feat(desktop): choose the network interface used for LAN pairing URLs - #10838
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| const VIRTUAL_INTERFACE_NAME_PATTERN = | ||
| /^(?:docker\d*|br-[0-9a-f]+|virbr\d*|veth\w*|vmnet\d*|vEthernet[\s\w]*|wg\d*|tun\d+|lo)$/iu; |
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🟠 High backend/DesktopServerExposure.ts:81
vEthernet (Default Switch) is not classified as virtual, so it can be selected ahead of the real NIC and advertised as a LAN pairing endpoint that phones cannot reach. The pattern's vEthernet[\s\w]* suffix excludes the adapter name's parentheses; include them in the accepted suffix.
| /^(?:docker\d*|br-[0-9a-f]+|virbr\d*|veth\w*|vmnet\d*|vEthernet[\s\w]*|wg\d*|tun\d+|lo)$/iu; | |
| /^(?:docker\d*|br-[0-9a-f]+|virbr\d*|veth\w*|vmnet\d*|vEthernet[\s\w()]*|wg\d*|tun\d+|lo)$/iu; |
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In file @apps/desktop/src/backend/DesktopServerExposure.ts around line 81:
`vEthernet (Default Switch)` is not classified as virtual, so it can be selected ahead of the real NIC and advertised as a LAN pairing endpoint that phones cannot reach. The pattern's `vEthernet[\s\w]*` suffix excludes the adapter name's parentheses; include them in the accepted suffix.
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| const selectValue = preferredLanInterfaceName ?? "auto"; | ||
| const automaticCandidate = desktopLanInterfaces.find( | ||
| (candidate) => candidate.name === desktopServerExposureState?.advertisedHost, |
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🟡 Medium settings/ConnectionsSettings.tsx:3151
The automatic option is always labeled Automatic instead of identifying the active interface, because automaticCandidate compares candidate.name (for example, en0) with advertisedHost (an IP address such as 192.168.1.20). Compare the advertised address with candidate.address so the interface name can be shown.
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In file @apps/web/src/components/settings/ConnectionsSettings.tsx around line 3151:
The automatic option is always labeled `Automatic` instead of identifying the active interface, because `automaticCandidate` compares `candidate.name` (for example, `en0`) with `advertisedHost` (an IP address such as `192.168.1.20`). Compare the advertised address with `candidate.address` so the interface name can be shown.
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| if (input.exposure.endpointUrl) { | ||
| const lanCandidates = enumerateLanInterfaces(input.networkInterfaces ?? {}).filter( |
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🟠 High backend/DesktopServerExposure.ts:224
When the selected interface disappears or its DHCP address changes, input.exposure.endpointUrl remains the default endpoint even though it is no longer reachable, so the pairing picker and QR code publish a dead URL. Re-resolve the preferred interface against the live interfaces here and fall back to a currently available interface before marking the endpoint as default.
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In file @apps/desktop/src/backend/DesktopServerExposure.ts around line 224:
When the selected interface disappears or its DHCP address changes, `input.exposure.endpointUrl` remains the default endpoint even though it is no longer reachable, so the pairing picker and QR code publish a dead URL. Re-resolve the preferred interface against the live interfaces here and fall back to a currently available interface before marking the endpoint as default.
| description: "Reachable from devices on the same network.", | ||
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| for (const candidate of alternativeInterfaces.slice(0, 8)) { |
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🟠 High backend/DesktopServerExposure.ts:249
Hosts with more than nine usable physical LAN interfaces silently lose advertised endpoints for every interface after the first eight alternatives, so those NICs cannot be selected for pairing. The slice(0, 8) cap truncates the fully enumerated alternativeInterfaces; remove the cap so every physical interface is advertised.
| for (const candidate of alternativeInterfaces.slice(0, 8)) { | |
| for (const candidate of alternativeInterfaces) { |
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In file @apps/desktop/src/backend/DesktopServerExposure.ts around line 249:
Hosts with more than nine usable physical LAN interfaces silently lose advertised endpoints for every interface after the first eight alternatives, so those NICs cannot be selected for pairing. The `slice(0, 8)` cap truncates the fully enumerated `alternativeInterfaces`; remove the cap so every physical interface is advertised.
| mainWindowBounds: Schema.optionalKey(Schema.NullOr(DesktopWindowBoundsDocument)), | ||
| mainWindowMaximized: Schema.optionalKey(Schema.Boolean), | ||
| serverExposureMode: Schema.optionalKey(DesktopServerExposureModeSchema), | ||
| preferredLanInterfaceName: Schema.optionalKey(Schema.NullOr(Schema.String)), |
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🟡 Medium settings/DesktopAppSettings.ts:109
setPreferredLanInterfaceName("en1") reports success in memory, but the preference is lost after restart because toDesktopSettingsDocument never emits preferredLanInterfaceName; the sparse settings file omits it, so this loader receives undefined and normalizes it to null. Update toDesktopSettingsDocument to serialize the property.
