// testRedirectAs is a helper function that tests the RedirectAs functionality
+// It verifies that:
+// 1. Initial traffic from relay connection works
+// 2. After calling RedirectAs, packets appear to come from the p2p endpoint
+// 3. Multiple packets are correctly redirected with the new source address
+func testRedirectAs(t *testing.T, proxy Proxy, wgPort int, nbAddr, p2pEndpoint *net.UDPAddr) {
+	t.Helper()
+
+	ctx := context.Background()
+
+	// Create WireGuard listeners on both IPv4 and IPv6 to support both P2P connection types
+	// In reality, WireGuard binds to a port and receives from both IPv4 and IPv6
+	wgListener4, err := net.ListenUDP("udp4", &net.UDPAddr{
+		IP:   net.ParseIP("127.0.0.1"),
+		Port: wgPort,
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("failed to create IPv4 WireGuard listener: %v", err)
+	}
+	defer wgListener4.Close()
+
+	wgListener6, err := net.ListenUDP("udp6", &net.UDPAddr{
+		IP:   net.ParseIP("::1"),
+		Port: wgPort,
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("failed to create IPv6 WireGuard listener: %v", err)
+	}
+	defer wgListener6.Close()
+
+	// Determine which listener to use based on the NetBird address IP version
+	// (this is where initial traffic will come from before RedirectAs is called)
+	var wgListener *net.UDPConn
+	if p2pEndpoint.IP.To4() == nil {
+		wgListener = wgListener6
+	} else {
+		wgListener = wgListener4
+	}
+
+	// Create relay server and connection
+	relayServer, err := net.ListenUDP("udp", &net.UDPAddr{
+		IP:   net.ParseIP("127.0.0.1"),
+		Port: 0, // Random port
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("failed to create relay server: %v", err)
+	}
+	defer relayServer.Close()
+
+	relayConn, err := net.Dial("udp", relayServer.LocalAddr().String())
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("failed to create relay connection: %v", err)
+	}
+	defer relayConn.Close()
+
+	// Add TURN connection to proxy
+	if err := proxy.AddTurnConn(ctx, nbAddr, relayConn); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("failed to add TURN connection: %v", err)
+	}
+	defer func() {
+		if err := proxy.CloseConn(); err != nil {
+			t.Errorf("failed to close proxy connection: %v", err)
+		}
+	}()
+
+	// Start the proxy
+	proxy.Work()
+
+	// Phase 1: Test initial relay traffic
+	msgFromRelay := []byte("hello from relay")
+	if _, err := relayServer.WriteTo(msgFromRelay, relayConn.LocalAddr()); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("failed to write to relay server: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	// Set read deadline to avoid hanging
+	if err := wgListener4.SetReadDeadline(time.Now().Add(2 * time.Second)); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("failed to set read deadline: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	buf := make([]byte, 1024)
+	n, _, err := wgListener4.ReadFrom(buf)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("failed to read from WireGuard listener: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	if n != len(msgFromRelay) {
+		t.Errorf("expected %d bytes, got %d", len(msgFromRelay), n)
+	}
+
+	if string(buf[:n]) != string(msgFromRelay) {
+		t.Errorf("expected message %q, got %q", msgFromRelay, buf[:n])
+	}
+
+	// Phase 2: Redirect to p2p endpoint
+	proxy.RedirectAs(p2pEndpoint)
+
+	// Give the proxy a moment to process the redirect
+	time.Sleep(100 * time.Millisecond)
+
+	// Phase 3: Test redirected traffic
+	redirectedMessages := [][]byte{
+		[]byte("redirected message 1"),
+		[]byte("redirected message 2"),
+		[]byte("redirected message 3"),
+	}
+
+	for i, msg := range redirectedMessages {
+		if _, err := relayServer.WriteTo(msg, relayConn.LocalAddr()); err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("failed to write redirected message %d: %v", i+1, err)
+		}
+
+		if err := wgListener.SetReadDeadline(time.Now().Add(2 * time.Second)); err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("failed to set read deadline: %v", err)
+		}
+
+		n, srcAddr, err := wgListener.ReadFrom(buf)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("failed to read redirected message %d: %v", i+1, err)
+		}
+
+		// Verify message content
+		if string(buf[:n]) != string(msg) {
+			t.Errorf("message %d: expected %q, got %q", i+1, msg, buf[:n])
+		}
+
+		// Verify source address matches p2p endpoint (this is the key test)
+		// Use compareUDPAddr to ignore IPv6 zone IDs
+		if !compareUDPAddr(srcAddr, p2pEndpoint) {
+			t.Errorf("message %d: expected source address %s, got %s",
+				i+1, p2pEndpoint.String(), srcAddr.String())
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+// TestRedirectAs_Multiple_Switches tests switching between multiple endpoints
+func TestRedirectAs_Multiple_Switches(t *testing.T) {
+	wgPort := 51856
+	ebpfProxy := ebpf.NewWGEBPFProxy(wgPort, 1280)
+	if err := ebpfProxy.Listen(); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("failed to initialize ebpf proxy: %v", err)
+	}
+	defer func() {
+		if err := ebpfProxy.Free(); err != nil {
+			t.Errorf("failed to free ebpf proxy: %v", err)
+		}
+	}()
+
+	proxy := ebpf.NewProxyWrapper(ebpfProxy)
+
+	ctx := context.Background()
+
+	// Create WireGuard listener
+	wgListener, err := net.ListenUDP("udp4", &net.UDPAddr{
+		IP:   net.ParseIP("127.0.0.1"),
+		Port: wgPort,
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("failed to create WireGuard listener: %v", err)
+	}
+	defer wgListener.Close()
+
+	// Create relay server and connection
+	relayServer, err := net.ListenUDP("udp", &net.UDPAddr{
+		IP:   net.ParseIP("127.0.0.1"),
+		Port: 0,
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("failed to create relay server: %v", err)
+	}
+	defer relayServer.Close()
+
+	relayConn, err := net.Dial("udp", relayServer.LocalAddr().String())
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("failed to create relay connection: %v", err)
+	}
+	defer relayConn.Close()
+
+	nbAddr := &net.UDPAddr{
+		IP:   net.ParseIP("100.108.111.177"),
+		Port: 38746,
+	}
+
+	if err := proxy.AddTurnConn(ctx, nbAddr, relayConn); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("failed to add TURN connection: %v", err)
+	}
+	defer func() {
+		if err := proxy.CloseConn(); err != nil {
+			t.Errorf("failed to close proxy connection: %v", err)
+		}
+	}()
+
+	proxy.Work()
+
+	// Test switching between multiple endpoints - using addresses in local subnet
+	endpoints := []*net.UDPAddr{
+		{IP: net.ParseIP("192.168.0.100"), Port: 51820},
+		{IP: net.ParseIP("192.168.0.101"), Port: 51821},
+		{IP: net.ParseIP("192.168.0.102"), Port: 51822},
+	}
+
+	for i, endpoint := range endpoints {
+		proxy.RedirectAs(endpoint)
+		time.Sleep(100 * time.Millisecond)
+
+		msg := []byte("test message")
+		if _, err := relayServer.WriteTo(msg, relayConn.LocalAddr()); err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("failed to write message for endpoint %d: %v", i, err)
+		}
+
+		buf := make([]byte, 1024)
+		if err := wgListener.SetReadDeadline(time.Now().Add(2 * time.Second)); err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("failed to set read deadline: %v", err)
+		}
+
+		n, srcAddr, err := wgListener.ReadFrom(buf)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("failed to read message for endpoint %d: %v", i, err)
+		}
+
+		if string(buf[:n]) != string(msg) {
+			t.Errorf("endpoint %d: expected message %q, got %q", i, msg, buf[:n])
+		}
+
+		if !compareUDPAddr(srcAddr, endpoint) {
+			t.Errorf("endpoint %d: expected source %s, got %s",
+				i, endpoint.String(), srcAddr.String())
+		}
+	}
+}

client/iface/wgproxy/udp/proxy.go

@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ func NewWGUDPProxy(wgPort int, mtu uint16) *WGUDPProxy {
 // the connection is complete, an error is returned. Once successfully
 // connected, any expiration of the context will not affect the
 // connection.
-func (p *WGUDPProxy) AddTurnConn(ctx context.Context, endpoint *net.UDPAddr, remoteConn net.Conn) error {
+func (p *WGUDPProxy) AddTurnConn(ctx context.Context, _ *net.UDPAddr, remoteConn net.Conn) error {
 	dialer := net.Dialer{}
 	localConn, err := dialer.DialContext(ctx, "udp", fmt.Sprintf(":%d", p.localWGListenPort))
 	if err != nil {

client/iface/wgproxy/udp/rawsocket.go

@@ -19,37 +19,56 @@ var (
 		FixLengths:       true,
 	}
 
-	localHostNetIPAddr = &net.IPAddr{
+	localHostNetIPAddrV4 = &net.IPAddr{
 		IP: net.ParseIP("127.0.0.1"),
 	}
+	localHostNetIPAddrV6 = &net.IPAddr{
+		IP: net.ParseIP("::1"),
+	}
 )
 
 type SrcFaker struct {
 	srcAddr *net.UDPAddr
 
-	rawSocket   net.PacketConn
-	ipH         gopacket.SerializableLayer
-	udpH        gopacket.SerializableLayer
-	layerBuffer gopacket.SerializeBuffer
+	rawSocket     net.PacketConn
+	ipH           gopacket.SerializableLayer
+	udpH          gopacket.SerializableLayer
+	layerBuffer   gopacket.SerializeBuffer
+	localHostAddr *net.IPAddr
 }
 
 func NewSrcFaker(dstPort int, srcAddr *net.UDPAddr) (*SrcFaker, error) {
-	rawSocket, err := rawsocket.PrepareSenderRawSocket()
+	// Create only the raw socket for the address family we need
+	var rawSocket net.PacketConn
+	var err error
+	var localHostAddr *net.IPAddr
+
+	if srcAddr.IP.To4() != nil {
+		rawSocket, err = rawsocket.PrepareSenderRawSocketIPv4()
+		localHostAddr = localHostNetIPAddrV4
+	} else {
+		rawSocket, err = rawsocket.PrepareSenderRawSocketIPv6()
+		localHostAddr = localHostNetIPAddrV6
+	}
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
 	ipH, udpH, err := prepareHeaders(dstPort, srcAddr)
 	if err != nil {
+		if closeErr := rawSocket.Close(); closeErr != nil {
+			log.Warnf("failed to close raw socket: %v", closeErr)
+		}
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
 	f := &SrcFaker{
-		srcAddr:     srcAddr,
-		rawSocket:   rawSocket,
-		ipH:         ipH,
-		udpH:        udpH,
-		layerBuffer: gopacket.NewSerializeBuffer(),
+		srcAddr:       srcAddr,
+		rawSocket:     rawSocket,
+		ipH:           ipH,
+		udpH:          udpH,
+		layerBuffer:   gopacket.NewSerializeBuffer(),
+		localHostAddr: localHostAddr,
 	}
 
 	return f, nil
@@ -72,7 +91,7 @@ func (f *SrcFaker) SendPkg(data []byte) (int, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return 0, fmt.Errorf("serialize layers: %w", err)
 	}
-	n, err := f.rawSocket.WriteTo(f.layerBuffer.Bytes(), localHostNetIPAddr)
+	n, err := f.rawSocket.WriteTo(f.layerBuffer.Bytes(), f.localHostAddr)
 	if err != nil {
 		return 0, fmt.Errorf("write to raw conn: %w", err)
 	}
@@ -80,19 +99,40 @@ func (f *SrcFaker) SendPkg(data []byte) (int, error) {
 }
 
 func prepareHeaders(dstPort int, srcAddr *net.UDPAddr) (gopacket.SerializableLayer, gopacket.SerializableLayer, error) {
-	ipH := &layers.IPv4{
-		DstIP:    net.ParseIP("127.0.0.1"),
-		SrcIP:    srcAddr.IP,
-		Version:  4,
-		TTL:      64,
-		Protocol: layers.IPProtocolUDP,
+	var ipH gopacket.SerializableLayer
+	var networkLayer gopacket.NetworkLayer
+
+	// Check if source IP is IPv4 or IPv6
+	if srcAddr.IP.To4() != nil {
+		// IPv4
+		ipv4 := &layers.IPv4{
+			DstIP:    localHostNetIPAddrV4.IP,
+			SrcIP:    srcAddr.IP,
+			Version:  4,
+			TTL:      64,
+			Protocol: layers.IPProtocolUDP,
+		}
+		ipH = ipv4
+		networkLayer = ipv4
+	} else {
+		// IPv6
+		ipv6 := &layers.IPv6{
+			DstIP:      localHostNetIPAddrV6.IP,
+			SrcIP:      srcAddr.IP,
+			Version:    6,
+			HopLimit:   64,
+			NextHeader: layers.IPProtocolUDP,
+		}
+		ipH = ipv6
+		networkLayer = ipv6
 	}
+
 	udpH := &layers.UDP{
 		SrcPort: layers.UDPPort(srcAddr.Port),
 		DstPort: layers.UDPPort(dstPort), // dst is the localhost WireGuard port
 	}
 
-	err := udpH.SetNetworkLayerForChecksum(ipH)
+	err := udpH.SetNetworkLayerForChecksum(networkLayer)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("set network layer for checksum: %w", err)
 	}

client/internal/acl/manager_test.go

@@ -189,6 +189,212 @@ func TestDefaultManagerStateless(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 }
 
+// TestDenyRulesNotAccumulatedOnRepeatedApply verifies that applying the same
+// deny rules repeatedly does not accumulate duplicate rules in the uspfilter.
+// This tests the full ACL manager -> uspfilter integration.
+func TestDenyRulesNotAccumulatedOnRepeatedApply(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Setenv("NB_WG_KERNEL_DISABLED", "true")
+
+	networkMap := &mgmProto.NetworkMap{
+		FirewallRules: []*mgmProto.FirewallRule{
+			{
+				PeerIP:    "10.93.0.1",
+				Direction: mgmProto.RuleDirection_IN,
+				Action:    mgmProto.RuleAction_DROP,
+				Protocol:  mgmProto.RuleProtocol_TCP,
+				Port:      "22",
+			},
+			{
+				PeerIP:    "10.93.0.2",
+				Direction: mgmProto.RuleDirection_IN,
+				Action:    mgmProto.RuleAction_DROP,
+				Protocol:  mgmProto.RuleProtocol_TCP,
+				Port:      "80",
+			},
+			{
+				PeerIP:    "10.93.0.3",
+				Direction: mgmProto.RuleDirection_IN,
+				Action:    mgmProto.RuleAction_ACCEPT,
+				Protocol:  mgmProto.RuleProtocol_TCP,
+				Port:      "443",
+			},
+		},
+		FirewallRulesIsEmpty: false,
+	}
+
+	ctrl := gomock.NewController(t)
+	defer ctrl.Finish()
+
+	ifaceMock := mocks.NewMockIFaceMapper(ctrl)
+	ifaceMock.EXPECT().IsUserspaceBind().Return(true).AnyTimes()
+	ifaceMock.EXPECT().SetFilter(gomock.Any())
+	network := netip.MustParsePrefix("172.0.0.1/32")
+	ifaceMock.EXPECT().Name().Return("lo").AnyTimes()
+	ifaceMock.EXPECT().Address().Return(wgaddr.Address{
+		IP:      network.Addr(),
+		Network: network,
+	}).AnyTimes()
+	ifaceMock.EXPECT().GetWGDevice().Return(nil).AnyTimes()
+
+	fw, err := firewall.NewFirewall(ifaceMock, nil, flowLogger, false, iface.DefaultMTU)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	defer func() {
+		require.NoError(t, fw.Close(nil))
+	}()
+
+	acl := NewDefaultManager(fw)
+
+	// Apply the same rules 5 times (simulating repeated network map updates)
+	for i := 0; i < 5; i++ {
+		acl.ApplyFiltering(networkMap, false)
+	}
+
+	// The ACL manager should track exactly 3 rule pairs (2 deny + 1 accept inbound)
+	assert.Equal(t, 3, len(acl.peerRulesPairs),
+		"Should have exactly 3 rule pairs after 5 identical updates")
+}
+
+// TestDenyRulesCleanedUpOnRemoval verifies that deny rules are properly cleaned
+// up when they're removed from the network map in a subsequent update.
+func TestDenyRulesCleanedUpOnRemoval(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Setenv("NB_WG_KERNEL_DISABLED", "true")
+
+	ctrl := gomock.NewController(t)
+	defer ctrl.Finish()
+
+	ifaceMock := mocks.NewMockIFaceMapper(ctrl)
+	ifaceMock.EXPECT().IsUserspaceBind().Return(true).AnyTimes()
+	ifaceMock.EXPECT().SetFilter(gomock.Any())
+	network := netip.MustParsePrefix("172.0.0.1/32")
+	ifaceMock.EXPECT().Name().Return("lo").AnyTimes()
+	ifaceMock.EXPECT().Address().Return(wgaddr.Address{
+		IP:      network.Addr(),
+		Network: network,
+	}).AnyTimes()
+	ifaceMock.EXPECT().GetWGDevice().Return(nil).AnyTimes()
+
+	fw, err := firewall.NewFirewall(ifaceMock, nil, flowLogger, false, iface.DefaultMTU)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	defer func() {
+		require.NoError(t, fw.Close(nil))
+	}()
+
+	acl := NewDefaultManager(fw)
+
+	// First update: add deny and accept rules
+	networkMap1 := &mgmProto.NetworkMap{
+		FirewallRules: []*mgmProto.FirewallRule{
+			{
+				PeerIP:    "10.93.0.1",
+				Direction: mgmProto.RuleDirection_IN,
+				Action:    mgmProto.RuleAction_DROP,
+				Protocol:  mgmProto.RuleProtocol_TCP,
+				Port:      "22",
+			},
+			{
+				PeerIP:    "10.93.0.2",
+				Direction: mgmProto.RuleDirection_IN,
+				Action:    mgmProto.RuleAction_ACCEPT,
+				Protocol:  mgmProto.RuleProtocol_TCP,
+				Port:      "443",
+			},
+		},
+		FirewallRulesIsEmpty: false,
+	}
+
+	acl.ApplyFiltering(networkMap1, false)
+	assert.Equal(t, 2, len(acl.peerRulesPairs), "Should have 2 rules after first update")
+
+	// Second update: remove the deny rule, keep only accept
+	networkMap2 := &mgmProto.NetworkMap{
+		FirewallRules: []*mgmProto.FirewallRule{
+			{
+				PeerIP:    "10.93.0.2",
+				Direction: mgmProto.RuleDirection_IN,
+				Action:    mgmProto.RuleAction_ACCEPT,
+				Protocol:  mgmProto.RuleProtocol_TCP,
+				Port:      "443",
+			},
+		},
+		FirewallRulesIsEmpty: false,
+	}
+
+	acl.ApplyFiltering(networkMap2, false)
+	assert.Equal(t, 1, len(acl.peerRulesPairs),
+		"Should have 1 rule after removing deny rule")
+
+	// Third update: remove all rules
+	networkMap3 := &mgmProto.NetworkMap{
+		FirewallRules:        []*mgmProto.FirewallRule{},
+		FirewallRulesIsEmpty: true,
+	}
+
+	acl.ApplyFiltering(networkMap3, false)
+	assert.Equal(t, 0, len(acl.peerRulesPairs),
+		"Should have 0 rules after removing all rules")
+}
+
+// TestRuleUpdateChangingAction verifies that when a rule's action changes from
+// accept to deny (or vice versa), the old rule is properly removed and the new
+// one added without leaking.
+func TestRuleUpdateChangingAction(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Setenv("NB_WG_KERNEL_DISABLED", "true")
+
+	ctrl := gomock.NewController(t)
+	defer ctrl.Finish()
+
+	ifaceMock := mocks.NewMockIFaceMapper(ctrl)
+	ifaceMock.EXPECT().IsUserspaceBind().Return(true).AnyTimes()
+	ifaceMock.EXPECT().SetFilter(gomock.Any())
+	network := netip.MustParsePrefix("172.0.0.1/32")
+	ifaceMock.EXPECT().Name().Return("lo").AnyTimes()
+	ifaceMock.EXPECT().Address().Return(wgaddr.Address{
+		IP:      network.Addr(),
+		Network: network,
+	}).AnyTimes()
+	ifaceMock.EXPECT().GetWGDevice().Return(nil).AnyTimes()
+
+	fw, err := firewall.NewFirewall(ifaceMock, nil, flowLogger, false, iface.DefaultMTU)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	defer func() {
+		require.NoError(t, fw.Close(nil))
+	}()
+
+	acl := NewDefaultManager(fw)
+
+	// First update: accept rule
+	networkMap := &mgmProto.NetworkMap{
+		FirewallRules: []*mgmProto.FirewallRule{
+			{
+				PeerIP:    "10.93.0.1",
+				Direction: mgmProto.RuleDirection_IN,
+				Action:    mgmProto.RuleAction_ACCEPT,
+				Protocol:  mgmProto.RuleProtocol_TCP,
+				Port:      "22",
+			},
+		},
+		FirewallRulesIsEmpty: false,
+	}
+	acl.ApplyFiltering(networkMap, false)
+	assert.Equal(t, 1, len(acl.peerRulesPairs))
+
+	// Second update: change to deny (same IP/port/proto, different action)
+	networkMap.FirewallRules = []*mgmProto.FirewallRule{
+		{
+			PeerIP:    "10.93.0.1",
+			Direction: mgmProto.RuleDirection_IN,
+			Action:    mgmProto.RuleAction_DROP,
+			Protocol:  mgmProto.RuleProtocol_TCP,
+			Port:      "22",
+		},
+	}
+	acl.ApplyFiltering(networkMap, false)
+
+	// Should still have exactly 1 rule (the old accept removed, new deny added)
+	assert.Equal(t, 1, len(acl.peerRulesPairs),
+		"Changing action should result in exactly 1 rule, not 2")
+}
+
 func TestPortInfoEmpty(t *testing.T) {
 	tests := []struct {
 		name     string

