XTLS/Xray-core · error

automatic outbound interface selection is not supported on t

Error message

automatic outbound interface selection is not supported on this platform

What it means

Error "automatic outbound interface selection is not supported on this platform" thrown in XTLS/Xray-core.

Source

Thrown at proxy/tun/tun_freebsd.go:153

	}), nil
}

// Wait some cpu cycles
func (t *FreeBSDTun) Wait() {
	procyield(1)
}

func (t *FreeBSDTun) newEndpoint() (stack.LinkEndpoint, error) {
	return &LinkEndpoint{deviceMTU: t.mtu, device: t}, nil
}

func setinterface(network, address string, fd uintptr, iface *net.Interface) error {
	return nil
}

func findOutboundInterface(tunIndex int, fixedName string) (*net.Interface, error) {
	if fixedName == "" {
		return nil, errors.New("automatic outbound interface selection is not supported on this platform")
	}
	iface, err := net.InterfaceByName(fixedName)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}
	if iface.Index == tunIndex {
		return nil, errors.New("outbound interface cannot be the TUN interface")
	}
	return iface, nil
}

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at proxy/tun/tun_freebsd.go:153 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of XTLS/Xray-core@7d214f8b09 (2026-08-15). Data as JSON: /api/errors/462cdad3b9de0686. Report an issue: GitHub.