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`setPreferredLanInterfaceName("en1")` reports success in memory, but the preference is lost after restart because `toDesktopSettingsDocument` never emits `preferredLanInterfaceName`; the sparse settings file omits it, so this loader receives `undefined` and normalizes it to `null`. Update `toDesktopSettingsDocument` to serialize the property.
ApprovabilityVerdict: Not approved Macroscope's review found this PR not approvable — This is a cross-layer feature that changes default LAN endpoint selection and adds persisted settings, IPC, UI, and multiple pairing URLs. Unresolved findings identify cases where advertised pairing URLs can be incorrect or stale, so the behavior requires human validation. Not approved because:
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Included review availability: Your plan provides up to 10 included reviews per hour; 7 remain after this review. 📝 WalkthroughWalkthroughThe desktop now enumerates LAN interfaces, persists a preferred interface, advertises interface-specific endpoints, exposes preference updates through IPC, and adds a selector to desktop connection settings. ChangesLAN interface selection
Priority: ➖ Normal Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~45 minutes Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to LAN pairing URLs and QR codes may not retain a user’s selected interface after restart, and the settings UI can misidentify the automatically selected interface. These issues should be corrected before merge to avoid unreliable LAN pairing configuration. Sequence Diagram(s)sequenceDiagram
participant ConnectionsSettings
participant desktopBridge
participant DesktopIpcHandlers
participant DesktopServerExposure
participant DesktopAppSettings
ConnectionsSettings->>desktopBridge: setPreferredLanInterfaceName(name)
desktopBridge->>DesktopIpcHandlers: invoke IPC channel
DesktopIpcHandlers->>DesktopServerExposure: update preferred interface
DesktopServerExposure->>DesktopAppSettings: persist preference
DesktopServerExposure-->>ConnectionsSettings: return updated exposure state
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apps/desktop/src/settings/DesktopAppSettings.ts (1)
279-279: 🗄️ Data Integrity & Integration | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick winSerialize
preferredLanInterfaceNamebefore writing settings.
toDesktopSettingsDocumentnever writespreferredLanInterfaceName. A selected interface works only until restart, because load then receives an absent value and normalizes it tonull.Proposed fix
if (settings.serverExposureMode !== defaults.serverExposureMode) { document.serverExposureMode = settings.serverExposureMode; } + if (settings.preferredLanInterfaceName !== defaults.preferredLanInterfaceName) { + document.preferredLanInterfaceName = settings.preferredLanInterfaceName; + } if (settings.tailscaleServeEnabled !== defaults.tailscaleServeEnabled) {🤖 Prompt for AI Agents
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In `@apps/desktop/src/backend/DesktopServerExposure.ts`:
- Around line 670-671: Update getAdvertisedEndpoints to derive the default LAN
endpoint from the current networkInterfaces rather than stale state.endpointUrl,
or refresh the resolved state whenever interfaces change. Ensure the default
pairing URL follows the active interface after a preferred interface disconnects
while preserving alternative endpoint generation.
- Line 81: Update the virtual-interface pattern used by the interface
classification logic to include utun* and parenthesized vEthernet (...) names.
In apps/desktop/src/backend/DesktopServerExposure.ts lines 81-81, broaden that
pattern accordingly; at lines 150-151, change the no-physical-candidate fallback
to return null instead of candidates[0], preserving physical-interface selection
when available.
In `@apps/web/src/components/settings/ConnectionsSettings.tsx`:
- Around line 3146-3148: Update the guard near isPreferredLanInterfaceMissing so
it does not return null solely because desktopLanInterfaces.length is below two;
keep the recovery control visible whenever the preferred LAN interface is
missing, while retaining the desktopBridge requirement and existing behavior
when no recovery is needed.
- Around line 3150-3152: Update the automaticCandidate lookup to compare
desktopServerExposureState.advertisedHost with the host value parsed from
candidate.address rather than candidate.name, so the matching interface can
contribute its name to automaticLabel. Preserve the existing find behavior and
optional-state handling.