client/internal/auth/auth.go

@@ -0,0 +1,499 @@
+package auth
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"net/url"
+	"sync"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/cenkalti/backoff/v4"
+	"github.com/google/uuid"
+	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
+	"golang.zx2c4.com/wireguard/wgctrl/wgtypes"
+	"google.golang.org/grpc/codes"
+	"google.golang.org/grpc/status"
+
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/profilemanager"
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/ssh"
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/system"
+	mgm "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/shared/management/client"
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/shared/management/client/common"
+	mgmProto "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/shared/management/proto"
+)
+
+// Auth manages authentication operations with the management server
+// It maintains a long-lived connection and automatically handles reconnection with backoff
+type Auth struct {
+	mutex         sync.RWMutex
+	client        *mgm.GrpcClient
+	config        *profilemanager.Config
+	privateKey    wgtypes.Key
+	mgmURL        *url.URL
+	mgmTLSEnabled bool
+}
+
+// NewAuth creates a new Auth instance that manages authentication flows
+// It establishes a connection to the management server that will be reused for all operations
+// The connection is automatically recreated with backoff if it becomes disconnected
+func NewAuth(ctx context.Context, privateKey string, mgmURL *url.URL, config *profilemanager.Config) (*Auth, error) {
+	// Validate WireGuard private key
+	myPrivateKey, err := wgtypes.ParseKey(privateKey)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	// Determine TLS setting based on URL scheme
+	mgmTLSEnabled := mgmURL.Scheme == "https"
+
+	log.Debugf("connecting to Management Service %s", mgmURL.String())
+	mgmClient, err := mgm.NewClient(ctx, mgmURL.Host, myPrivateKey, mgmTLSEnabled)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Errorf("failed connecting to Management Service %s: %v", mgmURL.String(), err)
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	log.Debugf("connected to the Management service %s", mgmURL.String())
+
+	return &Auth{
+		client:        mgmClient,
+		config:        config,
+		privateKey:    myPrivateKey,
+		mgmURL:        mgmURL,
+		mgmTLSEnabled: mgmTLSEnabled,
+	}, nil
+}
+
+// Close closes the management client connection
+func (a *Auth) Close() error {
+	a.mutex.Lock()
+	defer a.mutex.Unlock()
+
+	if a.client == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+	return a.client.Close()
+}
+
+// IsSSOSupported checks if the management server supports SSO by attempting to retrieve auth flow configurations.
+// Returns true if either PKCE or Device authorization flow is supported, false otherwise.
+// This function encapsulates the SSO detection logic to avoid exposing gRPC error codes to upper layers.
+// Automatically retries with backoff and reconnection on connection errors.
+func (a *Auth) IsSSOSupported(ctx context.Context) (bool, error) {
+	var supportsSSO bool
+
+	err := a.withRetry(ctx, func(client *mgm.GrpcClient) error {
+		// Try PKCE flow first
+		_, err := a.getPKCEFlow(client)
+		if err == nil {
+			supportsSSO = true
+			return nil
+		}
+
+		// Check if PKCE is not supported
+		if s, ok := status.FromError(err); ok && (s.Code() == codes.NotFound || s.Code() == codes.Unimplemented) {
+			// PKCE not supported, try Device flow
+			_, err = a.getDeviceFlow(client)
+			if err == nil {
+				supportsSSO = true
+				return nil
+			}
+
+			// Check if Device flow is also not supported
+			if s, ok := status.FromError(err); ok && (s.Code() == codes.NotFound || s.Code() == codes.Unimplemented) {
+				// Neither PKCE nor Device flow is supported
+				supportsSSO = false
+				return nil
+			}
+
+			// Device flow check returned an error other than NotFound/Unimplemented
+			return err
+		}
+
+		// PKCE flow check returned an error other than NotFound/Unimplemented
+		return err
+	})
+
+	return supportsSSO, err
+}
+
+// GetOAuthFlow returns an OAuth flow (PKCE or Device) using the existing management connection
+// This avoids creating a new connection to the management server
+func (a *Auth) GetOAuthFlow(ctx context.Context, forceDeviceAuth bool) (OAuthFlow, error) {
+	var flow OAuthFlow
+	var err error
+
+	err = a.withRetry(ctx, func(client *mgm.GrpcClient) error {
+		if forceDeviceAuth {
+			flow, err = a.getDeviceFlow(client)
+			return err
+		}
+
+		// Try PKCE flow first
+		flow, err = a.getPKCEFlow(client)
+		if err != nil {
+			// If PKCE not supported, try Device flow
+			if s, ok := status.FromError(err); ok && (s.Code() == codes.NotFound || s.Code() == codes.Unimplemented) {
+				flow, err = a.getDeviceFlow(client)
+				return err
+			}
+			return err
+		}
+		return nil
+	})
+
+	return flow, err
+}
+
+// IsLoginRequired checks if login is required by attempting to authenticate with the server
+// Automatically retries with backoff and reconnection on connection errors.
+func (a *Auth) IsLoginRequired(ctx context.Context) (bool, error) {
+	pubSSHKey, err := ssh.GeneratePublicKey([]byte(a.config.SSHKey))
+	if err != nil {
+		return false, err
+	}
+
+	var needsLogin bool
+
+	err = a.withRetry(ctx, func(client *mgm.GrpcClient) error {
+		_, _, err := a.doMgmLogin(client, ctx, pubSSHKey)
+		if isLoginNeeded(err) {
+			needsLogin = true
+			return nil
+		}
+		needsLogin = false
+		return err
+	})
+
+	return needsLogin, err
+}
+
+// Login attempts to log in or register the client with the management server
+// Returns error and a boolean indicating if it's an authentication error (permission denied) that should stop retries.
+// Automatically retries with backoff and reconnection on connection errors.
+func (a *Auth) Login(ctx context.Context, setupKey string, jwtToken string) (error, bool) {
+	pubSSHKey, err := ssh.GeneratePublicKey([]byte(a.config.SSHKey))
+	if err != nil {
+		return err, false
+	}
+
+	var isAuthError bool
+
+	err = a.withRetry(ctx, func(client *mgm.GrpcClient) error {
+		serverKey, _, err := a.doMgmLogin(client, ctx, pubSSHKey)
+		if serverKey != nil && isRegistrationNeeded(err) {
+			log.Debugf("peer registration required")
+			_, err = a.registerPeer(client, ctx, setupKey, jwtToken, pubSSHKey)
+			if err != nil {
+				isAuthError = isPermissionDenied(err)
+				return err
+			}
+		} else if err != nil {
+			isAuthError = isPermissionDenied(err)
+			return err
+		}
+
+		isAuthError = false
+		return nil
+	})
+
+	return err, isAuthError
+}
+
+// getPKCEFlow retrieves PKCE authorization flow configuration and creates a flow instance
+func (a *Auth) getPKCEFlow(client *mgm.GrpcClient) (*PKCEAuthorizationFlow, error) {
+	serverKey, err := client.GetServerPublicKey()
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Errorf("failed while getting Management Service public key: %v", err)
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	protoFlow, err := client.GetPKCEAuthorizationFlow(*serverKey)
+	if err != nil {
+		if s, ok := status.FromError(err); ok && s.Code() == codes.NotFound {
+			log.Warnf("server couldn't find pkce flow, contact admin: %v", err)
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		log.Errorf("failed to retrieve pkce flow: %v", err)
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	protoConfig := protoFlow.GetProviderConfig()
+	config := &PKCEAuthProviderConfig{
+		Audience:              protoConfig.GetAudience(),
+		ClientID:              protoConfig.GetClientID(),
+		ClientSecret:          protoConfig.GetClientSecret(),
+		TokenEndpoint:         protoConfig.GetTokenEndpoint(),
+		AuthorizationEndpoint: protoConfig.GetAuthorizationEndpoint(),
+		Scope:                 protoConfig.GetScope(),
+		RedirectURLs:          protoConfig.GetRedirectURLs(),
+		UseIDToken:            protoConfig.GetUseIDToken(),
+		ClientCertPair:        a.config.ClientCertKeyPair,
+		DisablePromptLogin:    protoConfig.GetDisablePromptLogin(),
+		LoginFlag:             common.LoginFlag(protoConfig.GetLoginFlag()),
+	}
+
+	if err := validatePKCEConfig(config); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	flow, err := NewPKCEAuthorizationFlow(*config)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return flow, nil
+}
+
+// getDeviceFlow retrieves device authorization flow configuration and creates a flow instance
+func (a *Auth) getDeviceFlow(client *mgm.GrpcClient) (*DeviceAuthorizationFlow, error) {
+	serverKey, err := client.GetServerPublicKey()
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Errorf("failed while getting Management Service public key: %v", err)
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	protoFlow, err := client.GetDeviceAuthorizationFlow(*serverKey)
+	if err != nil {
+		if s, ok := status.FromError(err); ok && s.Code() == codes.NotFound {
+			log.Warnf("server couldn't find device flow, contact admin: %v", err)
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		log.Errorf("failed to retrieve device flow: %v", err)
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	protoConfig := protoFlow.GetProviderConfig()
+	config := &DeviceAuthProviderConfig{
+		Audience:           protoConfig.GetAudience(),
+		ClientID:           protoConfig.GetClientID(),
+		ClientSecret:       protoConfig.GetClientSecret(),
+		Domain:             protoConfig.Domain,
+		TokenEndpoint:      protoConfig.GetTokenEndpoint(),
+		DeviceAuthEndpoint: protoConfig.GetDeviceAuthEndpoint(),
+		Scope:              protoConfig.GetScope(),
+		UseIDToken:         protoConfig.GetUseIDToken(),
+	}
+
+	// Keep compatibility with older management versions
+	if config.Scope == "" {
+		config.Scope = "openid"
+	}
+
+	if err := validateDeviceAuthConfig(config); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	flow, err := NewDeviceAuthorizationFlow(*config)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return flow, nil
+}
+
+// doMgmLogin performs the actual login operation with the management service
+func (a *Auth) doMgmLogin(client *mgm.GrpcClient, ctx context.Context, pubSSHKey []byte) (*wgtypes.Key, *mgmProto.LoginResponse, error) {
+	serverKey, err := client.GetServerPublicKey()
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Errorf("failed while getting Management Service public key: %v", err)
+		return nil, nil, err
+	}
+
+	sysInfo := system.GetInfo(ctx)
+	a.setSystemInfoFlags(sysInfo)
+	loginResp, err := client.Login(*serverKey, sysInfo, pubSSHKey, a.config.DNSLabels)
+	return serverKey, loginResp, err
+}
+
+// registerPeer checks whether setupKey was provided via cmd line and if not then it prompts user to enter a key.
+// Otherwise tries to register with the provided setupKey via command line.
+func (a *Auth) registerPeer(client *mgm.GrpcClient, ctx context.Context, setupKey string, jwtToken string, pubSSHKey []byte) (*mgmProto.LoginResponse, error) {
+	serverPublicKey, err := client.GetServerPublicKey()
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Errorf("failed while getting Management Service public key: %v", err)
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	validSetupKey, err := uuid.Parse(setupKey)
+	if err != nil && jwtToken == "" {
+		return nil, status.Errorf(codes.InvalidArgument, "invalid setup-key or no sso information provided, err: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	log.Debugf("sending peer registration request to Management Service")
+	info := system.GetInfo(ctx)
+	a.setSystemInfoFlags(info)
+	loginResp, err := client.Register(*serverPublicKey, validSetupKey.String(), jwtToken, info, pubSSHKey, a.config.DNSLabels)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Errorf("failed registering peer %v", err)
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	log.Infof("peer has been successfully registered on Management Service")
+
+	return loginResp, nil
+}
+
+// setSystemInfoFlags sets all configuration flags on the provided system info
+func (a *Auth) setSystemInfoFlags(info *system.Info) {
+	info.SetFlags(
+		a.config.RosenpassEnabled,
+		a.config.RosenpassPermissive,
+		a.config.ServerSSHAllowed,
+		a.config.DisableClientRoutes,
+		a.config.DisableServerRoutes,
+		a.config.DisableDNS,
+		a.config.DisableFirewall,
+		a.config.BlockLANAccess,
+		a.config.BlockInbound,
+		a.config.LazyConnectionEnabled,
+		a.config.EnableSSHRoot,
+		a.config.EnableSSHSFTP,
+		a.config.EnableSSHLocalPortForwarding,
+		a.config.EnableSSHRemotePortForwarding,
+		a.config.DisableSSHAuth,
+	)
+}
+
+// reconnect closes the current connection and creates a new one
+// It checks if the brokenClient is still the current client before reconnecting
+// to avoid multiple threads reconnecting unnecessarily
+func (a *Auth) reconnect(ctx context.Context, brokenClient *mgm.GrpcClient) error {
+	a.mutex.Lock()
+	defer a.mutex.Unlock()
+
+	// Double-check: if client has already been replaced by another thread, skip reconnection
+	if a.client != brokenClient {
+		log.Debugf("client already reconnected by another thread, skipping")
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	// Create new connection FIRST, before closing the old one
+	// This ensures a.client is never nil, preventing panics in other threads
+	log.Debugf("reconnecting to Management Service %s", a.mgmURL.String())
+	mgmClient, err := mgm.NewClient(ctx, a.mgmURL.Host, a.privateKey, a.mgmTLSEnabled)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Errorf("failed reconnecting to Management Service %s: %v", a.mgmURL.String(), err)
+		// Keep the old client if reconnection fails
+		return err
+	}
+
+	// Close old connection AFTER new one is successfully created
+	oldClient := a.client
+	a.client = mgmClient
+
+	if oldClient != nil {
+		if err := oldClient.Close(); err != nil {
+			log.Debugf("error closing old connection: %v", err)
+		}
+	}
+
+	log.Debugf("successfully reconnected to Management service %s", a.mgmURL.String())
+	return nil
+}
+
+// isConnectionError checks if the error is a connection-related error that should trigger reconnection
+func isConnectionError(err error) bool {
+	if err == nil {
+		return false
+	}
+	s, ok := status.FromError(err)
+	if !ok {
+		return false
+	}
+	// These error codes indicate connection issues
+	return s.Code() == codes.Unavailable ||
+		s.Code() == codes.DeadlineExceeded ||
+		s.Code() == codes.Canceled ||
+		s.Code() == codes.Internal
+}
+
+// withRetry wraps an operation with exponential backoff retry logic
+// It automatically reconnects on connection errors
+func (a *Auth) withRetry(ctx context.Context, operation func(client *mgm.GrpcClient) error) error {
+	backoffSettings := &backoff.ExponentialBackOff{
+		InitialInterval:     500 * time.Millisecond,
+		RandomizationFactor: 0.5,
+		Multiplier:          1.5,
+		MaxInterval:         10 * time.Second,
+		MaxElapsedTime:      2 * time.Minute,
+		Stop:                backoff.Stop,
+		Clock:               backoff.SystemClock,
+	}
+	backoffSettings.Reset()
+
+	return backoff.RetryNotify(
+		func() error {
+			// Capture the client BEFORE the operation to ensure we track the correct client
+			a.mutex.RLock()
+			currentClient := a.client
+			a.mutex.RUnlock()
+
+			if currentClient == nil {
+				return status.Errorf(codes.Unavailable, "client is not initialized")
+			}
+
+			// Execute operation with the captured client
+			err := operation(currentClient)
+			if err == nil {
+				return nil
+			}
+
+			// If it's a connection error, attempt reconnection using the client that was actually used
+			if isConnectionError(err) {
+				log.Warnf("connection error detected, attempting reconnection: %v", err)
+
+				if reconnectErr := a.reconnect(ctx, currentClient); reconnectErr != nil {
+					log.Errorf("reconnection failed: %v", reconnectErr)
+					return reconnectErr
+				}
+				// Return the original error to trigger retry with the new connection
+				return err
+			}
+
+			// For authentication errors, don't retry
+			if isAuthenticationError(err) {
+				return backoff.Permanent(err)
+			}
+
+			return err
+		},
+		backoff.WithContext(backoffSettings, ctx),
+		func(err error, duration time.Duration) {
+			log.Warnf("operation failed, retrying in %v: %v", duration, err)
+		},
+	)
+}
+
+// isAuthenticationError checks if the error is an authentication-related error that should not be retried.
+// Returns true if the error is InvalidArgument or PermissionDenied, indicating that retrying won't help.
+func isAuthenticationError(err error) bool {
+	if err == nil {
+		return false
+	}
+	s, ok := status.FromError(err)
+	if !ok {
+		return false
+	}
+	return s.Code() == codes.InvalidArgument || s.Code() == codes.PermissionDenied
+}
+
+// isPermissionDenied checks if the error is a PermissionDenied error.
+// This is used to determine if early exit from backoff is needed (e.g., when the server responded but denied access).
+func isPermissionDenied(err error) bool {
+	if err == nil {
+		return false
+	}
+	s, ok := status.FromError(err)
+	if !ok {
+		return false
+	}
+	return s.Code() == codes.PermissionDenied
+}
+
+func isLoginNeeded(err error) bool {
+	return isAuthenticationError(err)
+}
+
+func isRegistrationNeeded(err error) bool {
+	return isPermissionDenied(err)
+}

client/internal/auth/device_flow.go

@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ import (
 
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 
-	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/util/embeddedroots"
 )
 
@@ -26,12 +25,56 @@ const (
 
 var _ OAuthFlow = &DeviceAuthorizationFlow{}
 
+// DeviceAuthProviderConfig has all attributes needed to initiate a device authorization flow
+type DeviceAuthProviderConfig struct {
+	// ClientID An IDP application client id
+	ClientID string
+	// ClientSecret An IDP application client secret
+	ClientSecret string
+	// Domain An IDP API domain
+	// Deprecated. Use OIDCConfigEndpoint instead
+	Domain string
+	// Audience An Audience for to authorization validation
+	Audience string
+	// TokenEndpoint is the endpoint of an IDP manager where clients can obtain access token
+	TokenEndpoint string
+	// DeviceAuthEndpoint is the endpoint of an IDP manager where clients can obtain device authorization code
+	DeviceAuthEndpoint string
+	// Scopes provides the scopes to be included in the token request
+	Scope string
+	// UseIDToken indicates if the id token should be used for authentication
+	UseIDToken bool
+	// LoginHint is used to pre-fill the email/username field during authentication
+	LoginHint string
+}
+
+// validateDeviceAuthConfig validates device authorization provider configuration
+func validateDeviceAuthConfig(config *DeviceAuthProviderConfig) error {
+	errorMsgFormat := "invalid provider configuration received from management: %s value is empty. Contact your NetBird administrator"
+
+	if config.Audience == "" {
+		return fmt.Errorf(errorMsgFormat, "Audience")
+	}
+	if config.ClientID == "" {
+		return fmt.Errorf(errorMsgFormat, "Client ID")
+	}
+	if config.TokenEndpoint == "" {
+		return fmt.Errorf(errorMsgFormat, "Token Endpoint")
+	}
+	if config.DeviceAuthEndpoint == "" {
+		return fmt.Errorf(errorMsgFormat, "Device Auth Endpoint")
+	}
+	if config.Scope == "" {
+		return fmt.Errorf(errorMsgFormat, "Device Auth Scopes")
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 // DeviceAuthorizationFlow implements the OAuthFlow interface,
 // for the Device Authorization Flow.
 type DeviceAuthorizationFlow struct {
-	providerConfig internal.DeviceAuthProviderConfig
-
-	HTTPClient HTTPClient
+	providerConfig DeviceAuthProviderConfig
+	HTTPClient     HTTPClient
 }
 
 // RequestDeviceCodePayload used for request device code payload for auth0
@@ -57,7 +100,7 @@ type TokenRequestResponse struct {
 }
 
 // NewDeviceAuthorizationFlow returns device authorization flow client
-func NewDeviceAuthorizationFlow(config internal.DeviceAuthProviderConfig) (*DeviceAuthorizationFlow, error) {
+func NewDeviceAuthorizationFlow(config DeviceAuthProviderConfig) (*DeviceAuthorizationFlow, error) {
 	httpTransport := http.DefaultTransport.(*http.Transport).Clone()
 	httpTransport.MaxIdleConns = 5
 
@@ -89,6 +132,11 @@ func (d *DeviceAuthorizationFlow) GetClientID(ctx context.Context) string {
 	return d.providerConfig.ClientID
 }
 
+// SetLoginHint sets the login hint for the device authorization flow
+func (d *DeviceAuthorizationFlow) SetLoginHint(hint string) {
+	d.providerConfig.LoginHint = hint
+}
+
 // RequestAuthInfo requests a device code login flow information from Hosted
 func (d *DeviceAuthorizationFlow) RequestAuthInfo(ctx context.Context) (AuthFlowInfo, error) {
 	form := url.Values{}
@@ -199,14 +247,22 @@ func (d *DeviceAuthorizationFlow) requestToken(info AuthFlowInfo) (TokenRequestR
 }
 
 // WaitToken waits user's login and authorize the app. Once the user's authorize
-// it retrieves the access token from Hosted's endpoint and validates it before returning
+// it retrieves the access token from Hosted's endpoint and validates it before returning.
+// The method creates a timeout context internally based on info.ExpiresIn.
 func (d *DeviceAuthorizationFlow) WaitToken(ctx context.Context, info AuthFlowInfo) (TokenInfo, error) {
+	// Create timeout context based on flow expiration
+	timeout := time.Duration(info.ExpiresIn) * time.Second
+	waitCtx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, timeout)
+	defer cancel()
+
 	interval := time.Duration(info.Interval) * time.Second
 	ticker := time.NewTicker(interval)
+	defer ticker.Stop()
+
 	for {
 		select {
-		case <-ctx.Done():
-			return TokenInfo{}, ctx.Err()
+		case <-waitCtx.Done():
+			return TokenInfo{}, waitCtx.Err()
 		case <-ticker.C:
 
 			tokenResponse, err := d.requestToken(info)

client/internal/auth/device_flow_test.go

@@ -12,8 +12,6 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/golang-jwt/jwt/v5"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
-
-	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal"
 )
 
 type mockHTTPClient struct {
@@ -115,18 +113,19 @@ func TestHosted_RequestDeviceCode(t *testing.T) {
 				err:     testCase.inputReqError,
 			}
 
-			deviceFlow := &DeviceAuthorizationFlow{
-				providerConfig: internal.DeviceAuthProviderConfig{
-					Audience:           expectedAudience,
-					ClientID:           expectedClientID,
-					Scope:              expectedScope,
-					TokenEndpoint:      "test.hosted.com/token",
-					DeviceAuthEndpoint: "test.hosted.com/device/auth",
-					UseIDToken:         false,
-				},
-				HTTPClient: &httpClient,
+			config := DeviceAuthProviderConfig{
+				Audience:           expectedAudience,
+				ClientID:           expectedClientID,
+				Scope:              expectedScope,
+				TokenEndpoint:      "test.hosted.com/token",
+				DeviceAuthEndpoint: "test.hosted.com/device/auth",
+				UseIDToken:         false,
 			}
 
+			deviceFlow, err := NewDeviceAuthorizationFlow(config)
+			require.NoError(t, err, "creating device flow should not fail")
+			deviceFlow.HTTPClient = &httpClient
+
 			authInfo, err := deviceFlow.RequestAuthInfo(context.TODO())
 			testCase.testingErrFunc(t, err, testCase.expectedErrorMSG)
 
@@ -280,18 +279,19 @@ func TestHosted_WaitToken(t *testing.T) {
 				countResBody: testCase.inputCountResBody,
 			}
 
-			deviceFlow := DeviceAuthorizationFlow{
-				providerConfig: internal.DeviceAuthProviderConfig{
-					Audience:           testCase.inputAudience,
-					ClientID:           clientID,
-					TokenEndpoint:      "test.hosted.com/token",
-					DeviceAuthEndpoint: "test.hosted.com/device/auth",
-					Scope:              "openid",
-					UseIDToken:         false,
-				},
-				HTTPClient: &httpClient,
+			config := DeviceAuthProviderConfig{
+				Audience:           testCase.inputAudience,
+				ClientID:           clientID,
+				TokenEndpoint:      "test.hosted.com/token",
+				DeviceAuthEndpoint: "test.hosted.com/device/auth",
+				Scope:              "openid",
+				UseIDToken:         false,
 			}
 
+			deviceFlow, err := NewDeviceAuthorizationFlow(config)
+			require.NoError(t, err, "creating device flow should not fail")
+			deviceFlow.HTTPClient = &httpClient
+
 			ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.TODO(), testCase.inputTimeout)
 			defer cancel()
 			tokenInfo, err := deviceFlow.WaitToken(ctx, testCase.inputInfo)

client/internal/auth/oauth.go

@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ import (
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/codes"
 	gstatus "google.golang.org/grpc/status"
 
-	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/profilemanager"
 )
 
@@ -87,19 +86,33 @@ func NewOAuthFlow(ctx context.Context, config *profilemanager.Config, isUnixDesk
 
 // authenticateWithPKCEFlow initializes the Proof Key for Code Exchange flow auth flow
 func authenticateWithPKCEFlow(ctx context.Context, config *profilemanager.Config, hint string) (OAuthFlow, error) {
-	pkceFlowInfo, err := internal.GetPKCEAuthorizationFlowInfo(ctx, config.PrivateKey, config.ManagementURL, config.ClientCertKeyPair)
+	authClient, err := NewAuth(ctx, config.PrivateKey, config.ManagementURL, config)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to create auth client: %v", err)
+	}
+	defer authClient.Close()
+
+	pkceFlowInfo, err := authClient.getPKCEFlow(authClient.client)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("getting pkce authorization flow info failed with error: %v", err)
 	}
 
-	pkceFlowInfo.ProviderConfig.LoginHint = hint
+	if hint != "" {
+		pkceFlowInfo.SetLoginHint(hint)
+	}
 
-	return NewPKCEAuthorizationFlow(pkceFlowInfo.ProviderConfig)
+	return pkceFlowInfo, nil
 }
 
 // authenticateWithDeviceCodeFlow initializes the Device Code auth Flow
 func authenticateWithDeviceCodeFlow(ctx context.Context, config *profilemanager.Config, hint string) (OAuthFlow, error) {
-	deviceFlowInfo, err := internal.GetDeviceAuthorizationFlowInfo(ctx, config.PrivateKey, config.ManagementURL)
+	authClient, err := NewAuth(ctx, config.PrivateKey, config.ManagementURL, config)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to create auth client: %v", err)
+	}
+	defer authClient.Close()
+
+	deviceFlowInfo, err := authClient.getDeviceFlow(authClient.client)
 	if err != nil {
 		switch s, ok := gstatus.FromError(err); {
 		case ok && s.Code() == codes.NotFound:
@@ -114,7 +127,9 @@ func authenticateWithDeviceCodeFlow(ctx context.Context, config *profilemanager.
 		}
 	}
 
-	deviceFlowInfo.ProviderConfig.LoginHint = hint
+	if hint != "" {
+		deviceFlowInfo.SetLoginHint(hint)
+	}
 
-	return NewDeviceAuthorizationFlow(deviceFlowInfo.ProviderConfig)
+	return deviceFlowInfo, nil
 }

client/internal/auth/pkce_flow.go

@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ import (
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"golang.org/x/oauth2"
 
-	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/templates"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/shared/management/client/common"
 )
@@ -35,17 +34,67 @@ const (
 	defaultPKCETimeoutSeconds = 300
 )
 
+// PKCEAuthProviderConfig has all attributes needed to initiate PKCE authorization flow
+type PKCEAuthProviderConfig struct {
+	// ClientID An IDP application client id
+	ClientID string
+	// ClientSecret An IDP application client secret
+	ClientSecret string
+	// Audience An Audience for to authorization validation
+	Audience string
+	// TokenEndpoint is the endpoint of an IDP manager where clients can obtain access token
+	TokenEndpoint string
+	// AuthorizationEndpoint is the endpoint of an IDP manager where clients can obtain authorization code
+	AuthorizationEndpoint string
+	// Scopes provides the scopes to be included in the token request
+	Scope string
+	// RedirectURL handles authorization code from IDP manager
+	RedirectURLs []string
+	// UseIDToken indicates if the id token should be used for authentication
+	UseIDToken bool
+	// ClientCertPair is used for mTLS authentication to the IDP
+	ClientCertPair *tls.Certificate
+	// DisablePromptLogin makes the PKCE flow to not prompt the user for login
+	DisablePromptLogin bool
+	// LoginFlag is used to configure the PKCE flow login behavior
+	LoginFlag common.LoginFlag
+	// LoginHint is used to pre-fill the email/username field during authentication
+	LoginHint string
+}
+
+// validatePKCEConfig validates PKCE provider configuration
+func validatePKCEConfig(config *PKCEAuthProviderConfig) error {
+	errorMsgFormat := "invalid provider configuration received from management: %s value is empty. Contact your NetBird administrator"
+
+	if config.ClientID == "" {
+		return fmt.Errorf(errorMsgFormat, "Client ID")
+	}
+	if config.TokenEndpoint == "" {
+		return fmt.Errorf(errorMsgFormat, "Token Endpoint")
+	}
+	if config.AuthorizationEndpoint == "" {
+		return fmt.Errorf(errorMsgFormat, "Authorization Auth Endpoint")
+	}
+	if config.Scope == "" {
+		return fmt.Errorf(errorMsgFormat, "PKCE Auth Scopes")
+	}
+	if config.RedirectURLs == nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf(errorMsgFormat, "PKCE Redirect URLs")
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 // PKCEAuthorizationFlow implements the OAuthFlow interface for
 // the Authorization Code Flow with PKCE.
 type PKCEAuthorizationFlow struct {
-	providerConfig internal.PKCEAuthProviderConfig
+	providerConfig PKCEAuthProviderConfig
 	state          string
 	codeVerifier   string
 	oAuthConfig    *oauth2.Config
 }
 
 // NewPKCEAuthorizationFlow returns new PKCE authorization code flow.
-func NewPKCEAuthorizationFlow(config internal.PKCEAuthProviderConfig) (*PKCEAuthorizationFlow, error) {
+func NewPKCEAuthorizationFlow(config PKCEAuthProviderConfig) (*PKCEAuthorizationFlow, error) {
 	var availableRedirectURL string
 
 	excludedRanges := getSystemExcludedPortRanges()
@@ -124,10 +173,21 @@ func (p *PKCEAuthorizationFlow) RequestAuthInfo(ctx context.Context) (AuthFlowIn
 	}, nil
 }
 
+// SetLoginHint sets the login hint for the PKCE authorization flow
+func (p *PKCEAuthorizationFlow) SetLoginHint(hint string) {
+	p.providerConfig.LoginHint = hint
+}
+
 // WaitToken waits for the OAuth token in the PKCE Authorization Flow.
 // It starts an HTTP server to receive the OAuth token callback and waits for the token or an error.
 // Once the token is received, it is converted to TokenInfo and validated before returning.
-func (p *PKCEAuthorizationFlow) WaitToken(ctx context.Context, _ AuthFlowInfo) (TokenInfo, error) {
+// The method creates a timeout context internally based on info.ExpiresIn.
+func (p *PKCEAuthorizationFlow) WaitToken(ctx context.Context, info AuthFlowInfo) (TokenInfo, error) {
+	// Create timeout context based on flow expiration
+	timeout := time.Duration(info.ExpiresIn) * time.Second
+	waitCtx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, timeout)
+	defer cancel()
+
 	tokenChan := make(chan *oauth2.Token, 1)
 	errChan := make(chan error, 1)
 
@@ -138,7 +198,7 @@ func (p *PKCEAuthorizationFlow) WaitToken(ctx context.Context, _ AuthFlowInfo) (
 
 	server := &http.Server{Addr: fmt.Sprintf(":%s", parsedURL.Port())}
 	defer func() {
-		shutdownCtx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, 5*time.Second)
+		shutdownCtx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 5*time.Second)
 		defer cancel()
 
 		if err := server.Shutdown(shutdownCtx); err != nil {
@@ -149,8 +209,8 @@ func (p *PKCEAuthorizationFlow) WaitToken(ctx context.Context, _ AuthFlowInfo) (
 	go p.startServer(server, tokenChan, errChan)
 
 	select {
-	case <-ctx.Done():
-		return TokenInfo{}, ctx.Err()
+	case <-waitCtx.Done():
+		return TokenInfo{}, waitCtx.Err()
 	case token := <-tokenChan:
 		return p.parseOAuthToken(token)
 	case err := <-errChan:

client/internal/auth/pkce_flow_test.go

@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 
-	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal"
 	mgm "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/shared/management/client/common"
 )
 
@@ -50,7 +49,7 @@ func TestPromptLogin(t *testing.T) {
 
 	for _, tc := range tt {
 		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			config := internal.PKCEAuthProviderConfig{
+			config := PKCEAuthProviderConfig{
 				ClientID:              "test-client-id",
 				Audience:              "test-audience",
 				TokenEndpoint:         "https://test-token-endpoint.com/token",

client/internal/auth/pkce_flow_windows_test.go

@@ -9,8 +9,6 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
-
-	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal"
 )
 
 func TestParseExcludedPortRanges(t *testing.T) {
@@ -95,7 +93,7 @@ func TestNewPKCEAuthorizationFlow_WithActualExcludedPorts(t *testing.T) {
 
 	availablePort := 65432
 
-	config := internal.PKCEAuthProviderConfig{
+	config := PKCEAuthProviderConfig{
 		ClientID:              "test-client-id",
 		Audience:              "test-audience",
 		TokenEndpoint:         "https://test-token-endpoint.com/token",

client/internal/connect.go

@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/iface"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/iface/device"
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/iface/netstack"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/dns"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/listener"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/peer"
@@ -59,7 +60,6 @@ func NewConnectClient(
 	config *profilemanager.Config,
 	statusRecorder *peer.Status,
 	doInitalAutoUpdate bool,
-
 ) *ConnectClient {
 	return &ConnectClient{
 		ctx:                 ctx,
@@ -71,8 +71,8 @@ func NewConnectClient(
 }
 
 // Run with main logic.
-func (c *ConnectClient) Run(runningChan chan struct{}) error {
-	return c.run(MobileDependency{}, runningChan)
+func (c *ConnectClient) Run(runningChan chan struct{}, logPath string) error {
+	return c.run(MobileDependency{}, runningChan, logPath)
 }
 
 // RunOnAndroid with main logic on mobile system
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ func (c *ConnectClient) RunOnAndroid(
 		DnsReadyListener:      dnsReadyListener,
 		StateFilePath:         stateFilePath,
 	}
-	return c.run(mobileDependency, nil)
+	return c.run(mobileDependency, nil, "")
 }
 
 func (c *ConnectClient) RunOniOS(
@@ -111,10 +111,10 @@ func (c *ConnectClient) RunOniOS(
 		DnsManager:            dnsManager,
 		StateFilePath:         stateFilePath,
 	}
-	return c.run(mobileDependency, nil)
+	return c.run(mobileDependency, nil, "")
 }
 
-func (c *ConnectClient) run(mobileDependency MobileDependency, runningChan chan struct{}) error {
+func (c *ConnectClient) run(mobileDependency MobileDependency, runningChan chan struct{}, logPath string) error {
 	defer func() {
 		if r := recover(); r != nil {
 			rec := c.statusRecorder
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ func (c *ConnectClient) run(mobileDependency MobileDependency, runningChan chan
 		localPeerState := peer.LocalPeerState{
 			IP:              loginResp.GetPeerConfig().GetAddress(),
 			PubKey:          myPrivateKey.PublicKey().String(),
-			KernelInterface: device.WireGuardModuleIsLoaded(),
+			KernelInterface: device.WireGuardModuleIsLoaded() && !netstack.IsEnabled(),
 			FQDN:            loginResp.GetPeerConfig().GetFqdn(),
 		}
 		c.statusRecorder.UpdateLocalPeerState(localPeerState)
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ func (c *ConnectClient) run(mobileDependency MobileDependency, runningChan chan
 		relayURLs, token := parseRelayInfo(loginResp)
 		peerConfig := loginResp.GetPeerConfig()
 
-		engineConfig, err := createEngineConfig(myPrivateKey, c.config, peerConfig)
+		engineConfig, err := createEngineConfig(myPrivateKey, c.config, peerConfig, logPath)
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Error(err)
 			return wrapErr(err)
@@ -472,7 +472,7 @@ func (c *ConnectClient) SetSyncResponsePersistence(enabled bool) {
 }
 
 // createEngineConfig converts configuration received from Management Service to EngineConfig
-func createEngineConfig(key wgtypes.Key, config *profilemanager.Config, peerConfig *mgmProto.PeerConfig) (*EngineConfig, error) {
+func createEngineConfig(key wgtypes.Key, config *profilemanager.Config, peerConfig *mgmProto.PeerConfig, logPath string) (*EngineConfig, error) {
 	nm := false
 	if config.NetworkMonitor != nil {
 		nm = *config.NetworkMonitor
@@ -507,7 +507,10 @@ func createEngineConfig(key wgtypes.Key, config *profilemanager.Config, peerConf
 
 		LazyConnectionEnabled: config.LazyConnectionEnabled,
 
-		MTU: selectMTU(config.MTU, peerConfig.Mtu),
+		MTU:     selectMTU(config.MTU, peerConfig.Mtu),
+		LogPath: logPath,
+
+		ProfileConfig: config,
 	}
 
 	if config.PreSharedKey != "" {

client/internal/debug/debug.go

@@ -28,8 +28,10 @@ import (
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/peer"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/profilemanager"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/updatemanager/installer"
+	nbstatus "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/status"
 	mgmProto "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/shared/management/proto"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/util"
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/version"
 )
 
 const readmeContent = `Netbird debug bundle
@@ -57,6 +59,7 @@ block.prof: Block profiling information.
 heap.prof: Heap profiling information (snapshot of memory allocations).
 allocs.prof: Allocations profiling information.
 threadcreate.prof: Thread creation profiling information.
+cpu.prof: CPU profiling information.
 stack_trace.txt: Complete stack traces of all goroutines at the time of bundle creation.
 
