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Describe the bug
Tailscale's interface seems to go down/up around every 6 hours aligning with the release of 26.1.3 / os-tailscale 1.4
I have not been able to find any triggers for the issue and no deeper tailscale logs are to be found. I've seen the behavior on two separate opnsense hosts.
Version first noticed: 26.1.3 / os-tailscale 1.4
Current version: OPNsense 26.1.7-amd64 / os-tailscale 1.4
To Reproduce
Sequence of when Tailscale's interface goes down/up
2026-05-04T15:00:08-05:00 kernel - - - <6>[363793] tun0: changing name to 'tailscale0'
2026-05-04T15:00:08-05:00 kernel - - - <6>[363793] tun0: link state changed to UP
2026-05-04T15:00:08-05:00 kernel - - - <6>[363793] tailscale0: link state changed to DOWN
2026-05-04T15:00:08-05:00 suricata 30744 - - [101636] -- error code -1 The interface disappeared
History of Tailscale's interface going down around every 6 hours
2026-05-04T15:00:08-05:00 suricata 30744 - - [101636] -- error code -1 The interface disappeared
2026-05-04T09:06:45-05:00 suricata 30744 - - [101636] -- error code -1 The interface disappeared
2026-05-04T03:11:04-05:00 suricata 30744 - - [101636] -- error code -1 The interface disappeared
2026-05-03T21:18:25-05:00 suricata 30744 - - [101636] -- error code -1 The interface disappeared
2026-05-03T15:41:31-05:00 suricata 30744 - - [101636] -- error code -1 The interface disappeared
2026-05-03T09:57:15-05:00 suricata 30744 - - [101636] -- error code -1 The interface disappeared
2026-05-03T04:06:16-05:00 suricata 30744 - - [101636] -- error code -1 The interface disappeared
2026-05-02T22:09:34-05:00 suricata 30744 - - [101636] -- error code -1 The interface disappeared
2026-05-02T16:35:01-05:00 suricata 30744 - - [101636] -- error code -1 The interface disappeared
2026-05-02T10:50:22-05:00 suricata 30744 - - [101636] -- error code -1 The interface disappeared
2026-05-02T04:59:40-05:00 suricata 30744 - - [101636] -- error code -1 The interface disappeared
2026-05-01T23:08:39-05:00 suricata 30744 - - [101636] -- error code -1 The interface disappeared
2026-05-01T17:20:42-05:00 suricata 30744 - - [101636] -- error code -1 The interface disappeared
2026-05-01T11:47:29-05:00 suricata 30744 - - [101636] -- error code -1 The interface disappeared
2026-05-01T06:03:31-05:00 suricata 30744 - - [101636] -- error code -1 The interface disappeared
2026-05-01T00:05:33-05:00 suricata 30744 - - [101636] -- error code -1 The interface disappeared
Expected behavior
I expect the Tailscale interface to not flap
Important notices
Before you add a new report, we ask you kindly to acknowledge the following:
Describe the bug
Tailscale's interface seems to go down/up around every 6 hours aligning with the release of 26.1.3 / os-tailscale 1.4
I have not been able to find any triggers for the issue and no deeper tailscale logs are to be found. I've seen the behavior on two separate opnsense hosts.
Version first noticed: 26.1.3 / os-tailscale 1.4
Current version: OPNsense 26.1.7-amd64 / os-tailscale 1.4
To Reproduce
Sequence of when Tailscale's interface goes down/up
2026-05-04T15:00:08-05:00 kernel - - - <6>[363793] tun0: changing name to 'tailscale0'
2026-05-04T15:00:08-05:00 kernel - - - <6>[363793] tun0: link state changed to UP
2026-05-04T15:00:08-05:00 kernel - - - <6>[363793] tailscale0: link state changed to DOWN
2026-05-04T15:00:08-05:00 suricata 30744 - - [101636] -- error code -1 The interface disappeared
History of Tailscale's interface going down around every 6 hours
2026-05-04T15:00:08-05:00 suricata 30744 - - [101636] -- error code -1 The interface disappeared
2026-05-04T09:06:45-05:00 suricata 30744 - - [101636] -- error code -1 The interface disappeared
2026-05-04T03:11:04-05:00 suricata 30744 - - [101636] -- error code -1 The interface disappeared
2026-05-03T21:18:25-05:00 suricata 30744 - - [101636] -- error code -1 The interface disappeared
2026-05-03T15:41:31-05:00 suricata 30744 - - [101636] -- error code -1 The interface disappeared
2026-05-03T09:57:15-05:00 suricata 30744 - - [101636] -- error code -1 The interface disappeared
2026-05-03T04:06:16-05:00 suricata 30744 - - [101636] -- error code -1 The interface disappeared
2026-05-02T22:09:34-05:00 suricata 30744 - - [101636] -- error code -1 The interface disappeared
2026-05-02T16:35:01-05:00 suricata 30744 - - [101636] -- error code -1 The interface disappeared
2026-05-02T10:50:22-05:00 suricata 30744 - - [101636] -- error code -1 The interface disappeared
2026-05-02T04:59:40-05:00 suricata 30744 - - [101636] -- error code -1 The interface disappeared
2026-05-01T23:08:39-05:00 suricata 30744 - - [101636] -- error code -1 The interface disappeared
2026-05-01T17:20:42-05:00 suricata 30744 - - [101636] -- error code -1 The interface disappeared
2026-05-01T11:47:29-05:00 suricata 30744 - - [101636] -- error code -1 The interface disappeared
2026-05-01T06:03:31-05:00 suricata 30744 - - [101636] -- error code -1 The interface disappeared
2026-05-01T00:05:33-05:00 suricata 30744 - - [101636] -- error code -1 The interface disappeared
Expected behavior
I expect the Tailscale interface to not flap