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-e NORDVPN_ALLOW_PEER_LOCAL still blocks access to LAN resources #24

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While troubleshooting with Claud.ai found that even through the variable is set to allow lan network access it is denied in iptables inside the container.

docker exec meshnet iptables -L -v -n
docker exec meshnet iptables -t nat -L -v -n
Chain INPUT (policy ACCEPT 0 packets, 0 bytes)
 pkts bytes target     prot opt in     out     source               destination         
    0     0 ACCEPT     tcp  --  *      *       100.113.47.236       0.0.0.0/0            tcp dpt:49111 /* nordvpn */
    1    84 ACCEPT     all  --  *      *       100.113.47.236       0.0.0.0/0            /* nordvpn */
    0     0 ACCEPT     all  --  *      *       100.106.142.166      0.0.0.0/0            /* nordvpn */
    1    60 ACCEPT     all  --  *      *       100.64.0.0/10        0.0.0.0/0            ctstate RELATED,ESTABLISHED ctorigsrc 100.106.142.166 /* nordvpn */
    0     0 DROP       all  --  *      *       100.64.0.0/10        0.0.0.0/0            /* nordvpn */
Chain FORWARD (policy ACCEPT 0 packets, 0 bytes)
 pkts bytes target     prot opt in     out     source               destination         
    5   296 ACCEPT     all  --  *      *       100.113.47.236       0.0.0.0/0            /* nordvpn-exitnode-transient */
    0     0 DROP       all  --  *      *       100.64.0.0/10        169.254.0.0/16       /* nordvpn-exitnode-transient */**
    0     0 DROP       all  --  *      *       100.64.0.0/10        192.168.0.0/16       /* nordvpn-exitnode-transient */**
    0     0 DROP       all  --  *      *       100.64.0.0/10        172.16.0.0/12        /* nordvpn-exitnode-transient */**
    0     0 DROP       all  --  *      *       100.64.0.0/10        10.0.0.0/8           /* nordvpn-exitnode-transient */
    3   156 ACCEPT     all  --  *      *       0.0.0.0/0            100.64.0.0/10        ctstate RELATED,ESTABLISHED /* nordvpn-exitnode-permanent */
    0     0 DROP       all  --  *      *       0.0.0.0/0            100.64.0.0/10        /* nordvpn-exitnode-permanent */
    0     0 DROP       all  --  *      *       100.64.0.0/10        0.0.0.0/0            /* nordvpn-exitnode-permanent */
Chain OUTPUT (policy ACCEPT 0 packets, 0 bytes)
 pkts bytes target     prot opt in     out     source               destination         
Chain PREROUTING (policy ACCEPT 0 packets, 0 bytes)
 pkts bytes target     prot opt in     out     source               destination         
Chain INPUT (policy ACCEPT 0 packets, 0 bytes)
 pkts bytes target     prot opt in     out     source               destination         
Chain OUTPUT (policy ACCEPT 0 packets, 0 bytes)
 pkts bytes target     prot opt in     out     source               destination         
Chain POSTROUTING (policy ACCEPT 0 packets, 0 bytes)
 pkts bytes target     prot opt in     out     source               destination         
    1    76 MASQUERADE  all  --  *      *       100.113.47.236      !100.64.0.0/10       

/* nordvpn */EditFound the problem! NordVPN has set up restrictive iptables rules that are explicitly blocking meshnet traffic to private networks:

Local Peers:
Nickname: phone
Status: connected
OS: android
Distribution: 31
Allow Incoming Traffic: enabled
Allow Routing: enabled
Allow Local Network Access: enabled
Allow Sending Files: enabled
docker run -d \
 --name meshnet \
 --hostname meshnet \
 --cap-add NET_ADMIN \
 --cap-add NET_RAW \
 -e NORDVPN_TOKEN="<redacted>" \
 -e NORDVPN_NICKNAME=container \
 -e NORDVPN_ALLOW_PEER_FILESHARE \
 -e NORDVPN_ALLOW_PEER_ROUTING \
 -e NORDVPN_ALLOW_PEER_LOCAL \
 -e NORDVPN_ALLOW_PEER_REMOTE \
 -e NORDVPN_HEALTHCHECK_URL="<redacted>" \
 -e NORDVPN_HEALTHCHECK_INTERVAL="3600" \
 -e NORDVPN_MESHNET_DEBUG=1 \
 -v /dvr/meshnet:/root/Downloads \
 --restart=on-failure:10 \
 --health-cmd="curl -fs --fail-early --no-keepalive --no-progress-meter <redacted> || exit 1" \
 --health-interval=1h \
 --health-timeout 10s \
 --health-retries 6 \
 ghcr.io/mattstechinfo/meshnet:latest

/etc/sysctl.conf

# Uncomment the next line to enable packet forwarding for IPv4
net.ipv4.ip_forward=1

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