 
@@ -223,10 +226,11 @@ type BundleGenerator struct {
 	internalConfig *profilemanager.Config
 	statusRecorder *peer.Status
 	syncResponse   *mgmProto.SyncResponse
-	logFile        string
+	logPath        string
+	cpuProfile     []byte
+	refreshStatus  func() // Optional callback to refresh status before bundle generation
 
 	anonymize         bool
-	clientStatus      string
 	includeSystemInfo bool
 	logFileCount      uint32
 
@@ -235,7 +239,6 @@ type BundleGenerator struct {
 
 type BundleConfig struct {
 	Anonymize         bool
-	ClientStatus      string
 	IncludeSystemInfo bool
 	LogFileCount      uint32
 }
@@ -244,7 +247,9 @@ type GeneratorDependencies struct {
 	InternalConfig *profilemanager.Config
 	StatusRecorder *peer.Status
 	SyncResponse   *mgmProto.SyncResponse
-	LogFile        string
+	LogPath        string
+	CPUProfile     []byte
+	RefreshStatus  func() // Optional callback to refresh status before bundle generation
 }
 
 func NewBundleGenerator(deps GeneratorDependencies, cfg BundleConfig) *BundleGenerator {
@@ -260,10 +265,11 @@ func NewBundleGenerator(deps GeneratorDependencies, cfg BundleConfig) *BundleGen
 		internalConfig: deps.InternalConfig,
 		statusRecorder: deps.StatusRecorder,
 		syncResponse:   deps.SyncResponse,
-		logFile:        deps.LogFile,
+		logPath:        deps.LogPath,
+		cpuProfile:     deps.CPUProfile,
+		refreshStatus:  deps.RefreshStatus,
 
 		anonymize:         cfg.Anonymize,
-		clientStatus:      cfg.ClientStatus,
 		includeSystemInfo: cfg.IncludeSystemInfo,
 		logFileCount:      logFileCount,
 	}
@@ -309,13 +315,6 @@ func (g *BundleGenerator) createArchive() error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("add status: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	if g.statusRecorder != nil {
-		status := g.statusRecorder.GetFullStatus()
-		seedFromStatus(g.anonymizer, &status)
-	} else {
-		log.Debugf("no status recorder available for seeding")
-	}
-
 	if err := g.addConfig(); err != nil {
 		log.Errorf("failed to add config to debug bundle: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -332,6 +331,10 @@ func (g *BundleGenerator) createArchive() error {
 		log.Errorf("failed to add profiles to debug bundle: %v", err)
 	}
 
+	if err := g.addCPUProfile(); err != nil {
+		log.Errorf("failed to add CPU profile to debug bundle: %v", err)
+	}
+
 	if err := g.addStackTrace(); err != nil {
 		log.Errorf("failed to add stack trace to debug bundle: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -352,7 +355,7 @@ func (g *BundleGenerator) createArchive() error {
 		log.Errorf("failed to add wg show output: %v", err)
 	}
 
-	if g.logFile != "" && !slices.Contains(util.SpecialLogs, g.logFile) {
+	if g.logPath != "" && !slices.Contains(util.SpecialLogs, g.logPath) {
 		if err := g.addLogfile(); err != nil {
 			log.Errorf("failed to add log file to debug bundle: %v", err)
 			if err := g.trySystemdLogFallback(); err != nil {
@@ -401,11 +404,30 @@ func (g *BundleGenerator) addReadme() error {
 }
 
 func (g *BundleGenerator) addStatus() error {
-	if status := g.clientStatus; status != "" {
-		statusReader := strings.NewReader(status)
+	if g.statusRecorder != nil {
+		pm := profilemanager.NewProfileManager()
+		var profName string
+		if activeProf, err := pm.GetActiveProfile(); err == nil {
+			profName = activeProf.Name
+		}
+
+		if g.refreshStatus != nil {
+			g.refreshStatus()
+		}
+
+		fullStatus := g.statusRecorder.GetFullStatus()
+		protoFullStatus := nbstatus.ToProtoFullStatus(fullStatus)
+		protoFullStatus.Events = g.statusRecorder.GetEventHistory()
+		overview := nbstatus.ConvertToStatusOutputOverview(protoFullStatus, g.anonymize, version.NetbirdVersion(), "", nil, nil, nil, "", profName)
+		statusOutput := overview.FullDetailSummary()
+
+		statusReader := strings.NewReader(statusOutput)
 		if err := g.addFileToZip(statusReader, "status.txt"); err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("add status file to zip: %w", err)
 		}
+		seedFromStatus(g.anonymizer, &fullStatus)
+	} else {
+		log.Debugf("no status recorder available for seeding")
 	}
 	return nil
 }
@@ -535,6 +557,19 @@ func (g *BundleGenerator) addProf() (err error) {
 	return nil
 }
 
+func (g *BundleGenerator) addCPUProfile() error {
+	if len(g.cpuProfile) == 0 {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	reader := bytes.NewReader(g.cpuProfile)
+	if err := g.addFileToZip(reader, "cpu.prof"); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("add CPU profile to zip: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
 func (g *BundleGenerator) addStackTrace() error {
 	buf := make([]byte, 5242880) // 5 MB buffer
 	n := runtime.Stack(buf, true)
@@ -710,14 +745,14 @@ func (g *BundleGenerator) addCorruptedStateFiles() error {
 }
 
 func (g *BundleGenerator) addLogfile() error {
-	if g.logFile == "" {
+	if g.logPath == "" {
 		log.Debugf("skipping empty log file in debug bundle")
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	logDir := filepath.Dir(g.logFile)
+	logDir := filepath.Dir(g.logPath)
 
-	if err := g.addSingleLogfile(g.logFile, clientLogFile); err != nil {
+	if err := g.addSingleLogfile(g.logPath, clientLogFile); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("add client log file to zip: %w", err)
 	}
 

client/internal/debug/upload.go

@@ -0,0 +1,101 @@
+package debug
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"crypto/sha256"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"net/http"
+	"os"
+
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/upload-server/types"
+)
+
+const maxBundleUploadSize = 50 * 1024 * 1024
+
+func UploadDebugBundle(ctx context.Context, url, managementURL, filePath string) (key string, err error) {
+	response, err := getUploadURL(ctx, url, managementURL)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+
+	err = upload(ctx, filePath, response)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	return response.Key, nil
+}
+
+func upload(ctx context.Context, filePath string, response *types.GetURLResponse) error {
+	fileData, err := os.Open(filePath)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("open file: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	defer fileData.Close()
+
+	stat, err := fileData.Stat()
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("stat file: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	if stat.Size() > maxBundleUploadSize {
+		return fmt.Errorf("file size exceeds maximum limit of %d bytes", maxBundleUploadSize)
+	}
+
+	req, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(ctx, "PUT", response.URL, fileData)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("create PUT request: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	req.ContentLength = stat.Size()
+	req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/octet-stream")
+
+	putResp, err := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("upload failed: %v", err)
+	}
+	defer putResp.Body.Close()
+
+	if putResp.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
+		body, _ := io.ReadAll(putResp.Body)
+		return fmt.Errorf("upload status %d: %s", putResp.StatusCode, string(body))
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func getUploadURL(ctx context.Context, url string, managementURL string) (*types.GetURLResponse, error) {
+	id := getURLHash(managementURL)
+	getReq, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(ctx, "GET", url+"?id="+id, nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("create GET request: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	getReq.Header.Set(types.ClientHeader, types.ClientHeaderValue)
+
+	resp, err := http.DefaultClient.Do(getReq)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("get presigned URL: %w", err)
+	}
+	defer resp.Body.Close()
+
+	if resp.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
+		body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("get presigned URL status %d: %s", resp.StatusCode, string(body))
+	}
+
+	urlBytes, err := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("read response body: %w", err)
+	}
+	var response types.GetURLResponse
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(urlBytes, &response); err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unmarshal response: %w", err)
+	}
+	return &response, nil
+}
+
+func getURLHash(url string) string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf("%x", sha256.Sum256([]byte(url)))
+}

client/internal/debug/upload_test.go

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package server
+package debug
 
 import (
 	"context"
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ func TestUpload(t *testing.T) {
 	fileContent := []byte("test file content")
 	err := os.WriteFile(file, fileContent, 0640)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	key, err := uploadDebugBundle(context.Background(), testURL+types.GetURLPath, testURL, file)
+	key, err := UploadDebugBundle(context.Background(), testURL+types.GetURLPath, testURL, file)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	id := getURLHash(testURL)
 	require.Contains(t, key, id+"/")

client/internal/debug/wgshow.go

@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ func (g *BundleGenerator) toWGShowFormat(s *configurer.Stats) string {
 		}
 		sb.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("  latest handshake: %s\n", peer.LastHandshake.Format(time.RFC1123)))
 		sb.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("  transfer: %d B received, %d B sent\n", peer.RxBytes, peer.TxBytes))
-		if peer.PresharedKey {
+		if peer.PresharedKey != [32]byte{} {
 			sb.WriteString("  preshared key: (hidden)\n")
 		}
 	}

client/internal/device_auth.go

@@ -1,136 +0,0 @@
-package internal
-
-import (
-	"context"
-	"fmt"
-	"net/url"
-
-	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
-	"golang.zx2c4.com/wireguard/wgctrl/wgtypes"
-	"google.golang.org/grpc/codes"
-	"google.golang.org/grpc/status"
-
-	mgm "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/shared/management/client"
-)
-
-// DeviceAuthorizationFlow represents Device Authorization Flow information
-type DeviceAuthorizationFlow struct {
-	Provider       string
-	ProviderConfig DeviceAuthProviderConfig
-}
-
-// DeviceAuthProviderConfig has all attributes needed to initiate a device authorization flow
-type DeviceAuthProviderConfig struct {
-	// ClientID An IDP application client id
-	ClientID string
-	// ClientSecret An IDP application client secret
-	ClientSecret string
-	// Domain An IDP API domain
-	// Deprecated. Use OIDCConfigEndpoint instead
-	Domain string
-	// Audience An Audience for to authorization validation
-	Audience string
-	// TokenEndpoint is the endpoint of an IDP manager where clients can obtain access token
-	TokenEndpoint string
-	// DeviceAuthEndpoint is the endpoint of an IDP manager where clients can obtain device authorization code
-	DeviceAuthEndpoint string
-	// Scopes provides the scopes to be included in the token request
-	Scope string
-	// UseIDToken indicates if the id token should be used for authentication
-	UseIDToken bool
-	// LoginHint is used to pre-fill the email/username field during authentication
-	LoginHint string
-}
-
-// GetDeviceAuthorizationFlowInfo initialize a DeviceAuthorizationFlow instance and return with it
-func GetDeviceAuthorizationFlowInfo(ctx context.Context, privateKey string, mgmURL *url.URL) (DeviceAuthorizationFlow, error) {
-	// validate our peer's Wireguard PRIVATE key
-	myPrivateKey, err := wgtypes.ParseKey(privateKey)
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Errorf("failed parsing Wireguard key %s: [%s]", privateKey, err.Error())
-		return DeviceAuthorizationFlow{}, err
-	}
-
-	var mgmTLSEnabled bool
-	if mgmURL.Scheme == "https" {
-		mgmTLSEnabled = true
-	}
-
-	log.Debugf("connecting to Management Service %s", mgmURL.String())
-	mgmClient, err := mgm.NewClient(ctx, mgmURL.Host, myPrivateKey, mgmTLSEnabled)
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Errorf("failed connecting to Management Service %s %v", mgmURL.String(), err)
-		return DeviceAuthorizationFlow{}, err
-	}
-	log.Debugf("connected to the Management service %s", mgmURL.String())
-
-	defer func() {
-		err = mgmClient.Close()
-		if err != nil {
-			log.Warnf("failed to close the Management service client %v", err)
-		}
-	}()
-
-	serverKey, err := mgmClient.GetServerPublicKey()
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Errorf("failed while getting Management Service public key: %v", err)
-		return DeviceAuthorizationFlow{}, err
-	}
-
-	protoDeviceAuthorizationFlow, err := mgmClient.GetDeviceAuthorizationFlow(*serverKey)
-	if err != nil {
-		if s, ok := status.FromError(err); ok && s.Code() == codes.NotFound {
-			log.Warnf("server couldn't find device flow, contact admin: %v", err)
-			return DeviceAuthorizationFlow{}, err
-		}
-		log.Errorf("failed to retrieve device flow: %v", err)
-		return DeviceAuthorizationFlow{}, err
-	}
-
-	deviceAuthorizationFlow := DeviceAuthorizationFlow{
-		Provider: protoDeviceAuthorizationFlow.Provider.String(),
-
-		ProviderConfig: DeviceAuthProviderConfig{
-			Audience:           protoDeviceAuthorizationFlow.GetProviderConfig().GetAudience(),
-			ClientID:           protoDeviceAuthorizationFlow.GetProviderConfig().GetClientID(),
-			ClientSecret:       protoDeviceAuthorizationFlow.GetProviderConfig().GetClientSecret(),
-			Domain:             protoDeviceAuthorizationFlow.GetProviderConfig().Domain,
-			TokenEndpoint:      protoDeviceAuthorizationFlow.GetProviderConfig().GetTokenEndpoint(),
-			DeviceAuthEndpoint: protoDeviceAuthorizationFlow.GetProviderConfig().GetDeviceAuthEndpoint(),
-			Scope:              protoDeviceAuthorizationFlow.GetProviderConfig().GetScope(),
-			UseIDToken:         protoDeviceAuthorizationFlow.GetProviderConfig().GetUseIDToken(),
-		},
-	}
-
-	// keep compatibility with older management versions
-	if deviceAuthorizationFlow.ProviderConfig.Scope == "" {
-		deviceAuthorizationFlow.ProviderConfig.Scope = "openid"
-	}
-
-	err = isDeviceAuthProviderConfigValid(deviceAuthorizationFlow.ProviderConfig)
-	if err != nil {
-		return DeviceAuthorizationFlow{}, err
-	}
-
-	return deviceAuthorizationFlow, nil
-}
-
-func isDeviceAuthProviderConfigValid(config DeviceAuthProviderConfig) error {
-	errorMSGFormat := "invalid provider configuration received from management: %s value is empty. Contact your NetBird administrator"
-	if config.Audience == "" {
-		return fmt.Errorf(errorMSGFormat, "Audience")
-	}
-	if config.ClientID == "" {
-		return fmt.Errorf(errorMSGFormat, "Client ID")
-	}
-	if config.TokenEndpoint == "" {
-		return fmt.Errorf(errorMSGFormat, "Token Endpoint")
-	}
-	if config.DeviceAuthEndpoint == "" {
-		return fmt.Errorf(errorMSGFormat, "Device Auth Endpoint")
-	}
-	if config.Scope == "" {
-		return fmt.Errorf(errorMSGFormat, "Device Auth Scopes")
-	}
-	return nil
-}

client/internal/dns/handler_chain_test.go

@@ -112,6 +112,54 @@ func TestHandlerChain_ServeDNS_DomainMatching(t *testing.T) {
 			matchSubdomains: false,
 			shouldMatch:     false,
 		},
+		{
+			name:            "single letter TLD exact match",
+			handlerDomain:   "example.x.",
+			queryDomain:     "example.x.",
+			isWildcard:      false,
+			matchSubdomains: false,
+			shouldMatch:     true,
+		},
+		{
+			name:            "single letter TLD subdomain match",
+			handlerDomain:   "example.x.",
+			queryDomain:     "sub.example.x.",
+			isWildcard:      false,
+			matchSubdomains: true,
+			shouldMatch:     true,
+		},
+		{
+			name:            "single letter TLD wildcard match",
+			handlerDomain:   "*.example.x.",
+			queryDomain:     "sub.example.x.",
+			isWildcard:      true,
+			matchSubdomains: false,
+			shouldMatch:     true,
+		},
+		{
+			name:            "two letter domain labels",
+			handlerDomain:   "a.b.",
+			queryDomain:     "a.b.",
+			isWildcard:      false,
+			matchSubdomains: false,
+			shouldMatch:     true,
+		},
+		{
+			name:            "single character domain",
+			handlerDomain:   "x.",
+			queryDomain:     "x.",
+			isWildcard:      false,
+			matchSubdomains: false,
+			shouldMatch:     true,
+		},
+		{
+			name:            "single character domain with subdomain match",
+			handlerDomain:   "x.",
+			queryDomain:     "sub.x.",
+			isWildcard:      false,
+			matchSubdomains: true,
+			shouldMatch:     true,
+		},
 	}
 
 	for _, tt := range tests {

client/internal/dns/host_darwin.go

@@ -9,9 +9,13 @@ import (
 	"io"
 	"net/netip"
 	"os/exec"
+	"slices"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
+	"sync"
 
+	"github.com/hashicorp/go-multierror"
+	nberrors "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/errors"
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"golang.org/x/exp/maps"
 
@@ -20,6 +24,7 @@ import (
 
 const (
 	netbirdDNSStateKeyFormat            = "State:/Network/Service/NetBird-%s/DNS"
+	netbirdDNSStateKeyIndexedFormat     = "State:/Network/Service/NetBird-%s-%d/DNS"
 	globalIPv4State                     = "State:/Network/Global/IPv4"
 	primaryServiceStateKeyFormat        = "State:/Network/Service/%s/DNS"
 	keySupplementalMatchDomains         = "SupplementalMatchDomains"
@@ -33,11 +38,22 @@ const (
 	searchSuffix                        = "Search"
 	matchSuffix                         = "Match"
 	localSuffix                         = "Local"
+
+	// maxDomainsPerResolverEntry is the max number of domains per scutil resolver key.
+	// scutil's d.add has maxArgs=101 (key + * + 99 values), so 99 is the hard cap.
+	maxDomainsPerResolverEntry = 50
+
+	// maxDomainBytesPerResolverEntry is the max total bytes of domain strings per key.
+	// scutil has an undocumented ~2048 byte value buffer; we stay well under it.
+	maxDomainBytesPerResolverEntry = 1500
 )
 
 type systemConfigurator struct {
 	createdKeys       map[string]struct{}
 	systemDNSSettings SystemDNSSettings
+
+	mu              sync.RWMutex
+	origNameservers []netip.Addr
 }
 
 func newHostManager() (*systemConfigurator, error) {
@@ -79,28 +95,23 @@ func (s *systemConfigurator) applyDNSConfig(config HostDNSConfig, stateManager *
 		searchDomains = append(searchDomains, strings.TrimSuffix(""+dConf.Domain, "."))
 	}
 
-	matchKey := getKeyWithInput(netbirdDNSStateKeyFormat, matchSuffix)
-	var err error
-	if len(matchDomains) != 0 {
-		err = s.addMatchDomains(matchKey, strings.Join(matchDomains, " "), config.ServerIP, config.ServerPort)
-	} else {
-		log.Infof("removing match domains from the system")
-		err = s.removeKeyFromSystemConfig(matchKey)
+	if err := s.removeKeysContaining(matchSuffix); err != nil {
+		log.Warnf("failed to remove old match keys: %v", err)
 	}
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("add match domains: %w", err)
+	if len(matchDomains) != 0 {
+		if err := s.addBatchedDomains(matchSuffix, matchDomains, config.ServerIP, config.ServerPort, false); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("add match domains: %w", err)
+		}
 	}
 	s.updateState(stateManager)
 
-	searchKey := getKeyWithInput(netbirdDNSStateKeyFormat, searchSuffix)
-	if len(searchDomains) != 0 {
-		err = s.addSearchDomains(searchKey, strings.Join(searchDomains, " "), config.ServerIP, config.ServerPort)
-	} else {
-		log.Infof("removing search domains from the system")
-		err = s.removeKeyFromSystemConfig(searchKey)
+	if err := s.removeKeysContaining(searchSuffix); err != nil {
+		log.Warnf("failed to remove old search keys: %v", err)
 	}
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("add search domains: %w", err)
+	if len(searchDomains) != 0 {
+		if err := s.addBatchedDomains(searchSuffix, searchDomains, config.ServerIP, config.ServerPort, true); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("add search domains: %w", err)
+		}
 	}
 	s.updateState(stateManager)
 
@@ -144,8 +155,7 @@ func (s *systemConfigurator) restoreHostDNS() error {
 
 func (s *systemConfigurator) getRemovableKeysWithDefaults() []string {
 	if len(s.createdKeys) == 0 {
-		// return defaults for startup calls
-		return []string{getKeyWithInput(netbirdDNSStateKeyFormat, searchSuffix), getKeyWithInput(netbirdDNSStateKeyFormat, matchSuffix)}
+		return s.discoverExistingKeys()
 	}
 
 	keys := make([]string, 0, len(s.createdKeys))
@@ -155,6 +165,47 @@ func (s *systemConfigurator) getRemovableKeysWithDefaults() []string {
 	return keys
 }
 
+// discoverExistingKeys probes scutil for all NetBird DNS keys that may exist.
+// This handles the case where createdKeys is empty (e.g., state file lost after unclean shutdown).
+func (s *systemConfigurator) discoverExistingKeys() []string {
+	dnsKeys, err := getSystemDNSKeys()
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Errorf("failed to get system DNS keys: %v", err)
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	var keys []string
+
+	for _, suffix := range []string{searchSuffix, matchSuffix, localSuffix} {
+		key := getKeyWithInput(netbirdDNSStateKeyFormat, suffix)
+		if strings.Contains(dnsKeys, key) {
+			keys = append(keys, key)
+		}
+	}
+
+	for _, suffix := range []string{searchSuffix, matchSuffix} {
+		for i := 0; ; i++ {
+			key := fmt.Sprintf(netbirdDNSStateKeyIndexedFormat, suffix, i)
+			if !strings.Contains(dnsKeys, key) {
+				break
+			}
+			keys = append(keys, key)
+		}
+	}
+
+	return keys
+}
+
+// getSystemDNSKeys gets all DNS keys
+func getSystemDNSKeys() (string, error) {
+	command := "list .*DNS\nquit\n"
+	out, err := runSystemConfigCommand(command)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	return string(out), nil
+}
+
 func (s *systemConfigurator) removeKeyFromSystemConfig(key string) error {
 	line := buildRemoveKeyOperation(key)
 	_, err := runSystemConfigCommand(wrapCommand(line))
@@ -179,12 +230,11 @@ func (s *systemConfigurator) addLocalDNS() error {
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	if err := s.addSearchDomains(
-		localKey,
-		strings.Join(s.systemDNSSettings.Domains, " "), s.systemDNSSettings.ServerIP, s.systemDNSSettings.ServerPort,
-	); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("add search domains: %w", err)
+	domainsStr := strings.Join(s.systemDNSSettings.Domains, " ")
+	if err := s.addDNSState(localKey, domainsStr, s.systemDNSSettings.ServerIP, s.systemDNSSettings.ServerPort, true); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("add local dns state: %w", err)
 	}
+	s.createdKeys[localKey] = struct{}{}
 
 	return nil
 }
@@ -218,6 +268,7 @@ func (s *systemConfigurator) getSystemDNSSettings() (SystemDNSSettings, error) {
 	}
 
 	var dnsSettings SystemDNSSettings
+	var serverAddresses []netip.Addr
 	inSearchDomainsArray := false
 	inServerAddressesArray := false
 
@@ -244,9 +295,12 @@ func (s *systemConfigurator) getSystemDNSSettings() (SystemDNSSettings, error) {
 			dnsSettings.Domains = append(dnsSettings.Domains, searchDomain)
 		} else if inServerAddressesArray {
 			address := strings.Split(line, " : ")[1]
-			if ip, err := netip.ParseAddr(address); err == nil && ip.Is4() {
-				dnsSettings.ServerIP = ip.Unmap()
-				inServerAddressesArray = false // Stop reading after finding the first IPv4 address
+			if ip, err := netip.ParseAddr(address); err == nil && !ip.IsUnspecified() {
+				ip = ip.Unmap()
+				serverAddresses = append(serverAddresses, ip)
+				if !dnsSettings.ServerIP.IsValid() && ip.Is4() {
+					dnsSettings.ServerIP = ip
+				}
 			}
 		}
 	}
@@ -258,31 +312,90 @@ func (s *systemConfigurator) getSystemDNSSettings() (SystemDNSSettings, error) {
 	// default to 53 port
 	dnsSettings.ServerPort = DefaultPort
 
+	s.mu.Lock()
+	s.origNameservers = serverAddresses
+	s.mu.Unlock()
+
 	return dnsSettings, nil
 }
 
-func (s *systemConfigurator) addSearchDomains(key, domains string, ip netip.Addr, port int) error {
-	err := s.addDNSState(key, domains, ip, port, true)
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("add dns state: %w", err)
-	}
-
-	log.Infof("added %d search domains to the state. Domain list: %s", len(strings.Split(domains, " ")), domains)
-
-	s.createdKeys[key] = struct{}{}
-
-	return nil
+func (s *systemConfigurator) getOriginalNameservers() []netip.Addr {
+	s.mu.RLock()
+	defer s.mu.RUnlock()
+	return slices.Clone(s.origNameservers)
 }
 
-func (s *systemConfigurator) addMatchDomains(key, domains string, dnsServer netip.Addr, port int) error {
-	err := s.addDNSState(key, domains, dnsServer, port, false)
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("add dns state: %w", err)
+// splitDomainsIntoBatches splits domains into batches respecting both element count and byte size limits.
+func splitDomainsIntoBatches(domains []string) [][]string {
+	if len(domains) == 0 {
+		return nil
 	}
 
-	log.Infof("added %d match domains to the state. Domain list: %s", len(strings.Split(domains, " ")), domains)
+	var batches [][]string
+	var current []string
+	currentBytes := 0
 
