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//! NAT Forwarder Module
//!
//! Handles:
//! - TUN device creation
//! - Packet forwarding to internet
//! - NAT masquerading
use std::io;
use std::sync::Arc;
use tokio::io::AsyncWriteExt;
use tokio::sync::Mutex;
#[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
use tracing::warn;
use tracing::{debug, info};
use aivpn_common::error::{Error, Result};
use aivpn_common::network_config::VpnNetworkConfig;
const TUN_MTU: u16 = 1420;
/// NAT Forwarder for routing traffic to internet
/// Uses split reader/writer to avoid mutex starvation
pub struct NatForwarder {
tun_name: String,
tun_addr: String,
tun_netmask: String,
network_config: VpnNetworkConfig,
writer: Option<Arc<Mutex<tun::DeviceWriter>>>,
writer_taken: Option<Mutex<Option<tun::DeviceWriter>>>,
reader: Option<Mutex<Option<tun::DeviceReader>>>,
}
impl NatForwarder {
pub fn new(
tun_name: &str,
tun_addr: &str,
tun_netmask: &str,
network_config: VpnNetworkConfig,
) -> Result<Self> {
Ok(Self {
tun_name: tun_name.to_string(),
tun_addr: tun_addr.to_string(),
tun_netmask: tun_netmask.to_string(),
network_config,
writer: None,
writer_taken: None,
reader: None,
})
}
/// Create TUN device for NAT
pub fn create(&mut self) -> Result<()> {
let mut config = tun::Configuration::default();
config
.tun_name(&self.tun_name)
.address(&self.tun_addr)
.netmask(&self.tun_netmask)
.mtu(TUN_MTU)
.up();
#[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
config.platform_config(|config| {
config.ensure_root_privileges(true);
});
let dev = tun::create_as_async(&config)
.map_err(|e| Error::Io(io::Error::new(io::ErrorKind::Other, e.to_string())))?;
let (writer, reader) = dev
.split()
.map_err(|e| Error::Io(io::Error::new(io::ErrorKind::Other, e.to_string())))?;
self.writer = None; // Writer accessed via take_writer() for channel-based I/O
self.writer_taken = Some(Mutex::new(Some(writer)));
self.reader = Some(Mutex::new(Some(reader)));
info!(
"Created NAT TUN device: {} ({}/{}, subnet {})",
self.tun_name,
self.tun_addr,
self.tun_netmask,
self.network_config.cidr_string(),
);
// Enable IP forwarding (Linux)
#[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
{
self.enable_ip_forwarding()?;
self.setup_iptables()?;
}
Ok(())
}
/// Enable IP forwarding on Linux
#[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
fn enable_ip_forwarding(&self) -> Result<()> {
use std::fs::{read_to_string, write};
// Check if already enabled (e.g. inside Docker with host sysctl)
if let Ok(val) = read_to_string("/proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward") {
if val.trim() == "1" {
info!("IPv4 forwarding already enabled");
return Ok(());
}
}
// Try to enable IPv4 forwarding
write("/proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward", "1").map_err(|e| {
Error::Io(io::Error::new(
io::ErrorKind::PermissionDenied,
format!("Failed to enable IP forwarding: {}", e),
))
})?;
info!("Enabled IPv4 forwarding");
Ok(())
}
/// Setup iptables rules for NAT
#[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
fn setup_iptables(&self) -> Result<()> {
use std::process::Command;
// Enable NAT masquerading
let output = Command::new("iptables")
.args([
"-t",
"nat",
"-A",
"POSTROUTING",
"-s",
&self.network_config.cidr_string(),
"-j",
"MASQUERADE",
])
.output();
match output {
Ok(out) => {
if out.status.success() {
info!("Added iptables MASQUERADE rule");
} else {
let stderr = String::from_utf8_lossy(&out.stderr);
warn!("iptables rule failed: {}", stderr);
}
}
Err(e) => {
warn!("iptables command not found: {}", e);
}
}
// Allow forwarding
let _ = Command::new("iptables")
.args(["-A", "FORWARD", "-i", &self.tun_name, "-j", "ACCEPT"])
.output();
let _ = Command::new("iptables")
.args([
"-A",
"FORWARD",
"-o",
&self.tun_name,
"-m",
"state",
"--state",
"RELATED,ESTABLISHED",
"-j",
"ACCEPT",
])
.output();
// Clamp TCP MSS across the TUN boundary to avoid PMTU blackholes
// on download-heavy flows when the VPN MTU is lower than the uplink MTU.
let _ = Command::new("iptables")
.args([
"-t",
"mangle",
"-A",
"FORWARD",
"-o",
&self.tun_name,
"-p",
"tcp",
"--tcp-flags",
"SYN,RST",
"SYN",
"-j",
"TCPMSS",
"--clamp-mss-to-pmtu",
])
.output();
let _ = Command::new("iptables")
.args([
"-t",
"mangle",
"-A",
"FORWARD",
"-i",
&self.tun_name,
"-p",
"tcp",
"--tcp-flags",
"SYN,RST",
"SYN",
"-j",
"TCPMSS",
"--clamp-mss-to-pmtu",
])
.output();
Ok(())
}
/// Forward packet to TUN (write)
pub async fn forward_packet(&self, packet: &[u8]) -> Result<()> {
let writer = self.writer.as_ref().ok_or_else(|| {
Error::Io(io::Error::new(
io::ErrorKind::NotConnected,
"TUN device not created",
))
})?;
let mut w = writer.lock().await;
// Linux TUN with IFF_NO_PI (default) expects raw IP packets
// No flush() — let the OS buffer writes naturally for throughput
w.write_all(packet).await?;
debug!("Forwarded {} bytes to TUN", packet.len());
Ok(())
}
/// Take ownership of the TUN writer (for use in a dedicated writer task)
pub async fn take_writer(&self) -> Option<tun::DeviceWriter> {
if let Some(ref lock) = self.writer_taken {
lock.lock().await.take()
} else {
None
}
}
/// Take ownership of the TUN reader (for use in a spawned task)
pub async fn take_reader(&self) -> Option<tun::DeviceReader> {
if let Some(reader_lock) = &self.reader {
reader_lock.lock().await.take()
} else {
None
}
}
/// Get TUN device name
pub fn tun_name(&self) -> &str {
&self.tun_name
}
}
impl Drop for NatForwarder {
fn drop(&mut self) {
if self.writer.is_some() {
info!("Closing NAT TUN device: {}", self.tun_name);
}
// Cleanup iptables (optional, rules persist)
#[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
{
use std::process::Command;
let _ = Command::new("iptables")
.args([
"-t",
"nat",
"-D",
"POSTROUTING",
"-s",
&self.network_config.cidr_string(),
"-j",
"MASQUERADE",
])
.output();
let _ = Command::new("iptables")
.args([
"-t",
"mangle",
"-D",
"FORWARD",
"-o",
&self.tun_name,
"-p",
"tcp",
"--tcp-flags",
"SYN,RST",
"SYN",
"-j",
"TCPMSS",
"--clamp-mss-to-pmtu",
])
.output();
let _ = Command::new("iptables")
.args([
"-t",
"mangle",
"-D",
"FORWARD",
"-i",
&self.tun_name,
"-p",
"tcp",
"--tcp-flags",
"SYN,RST",
"SYN",
"-j",
"TCPMSS",
"--clamp-mss-to-pmtu",
])
.output();
}
}
}