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In `@apps/desktop/src/settings/DesktopAppSettings.ts`:
- Line 279: Update toDesktopSettingsDocument to serialize
preferredLanInterfaceName into the settings document, preserving the selected
interface across restarts and retaining null when no interface is selected.
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| const automaticCandidate = desktopLanInterfaces.find( | ||
| (candidate) => candidate.name === desktopServerExposureState?.advertisedHost, | ||
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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win
Match the automatic endpoint by host address.
candidate.name is an interface name, but advertisedHost is a host address. This comparison cannot identify the automatic interface, so the selector always omits the interface name from automaticLabel. Compare advertisedHost with the hostname parsed from candidate.address, or retain the endpoint host separately.
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In `@apps/web/src/components/settings/ConnectionsSettings.tsx` around lines 3150 -
3152, Update the automaticCandidate lookup to compare
desktopServerExposureState.advertisedHost with the host value parsed from
candidate.address rather than candidate.name, so the matching interface can
contribute its name to automaticLabel. Preserve the existing find behavior and
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- treat Windows virtual adapters with parentheses (vEthernet (Default Switch)) as virtual so they are never advertised - serialize the LAN interface preference in the settings document so unrelated settings saves no longer erase it - stop truncating per-interface endpoints at eight alternatives - label the automatic option with the interface actually backing the advertised host
- getAdvertisedEndpoints re-resolves the LAN host against fresh interfaces so a preferred interface that disappeared or changed address after startup no longer advertises a dead pairing URL - a machine whose only usable addresses sit on virtual bridges downgrades to loopback instead of advertising an unreachable host - classify macOS utun adapters and Windows vEthernet (Default Switch) as virtual - keep the LAN interface row visible while a stored preference names a missing interface, so it can be cleared
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apps/desktop/src/backend/DesktopServerExposure.test.ts (1)
333-337: 🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick winTest interface disappearance after selection.
The harness supplies one fixed network-interface result, so this test sets an unknown preference instead of simulating disappearance. Return
multiHomedNetworkInterfacesfirst, selecten1, then return the same fixture withouten1. Assert that the default endpoint changes toen0and thatbackendConfig.bindHostandbackendConfig.portremain unchanged.🤖 Prompt for AI Agents
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In `@apps/desktop/src/backend/DesktopServerExposure.ts`:
- Line 81: Add an utun interface pattern to VIRTUAL_INTERFACE_NAME_PATTERN so
utun0 is excluded from advertised hosts, and update the host-selection fallback
around the relevant candidate logic to return null when no physical interface
remains instead of selecting a virtual candidate. Add regression coverage for
utun0 and networks containing only virtual interfaces.
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In `@apps/desktop/src/backend/DesktopServerExposure.test.ts`:
- Around line 333-337: Update the test around
serverExposure.setPreferredLanInterfaceName to simulate interface disappearance:
have the network-interface mock return multiHomedNetworkInterfaces initially,
select en1, then return the fixture without en1. Assert the endpoint falls back
to en0 and verify backendConfig.bindHost and backendConfig.port remain
unchanged.
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Problem
On multi-homed machines the desktop app picks the LAN address for pairing links and the QR code by taking the first non-internal IPv4 from
os.networkInterfaces()in enumeration order. Two failure modes:br-*, 172.x), libvirt, or VPN adapters can enumerate before the physical NIC, so the QR code points at an address the phone can't reach.Fix
DesktopServerExposurenow enumerates usable LAN interfaces (IPv4, non-internal, non-link-local, non-Tailscale) and classifies container/VM/tunnel names (docker*,br-*,virbr*,veth*,vmnet*,vEthernet*,wg*,tun*) as virtual.preferredLanInterfaceName(desktop settings + IPCsetPreferredLanInterfaceName). When set and the interface is present, its address is advertised; when the interface disappears, resolution falls back to automatic instead of advertising a dead host.T3CODE_DESKTOP_LAN_HOST) suppress the alternatives.Testing
DesktopServerExposure.test.ts: new cases — one endpoint per physical interface with virtual bridges filtered, preferred-interface resolution, stale-interface fallback, override suppressing alternatives. Existing single-interface expectations unchanged.DesktopAppSettings.test.ts: preference persistence round-trips through the sparse settings document.Summary by CodeRabbit
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