-	s.createdKeys[key] = struct{}{}
+	for _, d := range domains {
+		domainLen := len(d)
+		newBytes := currentBytes + domainLen
+		if currentBytes > 0 {
+			newBytes++ // space separator
+		}
+
+		if len(current) > 0 && (len(current) >= maxDomainsPerResolverEntry || newBytes > maxDomainBytesPerResolverEntry) {
+			batches = append(batches, current)
+			current = nil
+			currentBytes = 0
+		}
+
+		current = append(current, d)
+		if currentBytes > 0 {
+			currentBytes += 1 + domainLen
+		} else {
+			currentBytes = domainLen
+		}
+	}
+
+	if len(current) > 0 {
+		batches = append(batches, current)
+	}
+
+	return batches
+}
+
+// removeKeysContaining removes all created keys that contain the given substring.
+func (s *systemConfigurator) removeKeysContaining(suffix string) error {
+	var toRemove []string
+	for key := range s.createdKeys {
+		if strings.Contains(key, suffix) {
+			toRemove = append(toRemove, key)
+		}
+	}
+	var multiErr *multierror.Error
+	for _, key := range toRemove {
+		if err := s.removeKeyFromSystemConfig(key); err != nil {
+			multiErr = multierror.Append(multiErr, fmt.Errorf("couldn't remove key %s: %w", key, err))
+		}
+	}
+	return nberrors.FormatErrorOrNil(multiErr)
+}
+
+// addBatchedDomains splits domains into batches and creates indexed scutil keys for each batch.
+func (s *systemConfigurator) addBatchedDomains(suffix string, domains []string, ip netip.Addr, port int, enableSearch bool) error {
+	batches := splitDomainsIntoBatches(domains)
+
+	for i, batch := range batches {
+		key := fmt.Sprintf(netbirdDNSStateKeyIndexedFormat, suffix, i)
+		domainsStr := strings.Join(batch, " ")
+
+		if err := s.addDNSState(key, domainsStr, ip, port, enableSearch); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("add dns state for batch %d: %w", i, err)
+		}
+
+		s.createdKeys[key] = struct{}{}
+	}
+
+	log.Infof("added %d %s domains across %d resolver entries", len(domains), suffix, len(batches))
 
 	return nil
 }
@@ -345,7 +458,6 @@ func (s *systemConfigurator) flushDNSCache() error {
 	if out, err := cmd.CombinedOutput(); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("restart mDNSResponder: %w, output: %s", err, out)
 	}
-
 	log.Info("flushed DNS cache")
 	return nil
 }

client/internal/dns/host_darwin_test.go

@@ -3,7 +3,10 @@
 package dns
 
 import (
+	"bufio"
+	"bytes"
 	"context"
+	"fmt"
 	"net/netip"
 	"os/exec"
 	"path/filepath"
@@ -49,17 +52,22 @@ func TestDarwinDNSUncleanShutdownCleanup(t *testing.T) {
 
 	require.NoError(t, sm.PersistState(context.Background()))
 
-	searchKey := getKeyWithInput(netbirdDNSStateKeyFormat, searchSuffix)
-	matchKey := getKeyWithInput(netbirdDNSStateKeyFormat, matchSuffix)
 	localKey := getKeyWithInput(netbirdDNSStateKeyFormat, localSuffix)
 
+	// Collect all created keys for cleanup verification
+	createdKeys := make([]string, 0, len(configurator.createdKeys))
+	for key := range configurator.createdKeys {
+		createdKeys = append(createdKeys, key)
+	}
+
 	defer func() {
-		for _, key := range []string{searchKey, matchKey, localKey} {
+		for _, key := range createdKeys {
 			_ = removeTestDNSKey(key)
 		}
+		_ = removeTestDNSKey(localKey)
 	}()
 
-	for _, key := range []string{searchKey, matchKey, localKey} {
+	for _, key := range createdKeys {
 		exists, err := checkDNSKeyExists(key)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		if exists {
@@ -83,13 +91,223 @@ func TestDarwinDNSUncleanShutdownCleanup(t *testing.T) {
 	err = shutdownState.Cleanup()
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
-	for _, key := range []string{searchKey, matchKey, localKey} {
+	for _, key := range createdKeys {
 		exists, err := checkDNSKeyExists(key)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		assert.False(t, exists, "Key %s should NOT exist after cleanup", key)
 	}
 }
 
+// generateShortDomains generates domains like a.com, b.com, ..., aa.com, ab.com, etc.
+func generateShortDomains(count int) []string {
+	domains := make([]string, 0, count)
+	for i := range count {
+		label := ""
+		n := i
+		for {
+			label = string(rune('a'+n%26)) + label
+			n = n/26 - 1
+			if n < 0 {
+				break
+			}
+		}
+		domains = append(domains, label+".com")
+	}
+	return domains
+}
+
+// generateLongDomains generates domains like subdomain-000.department.organization-name.example.com
+func generateLongDomains(count int) []string {
+	domains := make([]string, 0, count)
+	for i := range count {
+		domains = append(domains, fmt.Sprintf("subdomain-%03d.department.organization-name.example.com", i))
+	}
+	return domains
+}
+
+// readDomainsFromKey reads the SupplementalMatchDomains array back from scutil for a given key.
+func readDomainsFromKey(t *testing.T, key string) []string {
+	t.Helper()
+
+	cmd := exec.Command(scutilPath)
+	cmd.Stdin = strings.NewReader(fmt.Sprintf("open\nshow %s\nquit\n", key))
+	out, err := cmd.Output()
+	require.NoError(t, err, "scutil show should succeed")
+
+	var domains []string
+	inArray := false
+	scanner := bufio.NewScanner(bytes.NewReader(out))
+	for scanner.Scan() {
+		line := strings.TrimSpace(scanner.Text())
+		if strings.HasPrefix(line, "SupplementalMatchDomains") && strings.Contains(line, "<array>") {
+			inArray = true
+			continue
+		}
+		if inArray {
+			if line == "}" {
+				break
+			}
+			// lines look like: "0 : a.com"
+			parts := strings.SplitN(line, " : ", 2)
+			if len(parts) == 2 {
+				domains = append(domains, parts[1])
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	require.NoError(t, scanner.Err())
+	return domains
+}
+
+func TestSplitDomainsIntoBatches(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name            string
+		domains         []string
+		expectedCount   int
+		checkAllPresent bool
+	}{
+		{
+			name:          "empty",
+			domains:       nil,
+			expectedCount: 0,
+		},
+		{
+			name:            "under_limit",
+			domains:         generateShortDomains(10),
+			expectedCount:   1,
+			checkAllPresent: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name:            "at_element_limit",
+			domains:         generateShortDomains(50),
+			expectedCount:   1,
+			checkAllPresent: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name:            "over_element_limit",
+			domains:         generateShortDomains(51),
+			expectedCount:   2,
+			checkAllPresent: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name:            "triple_element_limit",
+			domains:         generateShortDomains(150),
+			expectedCount:   3,
+			checkAllPresent: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name:            "long_domains_hit_byte_limit",
+			domains:         generateLongDomains(50),
+			checkAllPresent: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name:            "500_short_domains",
+			domains:         generateShortDomains(500),
+			expectedCount:   10,
+			checkAllPresent: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name:            "500_long_domains",
+			domains:         generateLongDomains(500),
+			checkAllPresent: true,
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tc := range tests {
+		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			batches := splitDomainsIntoBatches(tc.domains)
+
+			if tc.expectedCount > 0 {
+				assert.Len(t, batches, tc.expectedCount, "expected %d batches", tc.expectedCount)
+			}
+
+			// Verify each batch respects limits
+			for i, batch := range batches {
+				assert.LessOrEqual(t, len(batch), maxDomainsPerResolverEntry,
+					"batch %d exceeds element limit", i)
+
+				totalBytes := 0
+				for j, d := range batch {
+					if j > 0 {
+						totalBytes++
+					}
+					totalBytes += len(d)
+				}
+				assert.LessOrEqual(t, totalBytes, maxDomainBytesPerResolverEntry,
+					"batch %d exceeds byte limit (%d bytes)", i, totalBytes)
+			}
+
+			if tc.checkAllPresent {
+				var all []string
+				for _, batch := range batches {
+					all = append(all, batch...)
+				}
+				assert.Equal(t, tc.domains, all, "all domains should be present in order")
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+// TestMatchDomainBatching writes increasing numbers of domains via the batching mechanism
+// and verifies all domains are readable across multiple scutil keys.
+func TestMatchDomainBatching(t *testing.T) {
+	if testing.Short() {
+		t.Skip("skipping scutil integration test in short mode")
+	}
+
+	testCases := []struct {
+		name      string
+		count     int
+		generator func(int) []string
+	}{
+		{"short_10", 10, generateShortDomains},
+		{"short_50", 50, generateShortDomains},
+		{"short_100", 100, generateShortDomains},
+		{"short_200", 200, generateShortDomains},
+		{"short_500", 500, generateShortDomains},
+		{"long_10", 10, generateLongDomains},
+		{"long_50", 50, generateLongDomains},
+		{"long_100", 100, generateLongDomains},
+		{"long_200", 200, generateLongDomains},
+		{"long_500", 500, generateLongDomains},
+	}
+
+	for _, tc := range testCases {
+		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			configurator := &systemConfigurator{
+				createdKeys: make(map[string]struct{}),
+			}
+
+			defer func() {
+				for key := range configurator.createdKeys {
+					_ = removeTestDNSKey(key)
+				}
+			}()
+
+			domains := tc.generator(tc.count)
+			err := configurator.addBatchedDomains(matchSuffix, domains, netip.MustParseAddr("100.64.0.1"), 53, false)
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+
+			batches := splitDomainsIntoBatches(domains)
+			t.Logf("wrote %d domains across %d batched keys", tc.count, len(batches))
+
+			// Read back all domains from all batched keys
+			var got []string
+			for i := range batches {
+				key := fmt.Sprintf(netbirdDNSStateKeyIndexedFormat, matchSuffix, i)
+				exists, err := checkDNSKeyExists(key)
+				require.NoError(t, err)
+				require.True(t, exists, "key %s should exist", key)
+
+				got = append(got, readDomainsFromKey(t, key)...)
+			}
+
+			t.Logf("read back %d/%d domains from %d keys", len(got), tc.count, len(batches))
+			assert.Equal(t, tc.count, len(got), "all domains should be readable")
+			assert.Equal(t, domains, got, "domains should match in order")
+		})
+	}
+}
+
 func checkDNSKeyExists(key string) (bool, error) {
 	cmd := exec.Command(scutilPath)
 	cmd.Stdin = strings.NewReader("show " + key + "\nquit\n")
@@ -109,3 +327,169 @@ func removeTestDNSKey(key string) error {
 	_, err := cmd.CombinedOutput()
 	return err
 }
+
+func TestGetOriginalNameservers(t *testing.T) {
+	configurator := &systemConfigurator{
+		createdKeys: make(map[string]struct{}),
+		origNameservers: []netip.Addr{
+			netip.MustParseAddr("8.8.8.8"),
+			netip.MustParseAddr("1.1.1.1"),
+		},
+	}
+
+	servers := configurator.getOriginalNameservers()
+	assert.Len(t, servers, 2)
+	assert.Equal(t, netip.MustParseAddr("8.8.8.8"), servers[0])
+	assert.Equal(t, netip.MustParseAddr("1.1.1.1"), servers[1])
+}
+
+func TestGetOriginalNameserversFromSystem(t *testing.T) {
+	configurator := &systemConfigurator{
+		createdKeys: make(map[string]struct{}),
+	}
+
+	_, err := configurator.getSystemDNSSettings()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	servers := configurator.getOriginalNameservers()
+
+	require.NotEmpty(t, servers, "expected at least one DNS server from system configuration")
+
+	for _, server := range servers {
+		assert.True(t, server.IsValid(), "server address should be valid")
+		assert.False(t, server.IsUnspecified(), "server address should not be unspecified")
+	}
+
+	t.Logf("found %d original nameservers: %v", len(servers), servers)
+}
+
+func setupTestConfigurator(t *testing.T) (*systemConfigurator, *statemanager.Manager, func()) {
+	t.Helper()
+
+	tmpDir := t.TempDir()
+	stateFile := filepath.Join(tmpDir, "state.json")
+	sm := statemanager.New(stateFile)
+	sm.RegisterState(&ShutdownState{})
+	sm.Start()
+
+	configurator := &systemConfigurator{
+		createdKeys: make(map[string]struct{}),
+	}
+
+	cleanup := func() {
+		_ = sm.Stop(context.Background())
+		for key := range configurator.createdKeys {
+			_ = removeTestDNSKey(key)
+		}
+		// Also clean up old-format keys and local key in case they exist
+		_ = removeTestDNSKey(getKeyWithInput(netbirdDNSStateKeyFormat, searchSuffix))
+		_ = removeTestDNSKey(getKeyWithInput(netbirdDNSStateKeyFormat, matchSuffix))
+		_ = removeTestDNSKey(getKeyWithInput(netbirdDNSStateKeyFormat, localSuffix))
+	}
+
+	return configurator, sm, cleanup
+}
+
+func TestOriginalNameserversNoTransition(t *testing.T) {
+	netbirdIP := netip.MustParseAddr("100.64.0.1")
+
+	testCases := []struct {
+		name     string
+		routeAll bool
+	}{
+		{"routeall_false", false},
+		{"routeall_true", true},
+	}
+
+	for _, tc := range testCases {
+		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			configurator, sm, cleanup := setupTestConfigurator(t)
+			defer cleanup()
+
+			_, err := configurator.getSystemDNSSettings()
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+			initialServers := configurator.getOriginalNameservers()
+			t.Logf("Initial servers: %v", initialServers)
+			require.NotEmpty(t, initialServers)
+
+			for _, srv := range initialServers {
+				require.NotEqual(t, netbirdIP, srv, "initial servers should not contain NetBird IP")
+			}
+
+			config := HostDNSConfig{
+				ServerIP:   netbirdIP,
+				ServerPort: 53,
+				RouteAll:   tc.routeAll,
+				Domains:    []DomainConfig{{Domain: "example.com", MatchOnly: true}},
+			}
+
+			for i := 1; i <= 2; i++ {
+				err = configurator.applyDNSConfig(config, sm)
+				require.NoError(t, err)
+
+				servers := configurator.getOriginalNameservers()
+				t.Logf("After apply %d (RouteAll=%v): %v", i, tc.routeAll, servers)
+				assert.Equal(t, initialServers, servers)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestOriginalNameserversRouteAllTransition(t *testing.T) {
+	netbirdIP := netip.MustParseAddr("100.64.0.1")
+
+	testCases := []struct {
+		name         string
+		initialRoute bool
+	}{
+		{"start_with_routeall_false", false},
+		{"start_with_routeall_true", true},
+	}
+
+	for _, tc := range testCases {
+		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			configurator, sm, cleanup := setupTestConfigurator(t)
+			defer cleanup()
+
+			_, err := configurator.getSystemDNSSettings()
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+			initialServers := configurator.getOriginalNameservers()
+			t.Logf("Initial servers: %v", initialServers)
+			require.NotEmpty(t, initialServers)
+
+			config := HostDNSConfig{
+				ServerIP:   netbirdIP,
+				ServerPort: 53,
+				RouteAll:   tc.initialRoute,
+				Domains:    []DomainConfig{{Domain: "example.com", MatchOnly: true}},
+			}
+
+			// First apply
+			err = configurator.applyDNSConfig(config, sm)
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+			servers := configurator.getOriginalNameservers()
+			t.Logf("After first apply (RouteAll=%v): %v", tc.initialRoute, servers)
+			assert.Equal(t, initialServers, servers)
+
+			// Toggle RouteAll
+			config.RouteAll = !tc.initialRoute
+			err = configurator.applyDNSConfig(config, sm)
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+			servers = configurator.getOriginalNameservers()
+			t.Logf("After toggle (RouteAll=%v): %v", config.RouteAll, servers)
+			assert.Equal(t, initialServers, servers)
+
+			// Toggle back
+			config.RouteAll = tc.initialRoute
+			err = configurator.applyDNSConfig(config, sm)
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+			servers = configurator.getOriginalNameservers()
+			t.Logf("After toggle back (RouteAll=%v): %v", config.RouteAll, servers)
+			assert.Equal(t, initialServers, servers)
+
+			for _, srv := range servers {
+				assert.NotEqual(t, netbirdIP, srv, "servers should not contain NetBird IP")
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}

client/internal/dns/host_windows.go

@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ const (
 	dnsPolicyConfigConfigOptionsKey     = "ConfigOptions"
 	dnsPolicyConfigConfigOptionsValue   = 0x8
 
+	nrptMaxDomainsPerRule = 50
+
 	interfaceConfigPath          = `SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip\Parameters\Interfaces`
 	interfaceConfigNameServerKey = "NameServer"
 	interfaceConfigSearchListKey = "SearchList"
@@ -198,10 +200,11 @@ func (r *registryConfigurator) applyDNSConfig(config HostDNSConfig, stateManager
 
 	if len(matchDomains) != 0 {
 		count, err := r.addDNSMatchPolicy(matchDomains, config.ServerIP)
+		// Update count even on error to ensure cleanup covers partially created rules
+		r.nrptEntryCount = count
 		if err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("add dns match policy: %w", err)
 		}
-		r.nrptEntryCount = count
 	} else {
 		r.nrptEntryCount = 0
 	}
@@ -239,23 +242,33 @@ func (r *registryConfigurator) addDNSSetupForAll(ip netip.Addr) error {
 func (r *registryConfigurator) addDNSMatchPolicy(domains []string, ip netip.Addr) (int, error) {
 	// if the gpo key is present, we need to put our DNS settings there, otherwise our config might be ignored
 	// see https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/openspecs/windows_protocols/ms-gpnrpt/8cc31cb9-20cb-4140-9e85-3e08703b4745
-	for i, domain := range domains {
-		localPath := fmt.Sprintf("%s-%d", dnsPolicyConfigMatchPath, i)
-		gpoPath := fmt.Sprintf("%s-%d", gpoDnsPolicyConfigMatchPath, i)
 
-		singleDomain := []string{domain}
+	// We need to batch domains into chunks and create one NRPT rule per batch.
+	ruleIndex := 0
+	for i := 0; i < len(domains); i += nrptMaxDomainsPerRule {
+		end := i + nrptMaxDomainsPerRule
+		if end > len(domains) {
+			end = len(domains)
+		}
+		batchDomains := domains[i:end]
 
-		if err := r.configureDNSPolicy(localPath, singleDomain, ip); err != nil {
-			return i, fmt.Errorf("configure DNS Local policy for domain %s: %w", domain, err)
+		localPath := fmt.Sprintf("%s-%d", dnsPolicyConfigMatchPath, ruleIndex)
+		gpoPath := fmt.Sprintf("%s-%d", gpoDnsPolicyConfigMatchPath, ruleIndex)
+
+		if err := r.configureDNSPolicy(localPath, batchDomains, ip); err != nil {
+			return ruleIndex, fmt.Errorf("configure DNS Local policy for rule %d: %w", ruleIndex, err)
 		}
 
+		// Increment immediately so the caller's cleanup path knows about this rule
+		ruleIndex++
+
 		if r.gpo {
-			if err := r.configureDNSPolicy(gpoPath, singleDomain, ip); err != nil {
-				return i, fmt.Errorf("configure gpo DNS policy: %w", err)
+			if err := r.configureDNSPolicy(gpoPath, batchDomains, ip); err != nil {
+				return ruleIndex, fmt.Errorf("configure gpo DNS policy for rule %d: %w", ruleIndex-1, err)
 			}
 		}
 
-		log.Debugf("added NRPT entry for domain: %s", domain)
+		log.Debugf("added NRPT rule %d with %d domains", ruleIndex-1, len(batchDomains))
 	}
 
 	if r.gpo {
@@ -264,8 +277,8 @@ func (r *registryConfigurator) addDNSMatchPolicy(domains []string, ip netip.Addr
 		}
 	}
 
-	log.Infof("added %d separate NRPT entries. Domain list: %s", len(domains), domains)
-	return len(domains), nil
+	log.Infof("added %d NRPT rules for %d domains. Domain list: %v", ruleIndex, len(domains), domains)
+	return ruleIndex, nil
 }
 
 func (r *registryConfigurator) configureDNSPolicy(policyPath string, domains []string, ip netip.Addr) error {

client/internal/dns/host_windows_test.go

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import (
 
 // TestNRPTEntriesCleanupOnConfigChange tests that old NRPT entries are properly cleaned up
 // when the number of match domains decreases between configuration changes.
+// With batching enabled (50 domains per rule), we need enough domains to create multiple rules.
 func TestNRPTEntriesCleanupOnConfigChange(t *testing.T) {
 	if testing.Short() {
 		t.Skip("skipping registry integration test in short mode")
@@ -37,51 +38,60 @@ func TestNRPTEntriesCleanupOnConfigChange(t *testing.T) {
 		gpo:  false,
 	}
 
-	config5 := HostDNSConfig{
-		ServerIP: testIP,
-		Domains: []DomainConfig{
-			{Domain: "domain1.com", MatchOnly: true},
-			{Domain: "domain2.com", MatchOnly: true},
-			{Domain: "domain3.com", MatchOnly: true},
-			{Domain: "domain4.com", MatchOnly: true},
-			{Domain: "domain5.com", MatchOnly: true},
-		},
+	// Create 125 domains which will result in 3 NRPT rules (50+50+25)
+	domains125 := make([]DomainConfig, 125)
+	for i := 0; i < 125; i++ {
+		domains125[i] = DomainConfig{
+			Domain:    fmt.Sprintf("domain%d.com", i+1),
+			MatchOnly: true,
+		}
 	}
 
-	err = cfg.applyDNSConfig(config5, nil)
+	config125 := HostDNSConfig{
+		ServerIP: testIP,
+		Domains:  domains125,
+	}
+
+	err = cfg.applyDNSConfig(config125, nil)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
-	// Verify all 5 entries exist
-	for i := 0; i < 5; i++ {
+	// Verify 3 NRPT rules exist
+	assert.Equal(t, 3, cfg.nrptEntryCount, "Should create 3 NRPT rules for 125 domains")
+	for i := 0; i < 3; i++ {
 		exists, err := registryKeyExists(fmt.Sprintf("%s-%d", dnsPolicyConfigMatchPath, i))
 		require.NoError(t, err)
-		assert.True(t, exists, "Entry %d should exist after first config", i)
+		assert.True(t, exists, "NRPT rule %d should exist after first config", i)
 	}
 
-	config2 := HostDNSConfig{
+	// Reduce to 75 domains which will result in 2 NRPT rules (50+25)
+	domains75 := make([]DomainConfig, 75)
+	for i := 0; i < 75; i++ {
+		domains75[i] = DomainConfig{
+			Domain:    fmt.Sprintf("domain%d.com", i+1),
+			MatchOnly: true,
+		}
+	}
+
+	config75 := HostDNSConfig{
 		ServerIP: testIP,
-		Domains: []DomainConfig{
-			{Domain: "domain1.com", MatchOnly: true},
-			{Domain: "domain2.com", MatchOnly: true},
-		},
+		Domains:  domains75,
 	}
 
-	err = cfg.applyDNSConfig(config2, nil)
+	err = cfg.applyDNSConfig(config75, nil)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
-	// Verify first 2 entries exist
+	// Verify first 2 NRPT rules exist
+	assert.Equal(t, 2, cfg.nrptEntryCount, "Should create 2 NRPT rules for 75 domains")
 	for i := 0; i < 2; i++ {
 		exists, err := registryKeyExists(fmt.Sprintf("%s-%d", dnsPolicyConfigMatchPath, i))
 		require.NoError(t, err)
-		assert.True(t, exists, "Entry %d should exist after second config", i)
+		assert.True(t, exists, "NRPT rule %d should exist after second config", i)
 	}
 
-	// Verify entries 2-4 are cleaned up
-	for i := 2; i < 5; i++ {
-		exists, err := registryKeyExists(fmt.Sprintf("%s-%d", dnsPolicyConfigMatchPath, i))
-		require.NoError(t, err)
-		assert.False(t, exists, "Entry %d should NOT exist after reducing to 2 domains", i)
-	}
+	// Verify rule 2 is cleaned up
+	exists, err := registryKeyExists(fmt.Sprintf("%s-%d", dnsPolicyConfigMatchPath, 2))
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.False(t, exists, "NRPT rule 2 should NOT exist after reducing to 75 domains")
 }
 
 func registryKeyExists(path string) (bool, error) {
@@ -97,6 +107,106 @@ func registryKeyExists(path string) (bool, error) {
 }
 
 func cleanupRegistryKeys(*testing.T) {
-	cfg := &registryConfigurator{nrptEntryCount: 10}
+	// Clean up more entries to account for batching tests with many domains
+	cfg := &registryConfigurator{nrptEntryCount: 20}
 	_ = cfg.removeDNSMatchPolicies()
 }
+
+// TestNRPTDomainBatching verifies that domains are correctly batched into NRPT rules.
+func TestNRPTDomainBatching(t *testing.T) {
+	if testing.Short() {
+		t.Skip("skipping registry integration test in short mode")
+	}
+
+	defer cleanupRegistryKeys(t)
+	cleanupRegistryKeys(t)
+
+	testIP := netip.MustParseAddr("100.64.0.1")
+
+	// Create a test interface registry key so updateSearchDomains doesn't fail
+	testGUID := "{12345678-1234-1234-1234-123456789ABC}"
+	interfacePath := `SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip\Parameters\Interfaces\` + testGUID
+	testKey, _, err := registry.CreateKey(registry.LOCAL_MACHINE, interfacePath, registry.SET_VALUE)
+	require.NoError(t, err, "Should create test interface registry key")
+	testKey.Close()
+	defer func() {
+		_ = registry.DeleteKey(registry.LOCAL_MACHINE, interfacePath)
+	}()
+
+	cfg := &registryConfigurator{
+		guid: testGUID,
+		gpo:  false,
+	}
+
+	testCases := []struct {
+		name              string
+		domainCount       int
+		expectedRuleCount int
+	}{
+		{
+			name:              "Less than 50 domains (single rule)",
+			domainCount:       30,
+			expectedRuleCount: 1,
+		},
+		{
+			name:              "Exactly 50 domains (single rule)",
+			domainCount:       50,
+			expectedRuleCount: 1,
+		},
+		{
+			name:              "51 domains (two rules)",
+			domainCount:       51,
+			expectedRuleCount: 2,
+		},
+		{
+			name:              "100 domains (two rules)",
+			domainCount:       100,
+			expectedRuleCount: 2,
+		},
+		{
+			name:              "125 domains (three rules: 50+50+25)",
+			domainCount:       125,
+			expectedRuleCount: 3,
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tc := range testCases {
+		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			// Clean up before each subtest
+			cleanupRegistryKeys(t)
+
+			// Generate domains
+			domains := make([]DomainConfig, tc.domainCount)
+			for i := 0; i < tc.domainCount; i++ {
+				domains[i] = DomainConfig{
+					Domain:    fmt.Sprintf("domain%d.com", i+1),
+					MatchOnly: true,
+				}
+			}
+
+			config := HostDNSConfig{
+				ServerIP: testIP,
+				Domains:  domains,
+			}
+
+			err := cfg.applyDNSConfig(config, nil)
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+
+			// Verify that exactly expectedRuleCount rules were created
+			assert.Equal(t, tc.expectedRuleCount, cfg.nrptEntryCount,
+				"Should create %d NRPT rules for %d domains", tc.expectedRuleCount, tc.domainCount)
+
+			// Verify all expected rules exist
+			for i := 0; i < tc.expectedRuleCount; i++ {
+				exists, err := registryKeyExists(fmt.Sprintf("%s-%d", dnsPolicyConfigMatchPath, i))
+				require.NoError(t, err)
+				assert.True(t, exists, "NRPT rule %d should exist", i)
+			}
+
+			// Verify no extra rules were created
+			exists, err := registryKeyExists(fmt.Sprintf("%s-%d", dnsPolicyConfigMatchPath, tc.expectedRuleCount))
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+			assert.False(t, exists, "No NRPT rule should exist at index %d", tc.expectedRuleCount)
+		})
+	}
+}

client/internal/dns/local/local.go

@@ -81,7 +81,10 @@ func (d *Resolver) ProbeAvailability() {}
 
 // ServeDNS handles a DNS request
 func (d *Resolver) ServeDNS(w dns.ResponseWriter, r *dns.Msg) {
-	logger := log.WithField("request_id", resutil.GetRequestID(w))
+	logger := log.WithFields(log.Fields{
+		"request_id": resutil.GetRequestID(w),
+		"dns_id":     fmt.Sprintf("%04x", r.Id),
+	})
 
 	if len(r.Question) == 0 {
 		logger.Debug("received local resolver request with no question")
@@ -120,7 +123,7 @@ func (d *Resolver) determineRcode(question dns.Question, result lookupResult) in
 	}
 
 	// No records found, but domain exists with different record types (NODATA)
-	if d.hasRecordsForDomain(domain.Domain(question.Name)) {
+	if d.hasRecordsForDomain(domain.Domain(question.Name), question.Qtype) {
 		return dns.RcodeSuccess
 	}
 
@@ -164,11 +167,15 @@ func (d *Resolver) continueToNext(logger *log.Entry, w dns.ResponseWriter, r *dn
 }
 
 // hasRecordsForDomain checks if any records exist for the given domain name regardless of type
-func (d *Resolver) hasRecordsForDomain(domainName domain.Domain) bool {
+func (d *Resolver) hasRecordsForDomain(domainName domain.Domain, qType uint16) bool {
 	d.mu.RLock()
 	defer d.mu.RUnlock()
 
 	_, exists := d.domains[domainName]
+	if !exists && supportsWildcard(qType) {
+		testWild := transformDomainToWildcard(string(domainName))
+		_, exists = d.domains[domain.Domain(testWild)]
+	}
 	return exists
 }
 
@@ -195,6 +202,16 @@ type lookupResult struct {
 func (d *Resolver) lookupRecords(logger *log.Entry, question dns.Question) lookupResult {
 	d.mu.RLock()
 	records, found := d.records[question]
+	usingWildcard := false
+	wildQuestion := transformToWildcard(question)
+	// RFC 4592 section 2.2.1: wildcard only matches if the name does NOT exist in the zone.
+	// If the domain exists with any record type, return NODATA instead of wildcard match.
+	if !found && supportsWildcard(question.Qtype) {
+		if _, domainExists := d.domains[domain.Domain(question.Name)]; !domainExists {
+			records, found = d.records[wildQuestion]
+			usingWildcard = found
+		}
+	}
 
 	if !found {
 		d.mu.RUnlock()
@@ -216,18 +233,53 @@ func (d *Resolver) lookupRecords(logger *log.Entry, question dns.Question) looku
 	// if there's more than one record, rotate them (round-robin)
 	if len(recordsCopy) > 1 {
 		d.mu.Lock()
-		records = d.records[question]
+		q := question
+		if usingWildcard {
+			q = wildQuestion
+		}
+		records = d.records[q]
 		if len(records) > 1 {
 			first := records[0]
 			records = append(records[1:], first)
-			d.records[question] = records
+			d.records[q] = records
 		}
 		d.mu.Unlock()
 	}
 
+	if usingWildcard {
+		return responseFromWildRecords(question.Name, wildQuestion.Name, recordsCopy)
+	}
+
 	return lookupResult{records: recordsCopy, rcode: dns.RcodeSuccess}
 }
 
+func transformToWildcard(question dns.Question) dns.Question {
+	wildQuestion := question
+	wildQuestion.Name = transformDomainToWildcard(wildQuestion.Name)
+	return wildQuestion
+}
+
+func transformDomainToWildcard(domain string) string {
+	s := strings.Split(domain, ".")
+	s[0] = "*"
+	return strings.Join(s, ".")
+}
+
+func supportsWildcard(queryType uint16) bool {
+	return queryType != dns.TypeNS && queryType != dns.TypeSOA
+}
+
+func responseFromWildRecords(originalName, wildName string, wildRecords []dns.RR) lookupResult {
+	records := make([]dns.RR, len(wildRecords))
+	for i, record := range wildRecords {
+		copiedRecord := dns.Copy(record)
+		copiedRecord.Header().Name = originalName
+		records[i] = copiedRecord
+	}
+
+	return lookupResult{records: records, rcode: dns.RcodeSuccess}
+}
+
 // lookupCNAMEChain follows a CNAME chain and returns the CNAME records along with
 // the final resolved record of the requested type. This is required for musl libc
 // compatibility, which expects the full answer chain rather than just the CNAME.
@@ -237,6 +289,13 @@ func (d *Resolver) lookupCNAMEChain(logger *log.Entry, cnameQuestion dns.Questio
 
 	for range maxDepth {
 		cnameRecords := d.getRecords(cnameQuestion)
+		if len(cnameRecords) == 0 && supportsWildcard(targetType) {
+			wildQuestion := transformToWildcard(cnameQuestion)
+			if wildRecords := d.getRecords(wildQuestion); len(wildRecords) > 0 {
+				cnameRecords = responseFromWildRecords(cnameQuestion.Name, wildQuestion.Name, wildRecords).records
+			}
+		}
+
 		if len(cnameRecords) == 0 {
 			break
 		}
@@ -303,7 +362,7 @@ func (d *Resolver) resolveCNAMETarget(logger *log.Entry, targetName string, targ
 	}
 
 	// domain exists locally but not this record type (NODATA)
-	if d.hasRecordsForDomain(domain.Domain(targetName)) {
+	if d.hasRecordsForDomain(domain.Domain(targetName), targetType) {
 		return lookupResult{rcode: dns.RcodeSuccess}
 	}
 

client/internal/dns/mock_server.go

@@ -84,3 +84,18 @@ func (m *MockServer) UpdateServerConfig(domains dnsconfig.ServerDomains) error {
 func (m *MockServer) PopulateManagementDomain(mgmtURL *url.URL) error {
 	return nil
 }
+
+// BeginBatch mock implementation of BeginBatch from Server interface
+func (m *MockServer) BeginBatch() {
+	// Mock implementation - no-op
+}
+
+// EndBatch mock implementation of EndBatch from Server interface
+func (m *MockServer) EndBatch() {
+	// Mock implementation - no-op
+}
+
+// CancelBatch mock implementation of CancelBatch from Server interface
+func (m *MockServer) CancelBatch() {
+	// Mock implementation - no-op
+}

client/internal/dns/server.go

@@ -6,7 +6,9 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"net/netip"
 	"net/url"
+	"os"
 	"runtime"
+	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
 
@@ -27,6 +29,8 @@ import (
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/shared/management/domain"
 )
 
+const envSkipDNSProbe = "NB_SKIP_DNS_PROBE"
+
 // ReadyListener is a notification mechanism what indicate the server is ready to handle host dns address changes
 type ReadyListener interface {
 	OnReady()
@@ -41,6 +45,9 @@ type IosDnsManager interface {
 type Server interface {
 	RegisterHandler(domains domain.List, handler dns.Handler, priority int)
 	DeregisterHandler(domains domain.List, priority int)
+	BeginBatch()
+	EndBatch()
+	CancelBatch()
 	Initialize() error
 	Stop()
 	DnsIP() netip.Addr
@@ -83,6 +90,7 @@ type DefaultServer struct {
 	currentConfigHash  uint64
 	handlerChain       *HandlerChain
 	extraDomains       map[domain.Domain]int
+	batchMode          bool
 
 	mgmtCacheResolver *mgmt.Resolver
 
@@ -230,7 +238,9 @@ func (s *DefaultServer) RegisterHandler(domains domain.List, handler dns.Handler
 		// convert to zone with simple ref counter
 		s.extraDomains[toZone(domain)]++
 	}
-	s.applyHostConfig()
+	if !s.batchMode {
+		s.applyHostConfig()
+	}
 }
 
 func (s *DefaultServer) registerHandler(domains []string, handler dns.Handler, priority int) {
@@ -259,9 +269,41 @@ func (s *DefaultServer) DeregisterHandler(domains domain.List, priority int) {
 			delete(s.extraDomains, zone)
 		}
 	}
+	if !s.batchMode {
+		s.applyHostConfig()
+	}
+}
+
+// BeginBatch starts batch mode for DNS handler registration/deregistration.
+// In batch mode, applyHostConfig() is not called after each handler operation,
+// allowing multiple handlers to be registered/deregistered efficiently.
+// Must be followed by EndBatch() to apply the accumulated changes.
+func (s *DefaultServer) BeginBatch() {
+	s.mux.Lock()
+	defer s.mux.Unlock()
+	log.Debugf("DNS batch mode enabled")
+	s.batchMode = true
+}
+
+// EndBatch ends batch mode and applies all accumulated DNS configuration changes.
+func (s *DefaultServer) EndBatch() {
+	s.mux.Lock()
+	defer s.mux.Unlock()
+	log.Debugf("DNS batch mode disabled, applying accumulated changes")
+	s.batchMode = false
 	s.applyHostConfig()
 }
 
+// CancelBatch cancels batch mode without applying accumulated changes.
+// This is useful when operations fail partway through and you want to
+// discard partial state rather than applying it.
+func (s *DefaultServer) CancelBatch() {
+	s.mux.Lock()
+	defer s.mux.Unlock()
+	log.Debugf("DNS batch mode cancelled, discarding accumulated changes")
+	s.batchMode = false
+}
+
 func (s *DefaultServer) deregisterHandler(domains []string, priority int) {
 	log.Debugf("deregistering handler with priority %d for %v", priority, domains)
 
@@ -439,6 +481,17 @@ func (s *DefaultServer) SearchDomains() []string {
 // ProbeAvailability tests each upstream group's servers for availability
 // and deactivates the group if no server responds
 func (s *DefaultServer) ProbeAvailability() {
+	if val := os.Getenv(envSkipDNSProbe); val != "" {
+		skipProbe, err := strconv.ParseBool(val)
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Warnf("failed to parse %s: %v", envSkipDNSProbe, err)
+		}
+		if skipProbe {
+			log.Infof("skipping DNS probe due to %s", envSkipDNSProbe)
+			return
+		}
+	}
+
 	var wg sync.WaitGroup
 	for _, mux := range s.dnsMuxMap {
 		wg.Add(1)
@@ -508,6 +561,7 @@ func (s *DefaultServer) applyConfiguration(update nbdns.Config) error {
 		s.currentConfig.RouteAll = false
 	}
 
+	// Always apply host config for management updates, regardless of batch mode
 	s.applyHostConfig()
 
 	s.shutdownWg.Add(1)
@@ -615,7 +669,7 @@ func (s *DefaultServer) applyHostConfig() {
 	s.registerFallback(config)
 }
 
-// registerFallback registers original nameservers as low-priority fallback handlers
+// registerFallback registers original nameservers as low-priority fallback handlers.
 func (s *DefaultServer) registerFallback(config HostDNSConfig) {
 	hostMgrWithNS, ok := s.hostManager.(hostManagerWithOriginalNS)
 	if !ok {
@@ -624,6 +678,7 @@ func (s *DefaultServer) registerFallback(config HostDNSConfig) {
 
 	originalNameservers := hostMgrWithNS.getOriginalNameservers()
 	if len(originalNameservers) == 0 {
+		s.deregisterHandler([]string{nbdns.RootZone}, PriorityFallback)
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -871,6 +926,7 @@ func (s *DefaultServer) upstreamCallbacks(
 			}
 		}
 
+		// Always apply host config when nameserver goes down, regardless of batch mode
 		s.applyHostConfig()
 
 		go func() {
@@ -906,6 +962,7 @@ func (s *DefaultServer) upstreamCallbacks(
 			s.registerHandler([]string{nbdns.RootZone}, handler, priority)
 		}
 
+		// Always apply host config when nameserver reactivates, regardless of batch mode
 		s.applyHostConfig()
 
 		s.updateNSState(nsGroup, nil, true)

client/internal/dns/server_export_test.go

@@ -18,7 +18,12 @@ func TestGetServerDns(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("invalid dns server instance: %s", err)
 	}
 
-	if srvB != srv {
+	mockSrvB, ok := srvB.(*MockServer)
+	if !ok {
+		t.Errorf("returned server is not a MockServer")
+	}
+
+	if mockSrvB != srv {
 		t.Errorf("mismatch dns instances")
 	}
 }

client/internal/dns/test/mock.go

@@ -8,15 +8,21 @@ import (
 
 type MockResponseWriter struct {
 	WriteMsgFunc func(m *dns.Msg) error
+	lastResponse *dns.Msg
 }
 
 func (rw *MockResponseWriter) WriteMsg(m *dns.Msg) error {
+	rw.lastResponse = m
 	if rw.WriteMsgFunc != nil {
 		return rw.WriteMsgFunc(m)
 	}
 	return nil
 }
 
+func (rw *MockResponseWriter) GetLastResponse() *dns.Msg {
+	return rw.lastResponse
+}
+
 func (rw *MockResponseWriter) LocalAddr() net.Addr       { return nil }
 func (rw *MockResponseWriter) RemoteAddr() net.Addr      { return nil }
 func (rw *MockResponseWriter) Write([]byte) (int, error) { return 0, nil }

client/internal/dns/upstream.go

@@ -71,6 +71,11 @@ type upstreamResolverBase struct {
 	statusRecorder *peer.Status
 }
 
+type upstreamFailure struct {
+	upstream netip.AddrPort
+	reason   string
+}
+
 func newUpstreamResolverBase(ctx context.Context, statusRecorder *peer.Status, domain string) *upstreamResolverBase {
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(ctx)
 
@@ -114,7 +119,10 @@ func (u *upstreamResolverBase) Stop() {
 
 // ServeDNS handles a DNS request
 func (u *upstreamResolverBase) ServeDNS(w dns.ResponseWriter, r *dns.Msg) {
-	logger := log.WithField("request_id", resutil.GetRequestID(w))
+	logger := log.WithFields(log.Fields{
+		"request_id": resutil.GetRequestID(w),
+		"dns_id":     fmt.Sprintf("%04x", r.Id),
+	})
 
 	u.prepareRequest(r)
 
@@ -123,11 +131,13 @@ func (u *upstreamResolverBase) ServeDNS(w dns.ResponseWriter, r *dns.Msg) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	if u.tryUpstreamServers(w, r, logger) {
-		return
+	ok, failures := u.tryUpstreamServers(w, r, logger)
+	if len(failures) > 0 {
+		u.logUpstreamFailures(r.Question[0].Name, failures, ok, logger)
+	}
+	if !ok {
+		u.writeErrorResponse(w, r, logger)
 	}
-
-	u.writeErrorResponse(w, r, logger)
 }
 
 func (u *upstreamResolverBase) prepareRequest(r *dns.Msg) {
@@ -136,7 +146,7 @@ func (u *upstreamResolverBase) prepareRequest(r *dns.Msg) {
 	}
 }
 
-func (u *upstreamResolverBase) tryUpstreamServers(w dns.ResponseWriter, r *dns.Msg, logger *log.Entry) bool {
+func (u *upstreamResolverBase) tryUpstreamServers(w dns.ResponseWriter, r *dns.Msg, logger *log.Entry) (bool, []upstreamFailure) {
 	timeout := u.upstreamTimeout
 	if len(u.upstreamServers) > 1 {
 		maxTotal := 5 * time.Second
@@ -149,15 +159,19 @@ func (u *upstreamResolverBase) tryUpstreamServers(w dns.ResponseWriter, r *dns.M
 		}
 	}
 
+	var failures []upstreamFailure
 	for _, upstream := range u.upstreamServers {
-		if u.queryUpstream(w, r, upstream, timeout, logger) {
-			return true
+		if failure := u.queryUpstream(w, r, upstream, timeout, logger); failure != nil {
+			failures = append(failures, *failure)
+		} else {
+			return true, failures
 		}
 	}
-	return false
+	return false, failures
 }
 
-func (u *upstreamResolverBase) queryUpstream(w dns.ResponseWriter, r *dns.Msg, upstream netip.AddrPort, timeout time.Duration, logger *log.Entry) bool {
+// queryUpstream queries a single upstream server. Returns nil on success, or failure info to try next upstream.
+func (u *upstreamResolverBase) queryUpstream(w dns.ResponseWriter, r *dns.Msg, upstream netip.AddrPort, timeout time.Duration, logger *log.Entry) *upstreamFailure {
 	var rm *dns.Msg
 	var t time.Duration
 	var err error
@@ -171,31 +185,32 @@ func (u *upstreamResolverBase) queryUpstream(w dns.ResponseWriter, r *dns.Msg, u
 	}()
 
 	if err != nil {
-		u.handleUpstreamError(err, upstream, r.Question[0].Name, startTime, timeout, logger)
-		return false
+		return u.handleUpstreamError(err, upstream, startTime)
 	}
 
 	if rm == nil || !rm.Response {
-		logger.Warnf("no response from upstream %s for question domain=%s", upstream, r.Question[0].Name)
-		return false
+		return &upstreamFailure{upstream: upstream, reason: "no response"}
 	}
 
-	return u.writeSuccessResponse(w, rm, upstream, r.Question[0].Name, t, logger)
+	if rm.Rcode == dns.RcodeServerFailure || rm.Rcode == dns.RcodeRefused {
+		return &upstreamFailure{upstream: upstream, reason: dns.RcodeToString[rm.Rcode]}
+	}
+
+	u.writeSuccessResponse(w, rm, upstream, r.Question[0].Name, t, logger)
+	return nil
 }
 
-func (u *upstreamResolverBase) handleUpstreamError(err error, upstream netip.AddrPort, domain string, startTime time.Time, timeout time.Duration, logger *log.Entry) {
+func (u *upstreamResolverBase) handleUpstreamError(err error, upstream netip.AddrPort, startTime time.Time) *upstreamFailure {
 	if !errors.Is(err, context.DeadlineExceeded) && !isTimeout(err) {
-		logger.Warnf("failed to query upstream %s for question domain=%s: %s", upstream, domain, err)
-		return
+		return &upstreamFailure{upstream: upstream, reason: err.Error()}
 	}
 
 	elapsed := time.Since(startTime)
-	timeoutMsg := fmt.Sprintf("upstream %s timed out for question domain=%s after %v (timeout=%v)", upstream, domain, elapsed.Truncate(time.Millisecond), timeout)
+	reason := fmt.Sprintf("timeout after %v", elapsed.Truncate(time.Millisecond))
 	if peerInfo := u.debugUpstreamTimeout(upstream); peerInfo != "" {
-		timeoutMsg += " " + peerInfo
+		reason += " " + peerInfo
 	}
-	timeoutMsg += fmt.Sprintf(" - error: %v", err)
-	logger.Warn(timeoutMsg)
+	return &upstreamFailure{upstream: upstream, reason: reason}
 }
 
 func (u *upstreamResolverBase) writeSuccessResponse(w dns.ResponseWriter, rm *dns.Msg, upstream netip.AddrPort, domain string, t time.Duration, logger *log.Entry) bool {
@@ -215,16 +230,34 @@ func (u *upstreamResolverBase) writeSuccessResponse(w dns.ResponseWriter, rm *dn
 	return true
 }
 
-func (u *upstreamResolverBase) writeErrorResponse(w dns.ResponseWriter, r *dns.Msg, logger *log.Entry) {
-	logger.Errorf("all queries to the %s failed for question domain=%s", u, r.Question[0].Name)
+func (u *upstreamResolverBase) logUpstreamFailures(domain string, failures []upstreamFailure, succeeded bool, logger *log.Entry) {
+	totalUpstreams := len(u.upstreamServers)
+	failedCount := len(failures)
+	failureSummary := formatFailures(failures)
 
+	if succeeded {
+		logger.Warnf("%d/%d upstreams failed for domain=%s: %s", failedCount, totalUpstreams, domain, failureSummary)
+	} else {
+		logger.Errorf("%d/%d upstreams failed for domain=%s: %s", failedCount, totalUpstreams, domain, failureSummary)
+	}
+}
+
+func (u *upstreamResolverBase) writeErrorResponse(w dns.ResponseWriter, r *dns.Msg, logger *log.Entry) {
 	m := new(dns.Msg)
 	m.SetRcode(r, dns.RcodeServerFailure)
 	if err := w.WriteMsg(m); err != nil {
-		logger.Errorf("failed to write error response for %s for question domain=%s: %s", u, r.Question[0].Name, err)
+		logger.Errorf("write error response for domain=%s: %s", r.Question[0].Name, err)
 	}
 }
 
+func formatFailures(failures []upstreamFailure) string {
+	parts := make([]string, 0, len(failures))
+	for _, f := range failures {
+		parts = append(parts, fmt.Sprintf("%s=%s", f.upstream, f.reason))
+	}
+	return strings.Join(parts, ", ")
+}
+
 // ProbeAvailability tests all upstream servers simultaneously and
 // disables the resolver if none work
 func (u *upstreamResolverBase) ProbeAvailability() {
@@ -468,7 +501,6 @@ func netstackExchange(ctx context.Context, nsNet *netstack.Net, r *dns.Msg, upst
 	return reply, nil
 }
 
-
 // FormatPeerStatus formats peer connection status information for debugging DNS timeouts
 func FormatPeerStatus(peerState *peer.State) string {
 	isConnected := peerState.ConnStatus == peer.StatusConnected

client/internal/dns/upstream_test.go

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package dns
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"fmt"
 	"net"
 	"net/netip"
 	"strings"
@@ -9,6 +10,8 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/miekg/dns"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 	"golang.zx2c4.com/wireguard/tun/netstack"
 
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/iface/device"
@@ -140,6 +143,23 @@ func (c mockUpstreamResolver) exchange(_ context.Context, _ string, _ *dns.Msg)
 	return c.r, c.rtt, c.err
 }
 
+type mockUpstreamResponse struct {
+	msg *dns.Msg
+	err error
+}
+
+type mockUpstreamResolverPerServer struct {
+	responses map[string]mockUpstreamResponse
+	rtt       time.Duration
+}
+
+func (c mockUpstreamResolverPerServer) exchange(_ context.Context, upstream string, _ *dns.Msg) (*dns.Msg, time.Duration, error) {
+	if r, ok := c.responses[upstream]; ok {
+		return r.msg, c.rtt, r.err
+	}
+	return nil, c.rtt, fmt.Errorf("no mock response for %s", upstream)
+}
+
 func TestUpstreamResolver_DeactivationReactivation(t *testing.T) {
 	mockClient := &mockUpstreamResolver{
 		err: dns.ErrTime,
@@ -191,3 +211,267 @@ func TestUpstreamResolver_DeactivationReactivation(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("should be enabled")
 	}
 }
+
+func TestUpstreamResolver_Failover(t *testing.T) {
+	upstream1 := netip.MustParseAddrPort("192.0.2.1:53")
+	upstream2 := netip.MustParseAddrPort("192.0.2.2:53")
+
+	successAnswer := "192.0.2.100"
+	timeoutErr := &net.OpError{Op: "read", Err: fmt.Errorf("i/o timeout")}
+
+	testCases := []struct {
+		name            string
+		upstream1       mockUpstreamResponse
+		upstream2       mockUpstreamResponse
+		expectedRcode   int
+		expectAnswer    bool
+		expectTrySecond bool
+	}{
+		{
+			name:            "success on first upstream",
+			upstream1:       mockUpstreamResponse{msg: buildMockResponse(dns.RcodeSuccess, successAnswer)},
+			upstream2:       mockUpstreamResponse{msg: buildMockResponse(dns.RcodeSuccess, successAnswer)},
+			expectedRcode:   dns.RcodeSuccess,
+			expectAnswer:    true,
+			expectTrySecond: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name:            "SERVFAIL from first should try second",
+			upstream1:       mockUpstreamResponse{msg: buildMockResponse(dns.RcodeServerFailure, "")},
+			upstream2:       mockUpstreamResponse{msg: buildMockResponse(dns.RcodeSuccess, successAnswer)},
+			expectedRcode:   dns.RcodeSuccess,
+			expectAnswer:    true,
+			expectTrySecond: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name:            "REFUSED from first should try second",
+			upstream1:       mockUpstreamResponse{msg: buildMockResponse(dns.RcodeRefused, "")},
+			upstream2:       mockUpstreamResponse{msg: buildMockResponse(dns.RcodeSuccess, successAnswer)},
+			expectedRcode:   dns.RcodeSuccess,
+			expectAnswer:    true,
+			expectTrySecond: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name:            "NXDOMAIN from first should NOT try second",
+			upstream1:       mockUpstreamResponse{msg: buildMockResponse(dns.RcodeNameError, "")},
+			upstream2:       mockUpstreamResponse{msg: buildMockResponse(dns.RcodeSuccess, successAnswer)},
+			expectedRcode:   dns.RcodeNameError,
+			expectAnswer:    false,
+			expectTrySecond: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name:            "timeout from first should try second",
+			upstream1:       mockUpstreamResponse{err: timeoutErr},
+			upstream2:       mockUpstreamResponse{msg: buildMockResponse(dns.RcodeSuccess, successAnswer)},
+			expectedRcode:   dns.RcodeSuccess,
+			expectAnswer:    true,
+			expectTrySecond: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name:            "no response from first should try second",
+			upstream1:       mockUpstreamResponse{msg: nil},
+			upstream2:       mockUpstreamResponse{msg: buildMockResponse(dns.RcodeSuccess, successAnswer)},
+			expectedRcode:   dns.RcodeSuccess,
+			expectAnswer:    true,
+			expectTrySecond: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name:            "both upstreams return SERVFAIL",
+			upstream1:       mockUpstreamResponse{msg: buildMockResponse(dns.RcodeServerFailure, "")},
+			upstream2:       mockUpstreamResponse{msg: buildMockResponse(dns.RcodeServerFailure, "")},
+			expectedRcode:   dns.RcodeServerFailure,
+			expectAnswer:    false,
+			expectTrySecond: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name:            "both upstreams timeout",
+			upstream1:       mockUpstreamResponse{err: timeoutErr},
+			upstream2:       mockUpstreamResponse{err: timeoutErr},
+			expectedRcode:   dns.RcodeServerFailure,
+			expectAnswer:    false,
+			expectTrySecond: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name:            "first SERVFAIL then timeout",
+			upstream1:       mockUpstreamResponse{msg: buildMockResponse(dns.RcodeServerFailure, "")},
+			upstream2:       mockUpstreamResponse{err: timeoutErr},
+			expectedRcode:   dns.RcodeServerFailure,
+			expectAnswer:    false,
+			expectTrySecond: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name:            "first timeout then SERVFAIL",
+			upstream1:       mockUpstreamResponse{err: timeoutErr},
+			upstream2:       mockUpstreamResponse{msg: buildMockResponse(dns.RcodeServerFailure, "")},
+			expectedRcode:   dns.RcodeServerFailure,
+			expectAnswer:    false,
+			expectTrySecond: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name:            "first REFUSED then SERVFAIL",
+			upstream1:       mockUpstreamResponse{msg: buildMockResponse(dns.RcodeRefused, "")},
+			upstream2:       mockUpstreamResponse{msg: buildMockResponse(dns.RcodeServerFailure, "")},
+			expectedRcode:   dns.RcodeServerFailure,
+			expectAnswer:    false,
+			expectTrySecond: true,
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tc := range testCases {
+		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			var queriedUpstreams []string
+			mockClient := &mockUpstreamResolverPerServer{
+				responses: map[string]mockUpstreamResponse{
+					upstream1.String(): tc.upstream1,
+					upstream2.String(): tc.upstream2,
+				},
+				rtt: time.Millisecond,
+			}
+
+			trackingClient := &trackingMockClient{
+				inner:            mockClient,
+				queriedUpstreams: &queriedUpstreams,
+			}
+
+			ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
+			defer cancel()
+
+			resolver := &upstreamResolverBase{
+				ctx:             ctx,
+				upstreamClient:  trackingClient,
+				upstreamServers: []netip.AddrPort{upstream1, upstream2},
+				upstreamTimeout: UpstreamTimeout,
+			}
+
+			var responseMSG *dns.Msg
+			responseWriter := &test.MockResponseWriter{
+				WriteMsgFunc: func(m *dns.Msg) error {
+					responseMSG = m
+					return nil
+				},
+			}
+
+			inputMSG := new(dns.Msg).SetQuestion("example.com.", dns.TypeA)
+			resolver.ServeDNS(responseWriter, inputMSG)
+
+			require.NotNil(t, responseMSG, "should write a response")
+			assert.Equal(t, tc.expectedRcode, responseMSG.Rcode, "unexpected rcode")
+
+			if tc.expectAnswer {
+				require.NotEmpty(t, responseMSG.Answer, "expected answer records")
+				assert.Contains(t, responseMSG.Answer[0].String(), successAnswer)
+			}
+
+			if tc.expectTrySecond {
+				assert.Len(t, queriedUpstreams, 2, "should have tried both upstreams")
+				assert.Equal(t, upstream1.String(), queriedUpstreams[0])
+				assert.Equal(t, upstream2.String(), queriedUpstreams[1])
+			} else {
+				assert.Len(t, queriedUpstreams, 1, "should have only tried first upstream")
+				assert.Equal(t, upstream1.String(), queriedUpstreams[0])
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+type trackingMockClient struct {
+	inner            *mockUpstreamResolverPerServer
+	queriedUpstreams *[]string
+}
+
+func (t *trackingMockClient) exchange(ctx context.Context, upstream string, r *dns.Msg) (*dns.Msg, time.Duration, error) {
+	*t.queriedUpstreams = append(*t.queriedUpstreams, upstream)
+	return t.inner.exchange(ctx, upstream, r)
+}
+
+func buildMockResponse(rcode int, answer string) *dns.Msg {
+	m := new(dns.Msg)
+	m.Response = true
+	m.Rcode = rcode
+
+	if rcode == dns.RcodeSuccess && answer != "" {
+		m.Answer = []dns.RR{
+			&dns.A{
+				Hdr: dns.RR_Header{
+					Name:   "example.com.",
+					Rrtype: dns.TypeA,
+					Class:  dns.ClassINET,
+					Ttl:    300,
+				},
+				A: net.ParseIP(answer),
+			},
+		}
+	}
+	return m
+}
+
+func TestUpstreamResolver_SingleUpstreamFailure(t *testing.T) {
+	upstream := netip.MustParseAddrPort("192.0.2.1:53")
+
+	mockClient := &mockUpstreamResolverPerServer{
+		responses: map[string]mockUpstreamResponse{
+			upstream.String(): {msg: buildMockResponse(dns.RcodeServerFailure, "")},
+		},
+		rtt: time.Millisecond,
+	}
+
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
+	defer cancel()
+
+	resolver := &upstreamResolverBase{
+		ctx:             ctx,
+		upstreamClient:  mockClient,
+		upstreamServers: []netip.AddrPort{upstream},
+		upstreamTimeout: UpstreamTimeout,
+	}
+
+	var responseMSG *dns.Msg
+	responseWriter := &test.MockResponseWriter{
+		WriteMsgFunc: func(m *dns.Msg) error {
+			responseMSG = m
+			return nil
+		},
+	}
+
+	inputMSG := new(dns.Msg).SetQuestion("example.com.", dns.TypeA)
+	resolver.ServeDNS(responseWriter, inputMSG)
+
+	require.NotNil(t, responseMSG, "should write a response")
+	assert.Equal(t, dns.RcodeServerFailure, responseMSG.Rcode, "single upstream SERVFAIL should return SERVFAIL")
+}
+
+func TestFormatFailures(t *testing.T) {
+	testCases := []struct {
+		name     string
+		failures []upstreamFailure
+		expected string
+	}{
+		{
+			name:     "empty slice",
+			failures: []upstreamFailure{},
+			expected: "",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "single failure",
+			failures: []upstreamFailure{
+				{upstream: netip.MustParseAddrPort("8.8.8.8:53"), reason: "SERVFAIL"},
+			},
+			expected: "8.8.8.8:53=SERVFAIL",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "multiple failures",
+			failures: []upstreamFailure{
+				{upstream: netip.MustParseAddrPort("8.8.8.8:53"), reason: "SERVFAIL"},
+				{upstream: netip.MustParseAddrPort("8.8.4.4:53"), reason: "timeout after 2s"},
+			},
+			expected: "8.8.8.8:53=SERVFAIL, 8.8.4.4:53=timeout after 2s",
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tc := range testCases {
+		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			result := formatFailures(tc.failures)
+			assert.Equal(t, tc.expected, result)
+		})
+	}
+}

client/internal/dnsfwd/forwarder.go

@@ -190,50 +190,75 @@ func (f *DNSForwarder) Close(ctx context.Context) error {
 	return nberrors.FormatErrorOrNil(result)
 }
 
-func (f *DNSForwarder) handleDNSQuery(logger *log.Entry, w dns.ResponseWriter, query *dns.Msg) *dns.Msg {
+func (f *DNSForwarder) handleDNSQuery(logger *log.Entry, w dns.ResponseWriter, query *dns.Msg, startTime time.Time) {
 	if len(query.Question) == 0 {
-		return nil
+		return
 	}
 	question := query.Question[0]
-	logger.Tracef("received DNS request for DNS forwarder: domain=%s type=%s class=%s",
-		question.Name, dns.TypeToString[question.Qtype], dns.ClassToString[question.Qclass])
+	qname := strings.ToLower(question.Name)
 
-	domain := strings.ToLower(question.Name)
+	logger.Tracef("question: domain=%s type=%s class=%s",
+		qname, dns.TypeToString[question.Qtype], dns.ClassToString[question.Qclass])
 
 	resp := query.SetReply(query)
 	network := resutil.NetworkForQtype(question.Qtype)
 	if network == "" {
 		resp.Rcode = dns.RcodeNotImplemented
-		if err := w.WriteMsg(resp); err != nil {
-			logger.Errorf("failed to write DNS response: %v", err)
-		}
-		return nil
+		f.writeResponse(logger, w, resp, qname, startTime)
+		return
 	}
 
-	mostSpecificResId, matchingEntries := f.getMatchingEntries(strings.TrimSuffix(domain, "."))
-	// query doesn't match any configured domain
+	mostSpecificResId, matchingEntries := f.getMatchingEntries(strings.TrimSuffix(qname, "."))
 	if mostSpecificResId == "" {
 		resp.Rcode = dns.RcodeRefused
-		if err := w.WriteMsg(resp); err != nil {
-			logger.Errorf("failed to write DNS response: %v", err)
-		}
-		return nil
+		f.writeResponse(logger, w, resp, qname, startTime)
+		return
 	}
 
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), upstreamTimeout)
 	defer cancel()
 
-	result := resutil.LookupIP(ctx, f.resolver, network, domain, question.Qtype)
+	result := resutil.LookupIP(ctx, f.resolver, network, qname, question.Qtype)
 	if result.Err != nil {
-		f.handleDNSError(ctx, logger, w, question, resp, domain, result)
-		return nil
+		f.handleDNSError(ctx, logger, w, question, resp, qname, result, startTime)
+		return
 	}
 
 	f.updateInternalState(result.IPs, mostSpecificResId, matchingEntries)
-	resp.Answer = append(resp.Answer, resutil.IPsToRRs(domain, result.IPs, f.ttl)...)
-	f.cache.set(domain, question.Qtype, result.IPs)
+	resp.Answer = append(resp.Answer, resutil.IPsToRRs(qname, result.IPs, f.ttl)...)
+	f.cache.set(qname, question.Qtype, result.IPs)
 
-	return resp
+	f.writeResponse(logger, w, resp, qname, startTime)
+}
+
+func (f *DNSForwarder) writeResponse(logger *log.Entry, w dns.ResponseWriter, resp *dns.Msg, qname string, startTime time.Time) {
+	if err := w.WriteMsg(resp); err != nil {
+		logger.Errorf("failed to write DNS response: %v", err)
+		return
+	}
+
+	logger.Tracef("response: domain=%s rcode=%s answers=%s took=%s",
+		qname, dns.RcodeToString[resp.Rcode], resutil.FormatAnswers(resp.Answer), time.Since(startTime))
+}
+
+// udpResponseWriter wraps a dns.ResponseWriter to handle UDP-specific truncation.
+type udpResponseWriter struct {
+	dns.ResponseWriter
+	query *dns.Msg
+}
+
+func (u *udpResponseWriter) WriteMsg(resp *dns.Msg) error {
+	opt := u.query.IsEdns0()
+	maxSize := dns.MinMsgSize
+	if opt != nil {
+		maxSize = int(opt.UDPSize())
+	}
+
+	if resp.Len() > maxSize {
+		resp.Truncate(maxSize)
+	}
+
+	return u.ResponseWriter.WriteMsg(resp)
 }
 
 func (f *DNSForwarder) handleDNSQueryUDP(w dns.ResponseWriter, query *dns.Msg) {
@@ -243,30 +268,7 @@ func (f *DNSForwarder) handleDNSQueryUDP(w dns.ResponseWriter, query *dns.Msg) {
 		"dns_id":     fmt.Sprintf("%04x", query.Id),
 	})
 
-	resp := f.handleDNSQuery(logger, w, query)
-	if resp == nil {
-		return
-	}
-
-	opt := query.IsEdns0()
-	maxSize := dns.MinMsgSize
-	if opt != nil {
-		// client advertised a larger EDNS0 buffer
-		maxSize = int(opt.UDPSize())
-	}
-
-	// if our response is too big, truncate and set the TC bit
-	if resp.Len() > maxSize {
-		resp.Truncate(maxSize)
-	}
-
-	if err := w.WriteMsg(resp); err != nil {
-		logger.Errorf("failed to write DNS response: %v", err)
-		return
-	}
-
-	logger.Tracef("response: domain=%s rcode=%s answers=%s took=%s",
-		query.Question[0].Name, dns.RcodeToString[resp.Rcode], resutil.FormatAnswers(resp.Answer), time.Since(startTime))
+	f.handleDNSQuery(logger, &udpResponseWriter{ResponseWriter: w, query: query}, query, startTime)
 }
 
 func (f *DNSForwarder) handleDNSQueryTCP(w dns.ResponseWriter, query *dns.Msg) {
@@ -276,18 +278,7 @@ func (f *DNSForwarder) handleDNSQueryTCP(w dns.ResponseWriter, query *dns.Msg) {
 		"dns_id":     fmt.Sprintf("%04x", query.Id),
 	})
 
-	resp := f.handleDNSQuery(logger, w, query)
-	if resp == nil {
-		return
-	}
-
-	if err := w.WriteMsg(resp); err != nil {
-		logger.Errorf("failed to write DNS response: %v", err)
-		return
-	}
-
-	logger.Tracef("response: domain=%s rcode=%s answers=%s took=%s",
-		query.Question[0].Name, dns.RcodeToString[resp.Rcode], resutil.FormatAnswers(resp.Answer), time.Since(startTime))
+	f.handleDNSQuery(logger, w, query, startTime)
 }
 
 func (f *DNSForwarder) updateInternalState(ips []netip.Addr, mostSpecificResId route.ResID, matchingEntries []*ForwarderEntry) {
@@ -334,6 +325,7 @@ func (f *DNSForwarder) handleDNSError(
 	resp *dns.Msg,
 	domain string,
 	result resutil.LookupResult,
+	startTime time.Time,
 ) {
 	qType := question.Qtype
 	qTypeName := dns.TypeToString[qType]
@@ -343,9 +335,7 @@ func (f *DNSForwarder) handleDNSError(
 	// NotFound: cache negative result and respond
 	if result.Rcode == dns.RcodeNameError || result.Rcode == dns.RcodeSuccess {
 		f.cache.set(domain, question.Qtype, nil)
-		if writeErr := w.WriteMsg(resp); writeErr != nil {
-			logger.Errorf("failed to write failure DNS response: %v", writeErr)
-		}
+		f.writeResponse(logger, w, resp, domain, startTime)
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -355,9 +345,7 @@ func (f *DNSForwarder) handleDNSError(
 			logger.Debugf("serving cached DNS response after upstream failure: domain=%s type=%s", domain, qTypeName)
 			resp.Answer = append(resp.Answer, resutil.IPsToRRs(domain, ips, f.ttl)...)
 			resp.Rcode = dns.RcodeSuccess
-			if writeErr := w.WriteMsg(resp); writeErr != nil {
-				logger.Errorf("failed to write cached DNS response: %v", writeErr)
-			}
+			f.writeResponse(logger, w, resp, domain, startTime)
 			return
 		}
 
@@ -365,9 +353,7 @@ func (f *DNSForwarder) handleDNSError(
 		verifyResult := resutil.LookupIP(ctx, f.resolver, resutil.NetworkForQtype(qType), domain, qType)
 		if verifyResult.Rcode == dns.RcodeNameError || verifyResult.Rcode == dns.RcodeSuccess {
 			resp.Rcode = verifyResult.Rcode
-			if writeErr := w.WriteMsg(resp); writeErr != nil {
-				logger.Errorf("failed to write failure DNS response: %v", writeErr)
-			}
+			f.writeResponse(logger, w, resp, domain, startTime)
 			return
 		}
 	}
@@ -375,15 +361,12 @@ func (f *DNSForwarder) handleDNSError(
 	// No cache or verification failed. Log with or without the server field for more context.
 	var dnsErr *net.DNSError
 	if errors.As(result.Err, &dnsErr) && dnsErr.Server != "" {
-		logger.Warnf("failed to resolve: type=%s domain=%s server=%s: %v", qTypeName, domain, dnsErr.Server, result.Err)
+		logger.Warnf("upstream failure: type=%s domain=%s server=%s: %v", qTypeName, domain, dnsErr.Server, result.Err)
 	} else {
 		logger.Warnf(errResolveFailed, domain, result.Err)
 	}
 
-	// Write final failure response.
-	if writeErr := w.WriteMsg(resp); writeErr != nil {
-		logger.Errorf("failed to write failure DNS response: %v", writeErr)
-	}
+	f.writeResponse(logger, w, resp, domain, startTime)
 }
 
 // getMatchingEntries retrieves the resource IDs for a given domain.

client/internal/dnsfwd/forwarder_test.go

@@ -318,8 +318,9 @@ func TestDNSForwarder_UnauthorizedDomainAccess(t *testing.T) {
 			query.SetQuestion(dns.Fqdn(tt.queryDomain), dns.TypeA)
 
 			mockWriter := &test.MockResponseWriter{}
-			resp := forwarder.handleDNSQuery(log.NewEntry(log.StandardLogger()), mockWriter, query)
+			forwarder.handleDNSQuery(log.NewEntry(log.StandardLogger()), mockWriter, query, time.Now())
 
+			resp := mockWriter.GetLastResponse()
 			if tt.shouldResolve {
 				require.NotNil(t, resp, "Expected response for authorized domain")
 				require.Equal(t, dns.RcodeSuccess, resp.Rcode, "Expected successful response")
@@ -329,10 +330,9 @@ func TestDNSForwarder_UnauthorizedDomainAccess(t *testing.T) {
 				mockFirewall.AssertExpectations(t)
 				mockResolver.AssertExpectations(t)
 			} else {
-				if resp != nil {
-					assert.True(t, len(resp.Answer) == 0 || resp.Rcode != dns.RcodeSuccess,
-						"Unauthorized domain should not return successful answers")
-				}
+				require.NotNil(t, resp, "Expected response")
+				assert.True(t, len(resp.Answer) == 0 || resp.Rcode != dns.RcodeSuccess,
+					"Unauthorized domain should not return successful answers")
 				mockFirewall.AssertNotCalled(t, "UpdateSet")
 				mockResolver.AssertNotCalled(t, "LookupNetIP")
 			}
@@ -466,14 +466,16 @@ func TestDNSForwarder_FirewallSetUpdates(t *testing.T) {
 			dnsQuery.SetQuestion(dns.Fqdn(tt.query), dns.TypeA)
 
 			mockWriter := &test.MockResponseWriter{}
-			resp := forwarder.handleDNSQuery(log.NewEntry(log.StandardLogger()), mockWriter, dnsQuery)
+			forwarder.handleDNSQuery(log.NewEntry(log.StandardLogger()), mockWriter, dnsQuery, time.Now())
 
 			// Verify response
+			resp := mockWriter.GetLastResponse()
 			if tt.shouldResolve {
 				require.NotNil(t, resp, "Expected response for authorized domain")
 				require.Equal(t, dns.RcodeSuccess, resp.Rcode)
 				require.NotEmpty(t, resp.Answer)
-			} else if resp != nil {
+			} else {
+				require.NotNil(t, resp, "Expected response")
 				assert.True(t, resp.Rcode == dns.RcodeRefused || len(resp.Answer) == 0,
 					"Unauthorized domain should be refused or have no answers")
 			}
@@ -528,9 +530,10 @@ func TestDNSForwarder_MultipleIPsInSingleUpdate(t *testing.T) {
 	query.SetQuestion("example.com.", dns.TypeA)
 
 	mockWriter := &test.MockResponseWriter{}
-	resp := forwarder.handleDNSQuery(log.NewEntry(log.StandardLogger()), mockWriter, query)
+	forwarder.handleDNSQuery(log.NewEntry(log.StandardLogger()), mockWriter, query, time.Now())
 
 	// Verify response contains all IPs
+	resp := mockWriter.GetLastResponse()
 	require.NotNil(t, resp)
 	require.Equal(t, dns.RcodeSuccess, resp.Rcode)
 	require.Len(t, resp.Answer, 3, "Should have 3 answer records")
@@ -605,7 +608,7 @@ func TestDNSForwarder_ResponseCodes(t *testing.T) {
 				},
 			}
 
-			_ = forwarder.handleDNSQuery(log.NewEntry(log.StandardLogger()), mockWriter, query)
+			forwarder.handleDNSQuery(log.NewEntry(log.StandardLogger()), mockWriter, query, time.Now())
 
 			// Check the response written to the writer
 			require.NotNil(t, writtenResp, "Expected response to be written")
@@ -675,7 +678,8 @@ func TestDNSForwarder_ServeFromCacheOnUpstreamFailure(t *testing.T) {
 	q1 := &dns.Msg{}
 	q1.SetQuestion(dns.Fqdn("example.com"), dns.TypeA)
 	w1 := &test.MockResponseWriter{}
-	resp1 := forwarder.handleDNSQuery(log.NewEntry(log.StandardLogger()), w1, q1)
+	forwarder.handleDNSQuery(log.NewEntry(log.StandardLogger()), w1, q1, time.Now())
+	resp1 := w1.GetLastResponse()
 	require.NotNil(t, resp1)
 	require.Equal(t, dns.RcodeSuccess, resp1.Rcode)
 	require.Len(t, resp1.Answer, 1)
@@ -683,13 +687,13 @@ func TestDNSForwarder_ServeFromCacheOnUpstreamFailure(t *testing.T) {
 	// Second query: serve from cache after upstream failure
 	q2 := &dns.Msg{}
 	q2.SetQuestion(dns.Fqdn("example.com"), dns.TypeA)
-	var writtenResp *dns.Msg
-	w2 := &test.MockResponseWriter{WriteMsgFunc: func(m *dns.Msg) error { writtenResp = m; return nil }}
-	_ = forwarder.handleDNSQuery(log.NewEntry(log.StandardLogger()), w2, q2)
+	w2 := &test.MockResponseWriter{}
+	forwarder.handleDNSQuery(log.NewEntry(log.StandardLogger()), w2, q2, time.Now())
 
-	require.NotNil(t, writtenResp, "expected response to be written")
-	require.Equal(t, dns.RcodeSuccess, writtenResp.Rcode)
-	require.Len(t, writtenResp.Answer, 1)
+	resp2 := w2.GetLastResponse()
+	require.NotNil(t, resp2, "expected response to be written")
+	require.Equal(t, dns.RcodeSuccess, resp2.Rcode)
+	require.Len(t, resp2.Answer, 1)
 
 	mockResolver.AssertExpectations(t)
 }
@@ -715,7 +719,8 @@ func TestDNSForwarder_CacheNormalizationCasingAndDot(t *testing.T) {
 	q1 := &dns.Msg{}
 	q1.SetQuestion(mixedQuery+".", dns.TypeA)
 	w1 := &test.MockResponseWriter{}
-	resp1 := forwarder.handleDNSQuery(log.NewEntry(log.StandardLogger()), w1, q1)
+	forwarder.handleDNSQuery(log.NewEntry(log.StandardLogger()), w1, q1, time.Now())
+	resp1 := w1.GetLastResponse()
 	require.NotNil(t, resp1)
 	require.Equal(t, dns.RcodeSuccess, resp1.Rcode)
 	require.Len(t, resp1.Answer, 1)
@@ -727,13 +732,13 @@ func TestDNSForwarder_CacheNormalizationCasingAndDot(t *testing.T) {
 
 	q2 := &dns.Msg{}
 	q2.SetQuestion("EXAMPLE.COM", dns.TypeA)
-	var writtenResp *dns.Msg
-	w2 := &test.MockResponseWriter{WriteMsgFunc: func(m *dns.Msg) error { writtenResp = m; return nil }}
-	_ = forwarder.handleDNSQuery(log.NewEntry(log.StandardLogger()), w2, q2)
+	w2 := &test.MockResponseWriter{}
+	forwarder.handleDNSQuery(log.NewEntry(log.StandardLogger()), w2, q2, time.Now())
 
-	require.NotNil(t, writtenResp)
-	require.Equal(t, dns.RcodeSuccess, writtenResp.Rcode)
-	require.Len(t, writtenResp.Answer, 1)
+	resp2 := w2.GetLastResponse()
+	require.NotNil(t, resp2)
+	require.Equal(t, dns.RcodeSuccess, resp2.Rcode)
+	require.Len(t, resp2.Answer, 1)
 
 	mockResolver.AssertExpectations(t)
 }
@@ -784,8 +789,9 @@ func TestDNSForwarder_MultipleOverlappingPatterns(t *testing.T) {
 	query.SetQuestion("smtp.mail.example.com.", dns.TypeA)
 
 	mockWriter := &test.MockResponseWriter{}
-	resp := forwarder.handleDNSQuery(log.NewEntry(log.StandardLogger()), mockWriter, query)
+	forwarder.handleDNSQuery(log.NewEntry(log.StandardLogger()), mockWriter, query, time.Now())
 
+	resp := mockWriter.GetLastResponse()
 	require.NotNil(t, resp)
 	assert.Equal(t, dns.RcodeSuccess, resp.Rcode)
 
@@ -897,26 +903,15 @@ func TestDNSForwarder_NodataVsNxdomain(t *testing.T) {
 			query := &dns.Msg{}
 			query.SetQuestion(dns.Fqdn("example.com"), tt.queryType)
 
-			var writtenResp *dns.Msg
-			mockWriter := &test.MockResponseWriter{
-				WriteMsgFunc: func(m *dns.Msg) error {
-					writtenResp = m
-					return nil
-				},
-			}
+			mockWriter := &test.MockResponseWriter{}
+			forwarder.handleDNSQuery(log.NewEntry(log.StandardLogger()), mockWriter, query, time.Now())
 
-			resp := forwarder.handleDNSQuery(log.NewEntry(log.StandardLogger()), mockWriter, query)
-
-			// If a response was returned, it means it should be written (happens in wrapper functions)
-			if resp != nil && writtenResp == nil {
-				writtenResp = resp
-			}
-
-			require.NotNil(t, writtenResp, "Expected response to be written")
-			assert.Equal(t, tt.expectedCode, writtenResp.Rcode, tt.description)
+			resp := mockWriter.GetLastResponse()
+			require.NotNil(t, resp, "Expected response to be written")
+			assert.Equal(t, tt.expectedCode, resp.Rcode, tt.description)
 
 			if tt.expectNoAnswer {
-				assert.Empty(t, writtenResp.Answer, "Response should have no answer records")
+				assert.Empty(t, resp.Answer, "Response should have no answer records")
 			}
 
 			mockResolver.AssertExpectations(t)
@@ -931,15 +926,8 @@ func TestDNSForwarder_EmptyQuery(t *testing.T) {
 	query := &dns.Msg{}
 	// Don't set any question
 
-	writeCalled := false
-	mockWriter := &test.MockResponseWriter{
-		WriteMsgFunc: func(m *dns.Msg) error {
-			writeCalled = true
-			return nil
-		},
-	}
-	resp := forwarder.handleDNSQuery(log.NewEntry(log.StandardLogger()), mockWriter, query)
+	mockWriter := &test.MockResponseWriter{}
+	forwarder.handleDNSQuery(log.NewEntry(log.StandardLogger()), mockWriter, query, time.Now())
 
-	assert.Nil(t, resp, "Should return nil for empty query")
-	assert.False(t, writeCalled, "Should not write response for empty query")
+	assert.Nil(t, mockWriter.GetLastResponse(), "Should not write response for empty query")
 }

client/internal/engine.go

@@ -29,8 +29,10 @@ import (
 	firewallManager "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/firewall/manager"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/iface"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/iface/device"
+	nbnetstack "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/iface/netstack"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/iface/udpmux"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/acl"
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/debug"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/dns"
 	dnsconfig "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/dns/config"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/dnsfwd"
@@ -42,12 +44,14 @@ import (
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/peer/guard"
 	icemaker "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/peer/ice"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/peerstore"
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/profilemanager"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/relay"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/rosenpass"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/routemanager"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/routemanager/systemops"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/statemanager"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/updatemanager"
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/jobexec"
 	cProto "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/proto"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/shared/management/domain"
 	semaphoregroup "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/util/semaphore-group"
@@ -132,6 +136,11 @@ type EngineConfig struct {
 	LazyConnectionEnabled bool
 
 	MTU uint16
+
+	// for debug bundle generation
+	ProfileConfig *profilemanager.Config
+
+	LogPath string
 }
 
 // Engine is a mechanism responsible for reacting on Signal and Management stream events and managing connections to the remote peers.
@@ -195,7 +204,8 @@ type Engine struct {
 	stateManager *statemanager.Manager
 	srWatcher    *guard.SRWatcher
 
-	// Sync response persistence
+	// Sync response persistence (protected by syncRespMux)
+	syncRespMux         sync.RWMutex
 	persistSyncResponse bool
 	latestSyncResponse  *mgmProto.SyncResponse
 	connSemaphore       *semaphoregroup.SemaphoreGroup
@@ -211,6 +221,9 @@ type Engine struct {
 	shutdownWg sync.WaitGroup
 
 	probeStunTurn *relay.StunTurnProbe
+
+	jobExecutor   *jobexec.Executor
+	jobExecutorWG sync.WaitGroup
 }
 
 // Peer is an instance of the Connection Peer
@@ -224,7 +237,18 @@ type localIpUpdater interface {
 }
 
 // NewEngine creates a new Connection Engine with probes attached
-func NewEngine(clientCtx context.Context, clientCancel context.CancelFunc, signalClient signal.Client, mgmClient mgm.Client, relayManager *relayClient.Manager, config *EngineConfig, mobileDep MobileDependency, statusRecorder *peer.Status, checks []*mgmProto.Checks, stateManager *statemanager.Manager) *Engine {
+func NewEngine(
+	clientCtx context.Context,
+	clientCancel context.CancelFunc,
+	signalClient signal.Client,
+	mgmClient mgm.Client,
+	relayManager *relayClient.Manager,
+	config *EngineConfig,
+	mobileDep MobileDependency,
+	statusRecorder *peer.Status,
+	checks []*mgmProto.Checks,
+	stateManager *statemanager.Manager,
+) *Engine {
 	engine := &Engine{
 		clientCtx:      clientCtx,
 		clientCancel:   clientCancel,
@@ -244,6 +268,7 @@ func NewEngine(clientCtx context.Context, clientCancel context.CancelFunc, signa
 		checks:         checks,
 		connSemaphore:  semaphoregroup.NewSemaphoreGroup(connInitLimit),
 		probeStunTurn:  relay.NewStunTurnProbe(relay.DefaultCacheTTL),
+		jobExecutor:    jobexec.NewExecutor(),
 	}
 
 	log.Infof("I am: %s", config.WgPrivateKey.PublicKey().String())
@@ -312,6 +337,8 @@ func (e *Engine) Stop() error {
 		e.cancel()
 	}
 
+	e.jobExecutorWG.Wait() // block until job goroutines finish
+
 	e.close()
 
 	// stop flow manager after wg interface is gone
@@ -479,6 +506,15 @@ func (e *Engine) Start(netbirdConfig *mgmProto.NetbirdConfig, mgmtURL *url.URL)
 		return fmt.Errorf("up wg interface: %w", err)
 	}
 
+	// Set up notrack rules immediately after proxy is listening to prevent
+	// conntrack entries from being created before the rules are in place
+	e.setupWGProxyNoTrack()
+
+	// Set the WireGuard interface for rosenpass after interface is up
+	if e.rpManager != nil {
+		e.rpManager.SetInterface(e.wgInterface)
+	}
+
 	// if inbound conns are blocked there is no need to create the ACL manager
 	if e.firewall != nil && !e.config.BlockInbound {
 		e.acl = acl.NewDefaultManager(e.firewall)
@@ -500,6 +536,7 @@ func (e *Engine) Start(netbirdConfig *mgmProto.NetbirdConfig, mgmtURL *url.URL)
 
 	e.receiveSignalEvents()
 	e.receiveManagementEvents()
+	e.receiveJobEvents()
 
 	// starting network monitor at the very last to avoid disruptions
 	e.startNetworkMonitor()
@@ -507,11 +544,12 @@ func (e *Engine) Start(netbirdConfig *mgmProto.NetbirdConfig, mgmtURL *url.URL)
 	// monitor WireGuard interface lifecycle and restart engine on changes
 	e.wgIfaceMonitor = NewWGIfaceMonitor()
 	e.shutdownWg.Add(1)
+	wgIfaceName := e.wgInterface.Name()
 
 	go func() {
 		defer e.shutdownWg.Done()
 
-		if shouldRestart, err := e.wgIfaceMonitor.Start(e.ctx, e.wgInterface.Name()); shouldRestart {
+		if shouldRestart, err := e.wgIfaceMonitor.Start(e.ctx, wgIfaceName); shouldRestart {
 			log.Infof("WireGuard interface monitor: %s, restarting engine", err)
 			e.triggerClientRestart()
 		} else if err != nil {
@@ -537,9 +575,11 @@ func (e *Engine) createFirewall() error {
 
 	var err error
 	e.firewall, err = firewall.NewFirewall(e.wgInterface, e.stateManager, e.flowManager.GetLogger(), e.config.DisableServerRoutes, e.config.MTU)
-	if err != nil || e.firewall == nil {
-		log.Errorf("failed creating firewall manager: %s", err)
-		return nil
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("create firewall manager: %w", err)
+	}
+	if e.firewall == nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("create firewall manager: received nil manager")
 	}
 
 	if err := e.initFirewall(); err != nil {
@@ -585,6 +625,23 @@ func (e *Engine) initFirewall() error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+// setupWGProxyNoTrack configures connection tracking exclusion for WireGuard proxy traffic.
+// This prevents conntrack/MASQUERADE from affecting loopback traffic between WireGuard and the eBPF proxy.
+func (e *Engine) setupWGProxyNoTrack() {
+	if e.firewall == nil {
+		return
+	}
+
+	proxyPort := e.wgInterface.GetProxyPort()
+	if proxyPort == 0 {
+		return
+	}
+
+	if err := e.firewall.SetupEBPFProxyNoTrack(proxyPort, uint16(e.config.WgPort)); err != nil {
+		log.Warnf("failed to setup ebpf proxy notrack: %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
 func (e *Engine) blockLanAccess() {
 	if e.config.BlockInbound {
 		// no need to set up extra deny rules if inbound is already blocked in general
@@ -773,6 +830,10 @@ func (e *Engine) handleAutoUpdateVersion(autoUpdateSettings *mgmProto.AutoUpdate
 }
 
 func (e *Engine) handleSync(update *mgmProto.SyncResponse) error {
+	started := time.Now()
+	defer func() {
+		log.Infof("sync finished in %s", time.Since(started))
+	}()
 	e.syncMsgMux.Lock()
 	defer e.syncMsgMux.Unlock()
 
@@ -828,9 +889,18 @@ func (e *Engine) handleSync(update *mgmProto.SyncResponse) error {
 		return nil
 	}
 
+	// Persist sync response under the dedicated lock (syncRespMux), not under syncMsgMux.
+	// Read the storage-enabled flag under the syncRespMux too.
+	e.syncRespMux.RLock()
+	enabled := e.persistSyncResponse
+	e.syncRespMux.RUnlock()
+
 	// Store sync response if persistence is enabled
-	if e.persistSyncResponse {
+	if enabled {
+		e.syncRespMux.Lock()
 		e.latestSyncResponse = update
+		e.syncRespMux.Unlock()
+
 		log.Debugf("sync response persisted with serial %d", nm.GetSerial())
 	}
 
@@ -953,13 +1023,87 @@ func (e *Engine) updateConfig(conf *mgmProto.PeerConfig) error {
 	state := e.statusRecorder.GetLocalPeerState()
 	state.IP = e.wgInterface.Address().String()
 	state.PubKey = e.config.WgPrivateKey.PublicKey().String()
-	state.KernelInterface = device.WireGuardModuleIsLoaded()
+	state.KernelInterface = !e.wgInterface.IsUserspaceBind()
 	state.FQDN = conf.GetFqdn()
 
 	e.statusRecorder.UpdateLocalPeerState(state)
 
 	return nil
 }
+func (e *Engine) receiveJobEvents() {
+	e.jobExecutorWG.Add(1)
+	go func() {
+		defer e.jobExecutorWG.Done()
+		err := e.mgmClient.Job(e.ctx, func(msg *mgmProto.JobRequest) *mgmProto.JobResponse {
+			resp := mgmProto.JobResponse{
+				ID:     msg.ID,
+				Status: mgmProto.JobStatus_failed,
+			}
+			switch params := msg.WorkloadParameters.(type) {
+			case *mgmProto.JobRequest_Bundle:
+				bundleResult, err := e.handleBundle(params.Bundle)
+				if err != nil {
+					log.Errorf("handling bundle: %v", err)
+					resp.Reason = []byte(err.Error())
+					return &resp
+				}
+				resp.Status = mgmProto.JobStatus_succeeded
+				resp.WorkloadResults = bundleResult
+				return &resp
+			default:
+				resp.Reason = []byte(jobexec.ErrJobNotImplemented.Error())
+				return &resp
+			}
+		})
+		if err != nil {
+			// happens if management is unavailable for a long time.
+			// We want to cancel the operation of the whole client
+			_ = CtxGetState(e.ctx).Wrap(ErrResetConnection)
+			e.clientCancel()
+			return
+		}
+		log.Info("stopped receiving jobs from Management Service")
+	}()
+	log.Info("connecting to Management Service jobs stream")
+}
+
+func (e *Engine) handleBundle(params *mgmProto.BundleParameters) (*mgmProto.JobResponse_Bundle, error) {
+	log.Infof("handle remote debug bundle request: %s", params.String())
+	syncResponse, err := e.GetLatestSyncResponse()
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Warnf("get latest sync response: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	bundleDeps := debug.GeneratorDependencies{
+		InternalConfig: e.config.ProfileConfig,
+		StatusRecorder: e.statusRecorder,
+		SyncResponse:   syncResponse,
+		LogPath:        e.config.LogPath,
+		RefreshStatus: func() {
+			e.RunHealthProbes(true)
+		},
+	}
+
+	bundleJobParams := debug.BundleConfig{
+		Anonymize:         params.Anonymize,
+		IncludeSystemInfo: true,
+		LogFileCount:      uint32(params.LogFileCount),
+	}
+
+	waitFor := time.Duration(params.BundleForTime) * time.Minute
+
+	uploadKey, err := e.jobExecutor.BundleJob(e.ctx, bundleDeps, bundleJobParams, waitFor, e.config.ProfileConfig.ManagementURL.String())
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	response := &mgmProto.JobResponse_Bundle{
+		Bundle: &mgmProto.BundleResult{
+			UploadKey: uploadKey,
+		},
+	}
+	return response, nil
+}
 
 // receiveManagementEvents connects to the Management Service event stream to receive updates from the management service
 // E.g. when a new peer has been registered and we are allowed to connect to it.
@@ -1405,6 +1549,7 @@ func (e *Engine) createPeerConn(pubKey string, allowedIPs []netip.Prefix, agentV
 	if e.rpManager != nil {
 		peerConn.SetOnConnected(e.rpManager.OnConnected)
 		peerConn.SetOnDisconnected(e.rpManager.OnDisconnected)
+		peerConn.SetRosenpassInitializedPresharedKeyValidator(e.rpManager.IsPresharedKeyInitialized)
 	}
 
 	return peerConn, nil
@@ -1417,8 +1562,10 @@ func (e *Engine) receiveSignalEvents() {
 		defer e.shutdownWg.Done()
 		// connect to a stream of messages coming from the signal server
 		err := e.signal.Receive(e.ctx, func(msg *sProto.Message) error {
+			start := time.Now()
 			e.syncMsgMux.Lock()
 			defer e.syncMsgMux.Unlock()
+			gotLock := time.Since(start)
 
 			// Check context INSIDE lock to ensure atomicity with shutdown
 			if e.ctx.Err() != nil {
@@ -1442,6 +1589,8 @@ func (e *Engine) receiveSignalEvents() {
 					return err
 				}
 
+				log.Debugf("receiveMSG: took %s to get lock for peer %s with session id %s", gotLock, msg.Key, offerAnswer.SessionID)
+
 				if msg.Body.Type == sProto.Body_OFFER {
 					conn.OnRemoteOffer(*offerAnswer)
 				} else {
@@ -1528,6 +1677,7 @@ func (e *Engine) parseNATExternalIPMappings() []string {
 
 func (e *Engine) close() {
 	log.Debugf("removing Netbird interface %s", e.config.WgIfaceName)
+
 	if e.wgInterface != nil {
 		if err := e.wgInterface.Close(); err != nil {
 			log.Errorf("failed closing Netbird interface %s %v", e.config.WgIfaceName, err)
@@ -1714,7 +1864,7 @@ func (e *Engine) getRosenpassAddr() string {
 	return ""
 }
 
-// RunHealthProbes executes health checks for Signal, Management, Relay and WireGuard services
+// RunHealthProbes executes health checks for Signal, Management, Relay, and WireGuard services
 // and updates the status recorder with the latest states.
 func (e *Engine) RunHealthProbes(waitForResult bool) bool {
 	e.syncMsgMux.Lock()
@@ -1728,23 +1878,8 @@ func (e *Engine) RunHealthProbes(waitForResult bool) bool {
 	stuns := slices.Clone(e.STUNs)
 	turns := slices.Clone(e.TURNs)
 
-	if e.wgInterface != nil {
-		stats, err := e.wgInterface.GetStats()
-		if err != nil {
-			log.Warnf("failed to get wireguard stats: %v", err)
-			e.syncMsgMux.Unlock()
-			return false
-		}
-		for _, key := range e.peerStore.PeersPubKey() {
-			// wgStats could be zero value, in which case we just reset the stats
-			wgStats, ok := stats[key]
-			if !ok {
-				continue
-			}
-			if err := e.statusRecorder.UpdateWireGuardPeerState(key, wgStats); err != nil {
-				log.Debugf("failed to update wg stats for peer %s: %s", key, err)
-			}
-		}
+	if err := e.statusRecorder.RefreshWireGuardStats(); err != nil {
+		log.Debugf("failed to refresh WireGuard stats: %v", err)
 	}
 
 	e.syncMsgMux.Unlock()
@@ -1793,7 +1928,7 @@ func (e *Engine) triggerClientRestart() {
 }
 
 func (e *Engine) startNetworkMonitor() {
-	if !e.config.NetworkMonitor {
+	if !e.config.NetworkMonitor || nbnetstack.IsEnabled() {
 		log.Infof("Network monitor is disabled, not starting")
 		return
 	}
@@ -1848,8 +1983,8 @@ func (e *Engine) stopDNSServer() {
 
 // SetSyncResponsePersistence enables or disables sync response persistence
 func (e *Engine) SetSyncResponsePersistence(enabled bool) {
-	e.syncMsgMux.Lock()
-	defer e.syncMsgMux.Unlock()
+	e.syncRespMux.Lock()
+	defer e.syncRespMux.Unlock()
 
 	if enabled == e.persistSyncResponse {
 		return
@@ -1864,20 +1999,22 @@ func (e *Engine) SetSyncResponsePersistence(enabled bool) {
 
 // GetLatestSyncResponse returns the stored sync response if persistence is enabled
 func (e *Engine) GetLatestSyncResponse() (*mgmProto.SyncResponse, error) {
-	e.syncMsgMux.Lock()
-	defer e.syncMsgMux.Unlock()
+	e.syncRespMux.RLock()
+	enabled := e.persistSyncResponse
+	latest := e.latestSyncResponse
+	e.syncRespMux.RUnlock()
 
-	if !e.persistSyncResponse {
+	if !enabled {
 		return nil, errors.New("sync response persistence is disabled")
 	}
 
-	if e.latestSyncResponse == nil {
+	if latest == nil {
 		//nolint:nilnil
 		return nil, nil
 	}
 
-	log.Debugf("Retrieving latest sync response with size %d bytes", proto.Size(e.latestSyncResponse))
-	sr, ok := proto.Clone(e.latestSyncResponse).(*mgmProto.SyncResponse)
+	log.Debugf("Retrieving latest sync response with size %d bytes", proto.Size(latest))
+	sr, ok := proto.Clone(latest).(*mgmProto.SyncResponse)
 	if !ok {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to clone sync response")
 	}

client/internal/engine_ssh.go

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 
 	firewallManager "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/firewall/manager"
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/iface/netstack"
 	nftypes "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/netflow/types"
 	sshauth "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/ssh/auth"
 	sshconfig "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/ssh/config"
@@ -72,9 +73,16 @@ func (e *Engine) updateSSH(sshConf *mgmProto.SSHConfig) error {
 	}
 
 	if protoJWT := sshConf.GetJwtConfig(); protoJWT != nil {
+		audiences := protoJWT.GetAudiences()
+		if len(audiences) == 0 && protoJWT.GetAudience() != "" {
+			audiences = []string{protoJWT.GetAudience()}
+		}
+
+		log.Debugf("starting SSH server with JWT authentication: audiences=%v", audiences)
+
 		jwtConfig := &sshserver.JWTConfig{
 			Issuer:       protoJWT.GetIssuer(),
-			Audience:     protoJWT.GetAudience(),
+			Audiences:    audiences,
 			KeysLocation: protoJWT.GetKeysLocation(),
 			MaxTokenAge:  protoJWT.GetMaxTokenAge(),
 		}
@@ -87,6 +95,10 @@ func (e *Engine) updateSSH(sshConf *mgmProto.SSHConfig) error {
 
 // updateSSHClientConfig updates the SSH client configuration with peer information
 func (e *Engine) updateSSHClientConfig(remotePeers []*mgmProto.RemotePeerConfig) error {
+	if netstack.IsEnabled() {
+		return nil
+	}
+
 	peerInfo := e.extractPeerSSHInfo(remotePeers)
 	if len(peerInfo) == 0 {
 		log.Debug("no SSH-enabled peers found, skipping SSH config update")
@@ -209,6 +221,10 @@ func (e *Engine) GetPeerSSHKey(peerAddress string) ([]byte, bool) {
 
 // cleanupSSHConfig removes NetBird SSH client configuration on shutdown
 func (e *Engine) cleanupSSHConfig() {
+	if netstack.IsEnabled() {
+		return
+	}
+
 	configMgr := sshconfig.New()
 
 	if err := configMgr.RemoveSSHClientConfig(); err != nil {

client/internal/engine_test.go

@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import (
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/keepalive"
 
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/stdnet"
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/management/server/job"
 
 	"github.com/netbirdio/management-integrations/integrations"
 
@@ -106,6 +107,7 @@ type MockWGIface struct {
 	GetStatsFunc               func() (map[string]configurer.WGStats, error)
 	GetInterfaceGUIDStringFunc func() (string, error)
 	GetProxyFunc               func() wgproxy.Proxy
+	GetProxyPortFunc           func() uint16
 	GetNetFunc                 func() *netstack.Net
 	LastActivitiesFunc         func() map[string]monotime.Time
 }
@@ -202,6 +204,13 @@ func (m *MockWGIface) GetProxy() wgproxy.Proxy {
 	return m.GetProxyFunc()
 }
 
+func (m *MockWGIface) GetProxyPort() uint16 {
+	if m.GetProxyPortFunc != nil {
+		return m.GetProxyPortFunc()
+	}
+	return 0
+}
+
 func (m *MockWGIface) GetNet() *netstack.Net {
 	return m.GetNetFunc()
 }
@@ -213,6 +222,10 @@ func (m *MockWGIface) LastActivities() map[string]monotime.Time {
 	return nil
 }
 
+func (m *MockWGIface) SetPresharedKey(peerKey string, psk wgtypes.Key, updateOnly bool) error {
+	return nil
+}
+
 func TestMain(m *testing.M) {
 	_ = util.InitLog("debug", util.LogConsole)
 	code := m.Run()
@@ -1599,6 +1612,7 @@ func startManagement(t *testing.T, dataDir, testFile string) (*grpc.Server, stri
 
 	permissionsManager := permissions.NewManager(store)
 	peersManager := peers.NewManager(store, permissionsManager)
+	jobManager := job.NewJobManager(nil, store, peersManager)
 
 	ia, _ := integrations.NewIntegratedValidator(context.Background(), peersManager, nil, eventStore)
 
@@ -1622,7 +1636,7 @@ func startManagement(t *testing.T, dataDir, testFile string) (*grpc.Server, stri
 	updateManager := update_channel.NewPeersUpdateManager(metrics)
 	requestBuffer := server.NewAccountRequestBuffer(context.Background(), store)
 	networkMapController := controller.NewController(context.Background(), store, metrics, updateManager, requestBuffer, server.MockIntegratedValidator{}, settingsMockManager, "netbird.selfhosted", port_forwarding.NewControllerMock(), manager.NewEphemeralManager(store, peersManager), config)
-	accountManager, err := server.BuildManager(context.Background(), config, store, networkMapController, nil, "", eventStore, nil, false, ia, metrics, port_forwarding.NewControllerMock(), settingsMockManager, permissionsManager, false)
+	accountManager, err := server.BuildManager(context.Background(), config, store, networkMapController, jobManager, nil, "", eventStore, nil, false, ia, metrics, port_forwarding.NewControllerMock(), settingsMockManager, permissionsManager, false)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, "", err
 	}
@@ -1631,7 +1645,7 @@ func startManagement(t *testing.T, dataDir, testFile string) (*grpc.Server, stri
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, "", err
 	}
-	mgmtServer, err := nbgrpc.NewServer(config, accountManager, settingsMockManager, secretsManager, nil, nil, &server.MockIntegratedValidator{}, networkMapController, nil)
+	mgmtServer, err := nbgrpc.NewServer(config, accountManager, settingsMockManager, jobManager, secretsManager, nil, nil, &server.MockIntegratedValidator{}, networkMapController, nil)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, "", err
 	}

client/internal/iface_common.go

@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ type wgIfaceBase interface {
 	Up() (*udpmux.UniversalUDPMuxDefault, error)
 	UpdateAddr(newAddr string) error
 	GetProxy() wgproxy.Proxy
+	GetProxyPort() uint16
 	UpdatePeer(peerKey string, allowedIps []netip.Prefix, keepAlive time.Duration, endpoint *net.UDPAddr, preSharedKey *wgtypes.Key) error
 	RemoveEndpointAddress(key string) error
 	RemovePeer(peerKey string) error
@@ -42,4 +43,5 @@ type wgIfaceBase interface {
 	GetNet() *netstack.Net
 	FullStats() (*configurer.Stats, error)
 	LastActivities() map[string]monotime.Time
+	SetPresharedKey(peerKey string, psk wgtypes.Key, updateOnly bool) error
 }

client/internal/lazyconn/activity/manager.go

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"golang.zx2c4.com/wireguard/wgctrl/wgtypes"
 
+	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/iface/netstack"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/iface/wgaddr"
 	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/lazyconn"
 	peerid "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/peer/id"
@@ -74,12 +75,13 @@ func (m *Manager) createListener(peerCfg lazyconn.PeerConfig) (listener, error)
 		return NewUDPListener(m.wgIface, peerCfg)
 	}
 
-	// BindListener is only used on Windows and JS platforms:
+	// BindListener is used on Windows, JS, and netstack platforms:
 	// - JS: Cannot listen to UDP sockets
 	// - Windows: IP_UNICAST_IF socket option forces packets out the interface the default
 	//   gateway points to, preventing them from reaching the loopback interface.
-	//   BindListener bypasses this by passing data directly through the bind.
-	if runtime.GOOS != "windows" && runtime.GOOS != "js" {
+	// - Netstack: Allows multiple instances on the same host without port conflicts.
+	// BindListener bypasses these issues by passing data directly through the bind.
+	if runtime.GOOS != "windows" && runtime.GOOS != "js" && !netstack.IsEnabled() {
 		return NewUDPListener(m.wgIface, peerCfg)
 	}
 

client/internal/login.go

@@ -1,201 +0,0 @@
-package internal
-
-import (
-	"context"
-	"net/url"
-
-	"github.com/google/uuid"
-	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
-	"golang.zx2c4.com/wireguard/wgctrl/wgtypes"
-	"google.golang.org/grpc/codes"
-	"google.golang.org/grpc/status"
-
-	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/profilemanager"
-	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/ssh"
-	"github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/system"
-	mgm "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/shared/management/client"
-	mgmProto "github.com/netbirdio/netbird/shared/management/proto"
-)
-
-// IsLoginRequired check that the server is support SSO or not
-func IsLoginRequired(ctx context.Context, config *profilemanager.Config) (bool, error) {
-	mgmURL := config.ManagementURL
-	mgmClient, err := getMgmClient(ctx, config.PrivateKey, mgmURL)
-	if err != nil {
-		return false, err
-	}
-	defer func() {
-		err = mgmClient.Close()
-		if err != nil {
-			cStatus, ok := status.FromError(err)
-			if !ok || ok && cStatus.Code() != codes.Canceled {
-				log.Warnf("failed to close the Management service client, err: %v", err)
-			}
-		}
-	}()
-	log.Debugf("connected to the Management service %s", mgmURL.String())
-
-	pubSSHKey, err := ssh.GeneratePublicKey([]byte(config.SSHKey))
-	if err != nil {
-		return false, err
-	}
-
-	_, _, err = doMgmLogin(ctx, mgmClient, pubSSHKey, config)
-	if isLoginNeeded(err) {
-		return true, nil
-	}
-	return false, err
-}
-
-// Login or register the client
-func Login(ctx context.Context, config *profilemanager.Config, setupKey string, jwtToken string) error {
-	mgmClient, err := getMgmClient(ctx, config.PrivateKey, config.ManagementURL)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	defer func() {
-		err = mgmClient.Close()
-		if err != nil {
-			cStatus, ok := status.FromError(err)
-			if !ok || ok && cStatus.Code() != codes.Canceled {
-				log.Warnf("failed to close the Management service client, err: %v", err)
-			}
-		}
-	}()
-	log.Debugf("connected to the Management service %s", config.ManagementURL.String())
-
-	pubSSHKey, err := ssh.GeneratePublicKey([]byte(config.SSHKey))
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	serverKey, _, err := doMgmLogin(ctx, mgmClient, pubSSHKey, config)
-	if serverKey != nil && isRegistrationNeeded(err) {
-		log.Debugf("peer registration required")
-		_, err = registerPeer(ctx, *serverKey, mgmClient, setupKey, jwtToken, pubSSHKey, config)
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-	} else if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	return nil
-}
-
-func getMgmClient(ctx context.Context, privateKey string, mgmURL *url.URL) (*mgm.GrpcClient, error) {
-	// validate our peer's Wireguard PRIVATE key
-	myPrivateKey, err := wgtypes.ParseKey(privateKey)
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Errorf("failed parsing Wireguard key %s: [%s]", privateKey, err.Error())
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	var mgmTlsEnabled bool
-	if mgmURL.Scheme == "https" {
-		mgmTlsEnabled = true
-	}
-
-	log.Debugf("connecting to the Management service %s", mgmURL.String())
-	mgmClient, err := mgm.NewClient(ctx, mgmURL.Host, myPrivateKey, mgmTlsEnabled)
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Errorf("failed connecting to the Management service %s %v", mgmURL.String(), err)
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	return mgmClient, err
-}
-
-func doMgmLogin(ctx context.Context, mgmClient *mgm.GrpcClient, pubSSHKey []byte, config *profilemanager.Config) (*wgtypes.Key, *mgmProto.LoginResponse, error) {
-	serverKey, err := mgmClient.GetServerPublicKey()
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Errorf("failed while getting Management Service public key: %v", err)
-		return nil, nil, err
-	}
-
-	sysInfo := system.GetInfo(ctx)
-	sysInfo.SetFlags(
-		config.RosenpassEnabled,
-		config.RosenpassPermissive,
-		config.ServerSSHAllowed,
-		config.DisableClientRoutes,
-		config.DisableServerRoutes,
-		config.DisableDNS,
-		config.DisableFirewall,
-		config.BlockLANAccess,
-		config.BlockInbound,
-		config.LazyConnectionEnabled,
-		config.EnableSSHRoot,
-		config.EnableSSHSFTP,
-		config.EnableSSHLocalPortForwarding,
-		config.EnableSSHRemotePortForwarding,
-		config.DisableSSHAuth,
-	)
-	loginResp, err := mgmClient.Login(*serverKey, sysInfo, pubSSHKey, config.DNSLabels)
-	return serverKey, loginResp, err
-}
-
-// registerPeer checks whether setupKey was provided via cmd line and if not then it prompts user to enter a key.
-// Otherwise tries to register with the provided setupKey via command line.
-func registerPeer(ctx context.Context, serverPublicKey wgtypes.Key, client *mgm.GrpcClient, setupKey string, jwtToken string, pubSSHKey []byte, config *profilemanager.Config) (*mgmProto.LoginResponse, error) {
-	validSetupKey, err := uuid.Parse(setupKey)
-	if err != nil && jwtToken == "" {
-		return nil, status.Errorf(codes.InvalidArgument, "invalid setup-key or no sso information provided, err: %v", err)
-	}
-
-	log.Debugf("sending peer registration request to Management Service")
-	info := system.GetInfo(ctx)
-	info.SetFlags(
-		config.RosenpassEnabled,
-		config.RosenpassPermissive,
-		config.ServerSSHAllowed,
-		config.DisableClientRoutes,
-		config.DisableServerRoutes,
-		config.DisableDNS,
-		config.DisableFirewall,
-		config.BlockLANAccess,
-		config.BlockInbound,
-		config.LazyConnectionEnabled,
-		config.EnableSSHRoot,
-		config.EnableSSHSFTP,
-		config.EnableSSHLocalPortForwarding,
-		config.EnableSSHRemotePortForwarding,
-		config.DisableSSHAuth,
-	)
-	loginResp, err := client.Register(serverPublicKey, validSetupKey.String(), jwtToken, info, pubSSHKey, config.DNSLabels)
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Errorf("failed registering peer %v", err)
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	log.Infof("peer has been successfully registered on Management Service")
-
-	return loginResp, nil
-}
-
-func isLoginNeeded(err error) bool {
-	if err == nil {
-		return false
-	}
-	s, ok := status.FromError(err)
-	if !ok {
-		return false
-	}
-	if s.Code() == codes.InvalidArgument || s.Code() == codes.PermissionDenied {
-		return true
-	}
-	return false
-}
-
-func isRegistrationNeeded(err error) bool {
-	if err == nil {
-		return false
-	}
-	s, ok := status.FromError(err)
-	if !ok {
-		return false
-	}
-	if s.Code() == codes.PermissionDenied {
-		return true
-	}
-	return false
-}

client/internal/peer/conn.go

@@ -88,8 +88,9 @@ type Conn struct {
 	relayManager   *relayClient.Manager
 	srWatcher      *guard.SRWatcher
 
-	onConnected    func(remoteWireGuardKey string, remoteRosenpassPubKey []byte, wireGuardIP string, remoteRosenpassAddr string)
-	onDisconnected func(remotePeer string)
+	onConnected                               func(remoteWireGuardKey string, remoteRosenpassPubKey []byte, wireGuardIP string, remoteRosenpassAddr string)
+	onDisconnected                            func(remotePeer string)
+	rosenpassInitializedPresharedKeyValidator func(peerKey string) bool
 
 	statusRelay         *worker.AtomicWorkerStatus
 	statusICE           *worker.AtomicWorkerStatus
@@ -98,7 +99,10 @@ type Conn struct {
 
 	workerICE   *WorkerICE
 	workerRelay *WorkerRelay
-	wgWatcherWg sync.WaitGroup
+
+	wgWatcher       *WGWatcher
+	wgWatcherWg     sync.WaitGroup
+	wgWatcherCancel context.CancelFunc
 
 	// used to store the remote Rosenpass key for Relayed connection in case of connection update from ice
 	rosenpassRemoteKey []byte
@@ -126,6 +130,7 @@ func NewConn(config ConnConfig, services ServiceDependencies) (*Conn, error) {
 
 	connLog := log.WithField("peer", config.Key)
 
+	dumpState := newStateDump(config.Key, connLog, services.StatusRecorder)
 	var conn = &Conn{
 		Log:             connLog,
 		config:          config,
@@ -137,8 +142,9 @@ func NewConn(config ConnConfig, services ServiceDependencies) (*Conn, error) {
 		semaphore:       services.Semaphore,
 		statusRelay:     worker.NewAtomicStatus(),
 		statusICE:       worker.NewAtomicStatus(),
-		dumpState:       newStateDump(config.Key, connLog, services.StatusRecorder),
+		dumpState:       dumpState,
 		endpointUpdater: NewEndpointUpdater(connLog, config.WgConfig, isController(config)),
+		wgWatcher:       NewWGWatcher(connLog, config.WgConfig.WgInterface, config.Key, dumpState),
 	}
 
 	return conn, nil
@@ -162,7 +168,7 @@ func (conn *Conn) Open(engineCtx context.Context) error {
 
 	conn.ctx, conn.ctxCancel = context.WithCancel(engineCtx)
 
-	conn.workerRelay = NewWorkerRelay(conn.ctx, conn.Log, isController(conn.config), conn.config, conn, conn.relayManager, conn.dumpState)
+	conn.workerRelay = NewWorkerRelay(conn.ctx, conn.Log, isController(conn.config), conn.config, conn, conn.relayManager)
 
 	relayIsSupportedLocally := conn.workerRelay.RelayIsSupportedLocally()
 	workerICE, err := NewWorkerICE(conn.ctx, conn.Log, conn.config, conn, conn.signaler, conn.iFaceDiscover, conn.statusRecorder, relayIsSupportedLocally)
@@ -231,7 +237,9 @@ func (conn *Conn) Close(signalToRemote bool) {
 	conn.Log.Infof("close peer connection")
 	conn.ctxCancel()
 
-	conn.workerRelay.DisableWgWatcher()
+	if conn.wgWatcherCancel != nil {
+		conn.wgWatcherCancel()
+	}
 	conn.workerRelay.CloseConn()
 	conn.workerICE.Close()
 
@@ -289,6 +297,13 @@ func (conn *Conn) SetOnDisconnected(handler func(remotePeer string)) {
 	conn.onDisconnected = handler
 }
 
+// SetRosenpassInitializedPresharedKeyValidator sets a function to check if Rosenpass has taken over
+// PSK management for a peer. When this returns true, presharedKey() returns nil
+// to prevent UpdatePeer from overwriting the Rosenpass-managed PSK.
+func (conn *Conn) SetRosenpassInitializedPresharedKeyValidator(handler func(peerKey string) bool) {
+	conn.rosenpassInitializedPresharedKeyValidator = handler
+}
+
 func (conn *Conn) OnRemoteOffer(offer OfferAnswer) {
 	conn.dumpState.RemoteOffer()
 	conn.Log.Infof("OnRemoteOffer, on status ICE: %s, status Relay: %s", conn.statusICE, conn.statusRelay)
@@ -366,9 +381,6 @@ func (conn *Conn) onICEConnectionIsReady(priority conntype.ConnPriority, iceConn
 		ep = directEp
 	}
 
-	conn.workerRelay.DisableWgWatcher()
-	// todo consider to run conn.wgWatcherWg.Wait() here
-
 	if conn.wgProxyRelay != nil {
 		conn.wgProxyRelay.Pause()
 	}
@@ -378,6 +390,8 @@ func (conn *Conn) onICEConnectionIsReady(priority conntype.ConnPriority, iceConn
 	}
 
 	conn.Log.Infof("configure WireGuard endpoint to: %s", ep.String())
+	conn.enableWgWatcherIfNeeded()
+
 	presharedKey := conn.presharedKey(iceConnInfo.RosenpassPubKey)
 	if err = conn.endpointUpdater.ConfigureWGEndpoint(ep, presharedKey); err != nil {
 		conn.handleConfigurationFailure(err, wgProxy)
@@ -396,7 +410,7 @@ func (conn *Conn) onICEConnectionIsReady(priority conntype.ConnPriority, iceConn
 	conn.doOnConnected(iceConnInfo.RosenpassPubKey, iceConnInfo.RosenpassAddr)
 }
 
-func (conn *Conn) onICEStateDisconnected() {
+func (conn *Conn) onICEStateDisconnected(sessionChanged bool) {
 	conn.mu.Lock()
 	defer conn.mu.Unlock()
 
@@ -416,19 +430,18 @@ func (conn *Conn) onICEStateDisconnected() {
 	if conn.isReadyToUpgrade() {
 		conn.Log.Infof("ICE disconnected, set Relay to active connection")
 		conn.dumpState.SwitchToRelay()
+		if sessionChanged {
+			conn.resetEndpoint()
+		}
+
+		// todo consider to move after the ConfigureWGEndpoint
 		conn.wgProxyRelay.Work()
 
 		presharedKey := conn.presharedKey(conn.rosenpassRemoteKey)
-		if err := conn.endpointUpdater.ConfigureWGEndpoint(conn.wgProxyRelay.EndpointAddr(), presharedKey); err != nil {
+		if err := conn.endpointUpdater.SwitchWGEndpoint(conn.wgProxyRelay.EndpointAddr(), presharedKey); err != nil {
 			conn.Log.Errorf("failed to switch to relay conn: %v", err)
 		}
 
-		conn.wgWatcherWg.Add(1)
-		go func() {
-			defer conn.wgWatcherWg.Done()
-			conn.workerRelay.EnableWgWatcher(conn.ctx)
-		}()
-		conn.wgProxyRelay.Work()
 		conn.currentConnPriority = conntype.Relay
 	} else {
 		conn.Log.Infof("ICE disconnected, do not switch to Relay. Reset priority to: %s", conntype.None.String())
@@ -444,15 +457,15 @@ func (conn *Conn) onICEStateDisconnected() {
 	}
 	conn.statusICE.SetDisconnected()
 
+	conn.disableWgWatcherIfNeeded()
+
 	peerState := State{
 		PubKey:           conn.config.Key,
 		ConnStatus:       conn.evalStatus(),
 		Relayed:          conn.isRelayed(),
 		ConnStatusUpdate: time.Now(),
 	}
-
-	err := conn.statusRecorder.UpdatePeerICEStateToDisconnected(peerState)
-	if err != nil {
+	if err := conn.statusRecorder.UpdatePeerICEStateToDisconnected(peerState); err != nil {
 		conn.Log.Warnf("unable to set peer's state to disconnected ice, got error: %v", err)
 	}
 }
@@ -490,23 +503,22 @@ func (conn *Conn) onRelayConnectionIsReady(rci RelayConnInfo) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	wgProxy.Work()
-	presharedKey := conn.presharedKey(rci.rosenpassPubKey)
-	if err := conn.endpointUpdater.ConfigureWGEndpoint(wgProxy.EndpointAddr(), presharedKey); err != nil {
+	controller := isController(conn.config)
+
+	if controller {
+		wgProxy.Work()
+	}
+	conn.enableWgWatcherIfNeeded()
+	if err := conn.endpointUpdater.ConfigureWGEndpoint(wgProxy.EndpointAddr(), conn.presharedKey(rci.rosenpassPubKey)); err != nil {
 		if err := wgProxy.CloseConn(); err != nil {
 			conn.Log.Warnf("Failed to close relay connection: %v", err)
 		}
 		conn.Log.Errorf("Failed to update WireGuard peer configuration: %v", err)
 		return
 	}
-
-	conn.wgWatcherWg.Add(1)
-	go func() {
-		defer conn.wgWatcherWg.Done()
-		conn.workerRelay.EnableWgWatcher(conn.ctx)
-	}()
-
-	wgConfigWorkaround()
+	if !controller {
+		wgProxy.Work()
+	}
 	conn.rosenpassRemoteKey = rci.rosenpassPubKey
 	conn.currentConnPriority = conntype.Relay
 	conn.statusRelay.SetConnected()
@@ -519,7 +531,11 @@ func (conn *Conn) onRelayConnectionIsReady(rci RelayConnInfo) {
 func (conn *Conn) onRelayDisconnected() {
 	conn.mu.Lock()
 	defer conn.mu.Unlock()
+	conn.handleRelayDisconnectedLocked()
+}
 
+// handleRelayDisconnectedLocked handles relay disconnection. Caller must hold conn.mu.
+func (conn *Conn) handleRelayDisconnectedLocked() {
 	if conn.ctx.Err() != nil {
 		return
 	}
@@ -545,6 +561,8 @@ func (conn *Conn) onRelayDisconnected() {
 	}
 	conn.statusRelay.SetDisconnected()
 
+	conn.disableWgWatcherIfNeeded()
+
 	peerState := State{
 		PubKey:           conn.config.Key,
 		ConnStatus:       conn.evalStatus(),
@@ -563,6 +581,28 @@ func (conn *Conn) onGuardEvent() {
 	}
 }
 
+func (conn *Conn) onWGDisconnected() {
+	conn.mu.Lock()
+	defer conn.mu.Unlock()
+
+	if conn.ctx.Err() != nil {
+		return
+	}
+
+	conn.Log.Warnf("WireGuard handshake timeout detected, closing current connection")
+
+	// Close the active connection based on current priority
+	switch conn.currentConnPriority {
+	case conntype.Relay:
+		conn.workerRelay.CloseConn()
+		conn.handleRelayDisconnectedLocked()
+	case conntype.ICEP2P, conntype.ICETurn:
+		conn.workerICE.Close()
+	default:
+		conn.Log.Debugf("No active connection to close on WG timeout")
+	}
+}
+
 func (conn *Conn) updateRelayStatus(relayServerAddr string, rosenpassPubKey []byte) {
 	peerState := State{
 		PubKey:             conn.config.Key,
@@ -689,6 +729,25 @@ func (conn *Conn) isConnectedOnAllWay() (connected bool) {
 	return true
 }
 
+func (conn *Conn) enableWgWatcherIfNeeded() {
+	if !conn.wgWatcher.IsEnabled() {
+		wgWatcherCtx, wgWatcherCancel := context.WithCancel(conn.ctx)
+		conn.wgWatcherCancel = wgWatcherCancel
+		conn.wgWatcherWg.Add(1)
+		go func() {
+			defer conn.wgWatcherWg.Done()
+			conn.wgWatcher.EnableWgWatcher(wgWatcherCtx, conn.onWGDisconnected)
+		}()
+	}
+}
+
+func (conn *Conn) disableWgWatcherIfNeeded() {
+	if conn.currentConnPriority == conntype.None && conn.wgWatcherCancel != nil {
+		conn.wgWatcherCancel()
+		conn.wgWatcherCancel = nil
+	}
+}
+
 func (conn *Conn) newProxy(remoteConn net.Conn) (wgproxy.Proxy, error) {
 	conn.Log.Debugf("setup proxied WireGuard connection")
 	udpAddr := &net.UDPAddr{
@@ -704,6 +763,17 @@ func (conn *Conn) newProxy(remoteConn net.Conn) (wgproxy.Proxy, error) {
 	return wgProxy, nil
 }
 
+func (conn *Conn) resetEndpoint() {
+	if !isController(conn.config) {
+		return
+	}
+	conn.Log.Infof("reset wg endpoint")
+	conn.wgWatcher.Reset()
+	if err := conn.endpointUpdater.RemoveEndpointAddress(); err != nil {
+		conn.Log.Warnf("failed to remove endpoint address before update: %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
 func (conn *Conn) isReadyToUpgrade() bool {
 	return conn.wgProxyRelay != nil && conn.currentConnPriority != conntype.Relay
 }
@@ -759,10 +829,24 @@ func (conn *Conn) presharedKey(remoteRosenpassKey []byte) *wgtypes.Key {
 		return conn.config.WgConfig.PreSharedKey
 	}
 
+	// If Rosenpass has already set a PSK for this peer, return nil to prevent
+	// UpdatePeer from overwriting the Rosenpass-managed key.
+	if conn.rosenpassInitializedPresharedKeyValidator != nil && conn.rosenpassInitializedPresharedKeyValidator(conn.config.Key) {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	// Use NetBird PSK as the seed for Rosenpass. This same PSK is passed to
+	// Rosenpass as PeerConfig.PresharedKey, ensuring the derived post-quantum
+	// key is cryptographically bound to the original secret.
+	if conn.config.WgConfig.PreSharedKey != nil {
+		return conn.config.WgConfig.PreSharedKey
+	}
+
+	// Fallback to deterministic key if no NetBird PSK is configured
 	determKey, err := conn.rosenpassDetermKey()
 	if err != nil {
 		conn.Log.Errorf("failed to generate Rosenpass initial key: %v", err)
-		return conn.config.WgConfig.PreSharedKey
+		return nil
 	}
 
 	return determKey
@@ -795,9 +879,3 @@ func isController(config ConnConfig) bool {
 func isRosenpassEnabled(remoteRosenpassPubKey []byte) bool {
 	return remoteRosenpassPubKey != nil
 }
-
-// wgConfigWorkaround is a workaround for the issue with WireGuard configuration update
-// When update a peer configuration in near to each other time, the second update can be ignored by WireGuard
-func wgConfigWorkaround() {
-	time.Sleep(100 * time.Millisecond)
-}

client/internal/peer/conn_test.go

@@ -284,3 +284,27 @@ func TestConn_presharedKey(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 	}
 }
+
+func TestConn_presharedKey_RosenpassManaged(t *testing.T) {
+	conn := Conn{
+		config: ConnConfig{
+			Key:             "LLHf3Ma6z6mdLbriAJbqhX7+nM/B71lgw2+91q3LfhU=",
+			LocalKey:        "RRHf3Ma6z6mdLbriAJbqhX7+nM/B71lgw2+91q3LfhU=",
+			RosenpassConfig: RosenpassConfig{PubKey: []byte("dummykey")},
+		},
+	}
+
+	// When Rosenpass has already initialized the PSK for this peer,
+	// presharedKey must return nil to avoid UpdatePeer overwriting it.
+	conn.rosenpassInitializedPresharedKeyValidator = func(peerKey string) bool { return true }
+	if k := conn.presharedKey([]byte("remote")); k != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("expected nil presharedKey when Rosenpass manages PSK, got %v", k)
+	}
+
+	// When Rosenpass hasn't taken over yet, presharedKey should provide
+	// a non-nil initial key (deterministic or from NetBird PSK).
+	conn.rosenpassInitializedPresharedKeyValidator = func(peerKey string) bool { return false }
+	if k := conn.presharedKey([]byte("remote")); k == nil {
+		t.Fatalf("expected non-nil presharedKey before Rosenpass manages PSK")
+	}
+}

client/internal/peer/endpoint.go

@@ -34,28 +34,27 @@ func NewEndpointUpdater(log *logrus.Entry, wgConfig WgConfig, initiator bool) *E
 	}
 }
 
-// ConfigureWGEndpoint sets up the WireGuard endpoint configuration.
-// The initiator immediately configures the endpoint, while the non-initiator
-// waits for a fallback period before configuring to avoid handshake congestion.
 func (e *EndpointUpdater) ConfigureWGEndpoint(addr *net.UDPAddr, presharedKey *wgtypes.Key) error {
 	e.mu.Lock()
 	defer e.mu.Unlock()
 
 	if e.initiator {
-		e.log.Debugf("configure up WireGuard as initiatr")
-		return e.updateWireGuardPeer(addr, presharedKey)
+		e.log.Debugf("configure up WireGuard as initiator")
+		return e.configureAsInitiator(addr, presharedKey)
 	}
 
+	e.log.Debugf("configure up WireGuard as responder")
+	return e.configureAsResponder(addr, presharedKey)
+}
+
+func (e *EndpointUpdater) SwitchWGEndpoint(addr *net.UDPAddr, presharedKey *wgtypes.Key) error {
+	e.mu.Lock()
+	defer e.mu.Unlock()
+
 	// prevent to run new update while cancel the previous update
 	e.waitForCloseTheDelayedUpdate()
 
-	var ctx context.Context
-	ctx, e.cancelFunc = context.WithCancel(context.Background())
-	e.updateWg.Add(1)
-	go e.scheduleDelayedUpdate(ctx, addr, presharedKey)
-
-	e.log.Debugf("configure up WireGuard and wait for handshake")
-	return e.updateWireGuardPeer(nil, presharedKey)
+	return e.updateWireGuardPeer(addr, presharedKey)
 }
 
 func (e *EndpointUpdater) RemoveWgPeer() error {
@@ -66,6 +65,38 @@ func (e *EndpointUpdater) RemoveWgPeer() error {
 	return e.wgConfig.WgInterface.RemovePeer(e.wgConfig.RemoteKey)
 }
 
+func (e *EndpointUpdater) RemoveEndpointAddress() error {
+	e.mu.Lock()
+	defer e.mu.Unlock()
+
+	e.waitForCloseTheDelayedUpdate()
+	return e.wgConfig.WgInterface.RemoveEndpointAddress(e.wgConfig.RemoteKey)
+}
+
+func (e *EndpointUpdater) configureAsInitiator(addr *net.UDPAddr, presharedKey *wgtypes.Key) error {
+	if err := e.updateWireGuardPeer(addr, presharedKey); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (e *EndpointUpdater) configureAsResponder(addr *net.UDPAddr, presharedKey *wgtypes.Key) error {
+	// prevent to run new update while cancel the previous update
+	e.waitForCloseTheDelayedUpdate()
+
+	e.log.Debugf("configure up WireGuard and wait for handshake")
+	var ctx context.Context
+	ctx, e.cancelFunc = context.WithCancel(context.Background())
+	e.updateWg.Add(1)
+	go e.scheduleDelayedUpdate(ctx, addr, presharedKey)
+
+	if err := e.updateWireGuardPeer(nil, presharedKey); err != nil {
+		e.waitForCloseTheDelayedUpdate()
+		return err
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 func (e *EndpointUpdater) waitForCloseTheDelayedUpdate() {
 	if e.cancelFunc == nil {
 		return
@@ -101,3 +132,9 @@ func (e *EndpointUpdater) updateWireGuardPeer(endpoint *net.UDPAddr, presharedKe
 		presharedKey,
 	)
 }
+
+// wgConfigWorkaround is a workaround for the issue with WireGuard configuration update
+// When update a peer configuration in near to each other time, the second update can be ignored by WireGuard
+func wgConfigWorkaround() {
+	time.Sleep(100 * time.Millisecond)
+}

client/internal/peer/ice/agent.go

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package ice
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"fmt"
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 
@@ -32,24 +33,6 @@ type ThreadSafeAgent struct {
 	once sync.Once
 }
 
-func (a *ThreadSafeAgent) Close() error {
-	var err error
-	a.once.Do(func() {
-		done := make(chan error, 1)
-		go func() {
-			done <- a.Agent.Close()
-		}()
-
-		select {
-		case err = <-done:
-		case <-time.After(iceAgentCloseTimeout):
-			log.Warnf("ICE agent close timed out after %v, proceeding with cleanup", iceAgentCloseTimeout)
-			err = nil
-		}
-	})
-	return err
-}
-
 func NewAgent(ctx context.Context, iFaceDiscover stdnet.ExternalIFaceDiscover, config Config, candidateTypes []ice.CandidateType, ufrag string, pwd string) (*ThreadSafeAgent, error) {
 	iceKeepAlive := iceKeepAlive()
 	iceDisconnectedTimeout := iceDisconnectedTimeout()
@@ -93,9 +76,41 @@ func NewAgent(ctx context.Context, iFaceDiscover stdnet.ExternalIFaceDiscover, c
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
+	if agent == nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("ice.NewAgent returned nil agent without error")
+	}
+
 	return &ThreadSafeAgent{Agent: agent}, nil
 }
 
+func (a *ThreadSafeAgent) Close() error {
+	var err error
+	a.once.Do(func() {
+		// Defensive check to prevent nil pointer dereference
+		// This can happen during sleep/wake transitions or memory corruption scenarios
+		// github.com/netbirdio/netbird/client/internal/peer/ice.(*ThreadSafeAgent).Close(0x40006883f0?)
+		//  [signal 0xc0000005 code=0x0 addr=0x0 pc=0x7ff7e73af83c]
+		agent := a.Agent
+		if agent == nil {
+			log.Warnf("ICE agent is nil during close, skipping")
+			return
+		}
+
+		done := make(chan error, 1)
+		go func() {
+			done <- agent.Close()
+		}()
+
+		select {
+		case err = <-done:
+		case <-time.After(iceAgentCloseTimeout):
+			log.Warnf("ICE agent close timed out after %v, proceeding with cleanup", iceAgentCloseTimeout)
+			err = nil
+		}
+	})
+	return err
+}
+
 func GenerateICECredentials() (string, string, error) {
 	ufrag, err := randutil.GenerateCryptoRandomString(lenUFrag, runesAlpha)
 	if err != nil {

client/internal/peer/status.go

@@ -1145,6 +1145,38 @@ func (d *Status) PeersStatus() (*configurer.Stats, error) {
 	return d.wgIface.FullStats()
 }
 
+// RefreshWireGuardStats fetches fresh WireGuard statistics from the interface
+// and updates the cached peer states. This ensures accurate handshake times and
+// transfer statistics in status reports without running full health probes.
+func (d *Status) RefreshWireGuardStats() error {
+	d.mux.Lock()
+	defer d.mux.Unlock()
+
+	if d.wgIface == nil {
+		return nil // silently skip if interface not set
+	}
+
+	stats, err := d.wgIface.FullStats()
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("get wireguard stats: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	// Update each peer's WireGuard statistics
+	for _, peerStats := range stats.Peers {
+		peerState, ok := d.peers[peerStats.PublicKey]
+		if !ok {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		peerState.LastWireguardHandshake = peerStats.LastHandshake
+		peerState.BytesRx = peerStats.RxBytes
+		peerState.BytesTx = peerStats.TxBytes
+		d.peers[peerStats.PublicKey] = peerState
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
 type EventQueue struct {
 	maxSize int
 	events  []*proto.SystemEvent

client/internal/peer/wg_watcher.go

@@ -30,10 +30,10 @@ type WGWatcher struct {
 	peerKey       string
 	stateDump     *stateDump
 
-	ctx         context.Context
-	ctxCancel   context.CancelFunc
-	ctxLock     sync.Mutex
-	enabledTime time.Time
+	enabled   bool
+	muEnabled sync.RWMutex
+
+	resetCh chan struct{}
 }
 
 func NewWGWatcher(log *log.Entry, wgIfaceStater WGInterfaceStater, peerKey string, stateDump *stateDump) *WGWatcher {
@@ -42,56 +42,58 @@ func NewWGWatcher(log *log.Entry, wgIfaceStater WGInterfaceStater, peerKey strin
 		wgIfaceStater: wgIfaceStater,
 		peerKey:       peerKey,
 		stateDump:     stateDump,
+		resetCh:       make(chan struct{}, 1),
 	}
 }
 
 // EnableWgWatcher starts the WireGuard watcher. If it is already enabled, it will return immediately and do nothing.
-func (w *WGWatcher) EnableWgWatcher(parentCtx context.Context, onDisconnectedFn func()) {
-	w.log.Debugf("enable WireGuard watcher")
-	w.ctxLock.Lock()
-	w.enabledTime = time.Now()
-
-	if w.ctx != nil && w.ctx.Err() == nil {
-		w.log.Errorf("WireGuard watcher already enabled")
-		w.ctxLock.Unlock()
+// The watcher runs until ctx is cancelled. Caller is responsible for context lifecycle management.
+func (w *WGWatcher) EnableWgWatcher(ctx context.Context, onDisconnectedFn func()) {
+	w.muEnabled.Lock()
+	if w.enabled {
+		w.muEnabled.Unlock()
 		return
 	}
 
-	ctx, ctxCancel := context.WithCancel(parentCtx)
-	w.ctx = ctx
-	w.ctxCancel = ctxCancel
-	w.ctxLock.Unlock()
+	w.log.Debugf("enable WireGuard watcher")
+	enabledTime := time.Now()
+	w.enabled = true
+	w.muEnabled.Unlock()
 
 	initialHandshake, err := w.wgState()
 	if err != nil {
 		w.log.Warnf("failed to read initial wg stats: %v", err)
 	}
 
-	w.periodicHandshakeCheck(ctx, ctxCancel, onDisconnectedFn, initialHandshake)
+	w.periodicHandshakeCheck(ctx, onDisconnectedFn, enabledTime, initialHandshake)
+
+	w.muEnabled.Lock()
+	w.enabled = false
+	w.muEnabled.Unlock()
 }
 
-// DisableWgWatcher stops the WireGuard watcher and wait for the watcher to exit
-func (w *WGWatcher) DisableWgWatcher() {
-	w.ctxLock.Lock()
-	defer w.ctxLock.Unlock()
+// IsEnabled returns true if the WireGuard watcher is currently enabled
+func (w *WGWatcher) IsEnabled() bool {
+	w.muEnabled.RLock()
+	defer w.muEnabled.RUnlock()
+	return w.enabled
+}
 
-	if w.ctxCancel == nil {
-		return
+// Reset signals the watcher that the WireGuard peer has been reset and a new
+// handshake is expected. This restarts the handshake timeout from scratch.
+func (w *WGWatcher) Reset() {
+	select {
+	case w.resetCh <- struct{}{}:
+	default:
 	}
-
-	w.log.Debugf("disable WireGuard watcher")
-
-	w.ctxCancel()
-	w.ctxCancel = nil
 }
 
 // wgStateCheck help to check the state of the WireGuard handshake and relay connection
-func (w *WGWatcher) periodicHandshakeCheck(ctx context.Context, ctxCancel context.CancelFunc, onDisconnectedFn func(), initialHandshake time.Time) {
+func (w *WGWatcher) periodicHandshakeCheck(ctx context.Context, onDisconnectedFn func(), enabledTime time.Time, initialHandshake time.Time) {
 	w.log.Infof("WireGuard watcher started")
 
 	timer := time.NewTimer(wgHandshakeOvertime)
 	defer timer.Stop()
-	defer ctxCancel()
 
 	lastHandshake := initialHandshake
 
@@ -104,7 +106,7 @@ func (w *WGWatcher) periodicHandshakeCheck(ctx context.Context, ctxCancel contex
 				return
 			}
 			if lastHandshake.IsZero() {
-				elapsed := handshake.Sub(w.enabledTime).Seconds()
+				elapsed := calcElapsed(enabledTime, *handshake)
 				w.log.Infof("first wg handshake detected within: %.2fsec, (%s)", elapsed, handshake)
 			}
 
@@ -115,6 +117,12 @@ func (w *WGWatcher) periodicHandshakeCheck(ctx context.Context, ctxCancel contex
 			w.stateDump.WGcheckSuccess()
 
 			w.log.Debugf("WireGuard watcher reset timer: %v", resetTime)
+		case <-w.resetCh:
+			w.log.Infof("WireGuard watcher received peer reset, restarting handshake timeout")
+			lastHandshake = time.Time{}
+			enabledTime = time.Now()
+			timer.Stop()
+			timer.Reset(wgHandshakeOvertime)
 		case <-ctx.Done():
 			w.log.Infof("WireGuard watcher stopped")
 			return
@@ -134,19 +142,19 @@ func (w *WGWatcher) handshakeCheck(lastHandshake time.Time) (*time.Time, bool) {
 
 	// the current know handshake did not change
 	if handshake.Equal(lastHandshake) {
-		w.log.Warnf("WireGuard handshake timed out, closing relay connection: %v", handshake)
+		w.log.Warnf("WireGuard handshake timed out: %v", handshake)
 		return nil, false
 	}
 
 	// in case if the machine is suspended, the handshake time will be in the past
 	if handshake.Add(checkPeriod).Before(time.Now()) {
-		w.log.Warnf("WireGuard handshake timed out, closing relay connection: %v", handshake)
+		w.log.Warnf("WireGuard handshake timed out: %v", handshake)
 		return nil, false
 	}
 
 	// error handling for handshake time in the future
 	if handshake.After(time.Now()) {
-		w.log.Warnf("WireGuard handshake is in the future, closing relay connection: %v", handshake)
+		w.log.Warnf("WireGuard handshake is in the future: %v", handshake)
 		return nil, false
 	}
 
@@ -164,3 +172,13 @@ func (w *WGWatcher) wgState() (time.Time, error) {
 	}
 	return wgState.LastHandshake, nil
 }
+
+// calcElapsed calculates elapsed time since watcher was enabled.
+// The watcher started after the wg configuration happens, because of this need to normalise the negative value
+func calcElapsed(enabledTime, handshake time.Time) float64 {
+	elapsed := handshake.Sub(enabledTime).Seconds()
+	if elapsed < 0 {
+		elapsed = 0
+	}
+	return elapsed
+}

client/internal/peer/wg_watcher_test.go

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package peer
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"sync"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
@@ -48,7 +49,6 @@ func TestWGWatcher_EnableWgWatcher(t *testing.T) {
 	case <-time.After(10 * time.Second):
 		t.Errorf("timeout")
 	}
-	watcher.DisableWgWatcher()
 }
 
 func TestWGWatcher_ReEnable(t *testing.T) {
@@ -60,14 +60,21 @@ func TestWGWatcher_ReEnable(t *testing.T) {
 	watcher := NewWGWatcher(mlog, mocWgIface, "", newStateDump("peer", mlog, &Status{}))
 
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
+	wg := &sync.WaitGroup{}
+	wg.Add(1)
+	go func() {
+		defer wg.Done()
+		watcher.EnableWgWatcher(ctx, func() {})
+	}()
+	cancel()
+
+	wg.Wait()
+
+	// Re-enable with a new context
+	ctx, cancel = context.WithCancel(context.Background())
 	defer cancel()
 
 	onDisconnected := make(chan struct{}, 1)
-
-	go watcher.EnableWgWatcher(ctx, func() {})
-	time.Sleep(1 * time.Second)
-	watcher.DisableWgWatcher()
-
 	go watcher.EnableWgWatcher(ctx, func() {
 		onDisconnected <- struct{}{}
 	})
@@ -80,5 +87,4 @@ func TestWGWatcher_ReEnable(t *testing.T) {
 	case <-time.After(10 * time.Second):
 		t.Errorf("timeout")
 	}
-	watcher.DisableWgWatcher()
 }