netbirdio/netbird · error

parse destination: %w

Error message

parse destination: %w

What it means

Error "parse destination: %w" thrown in netbirdio/netbird.

Source

Thrown at client/internal/acl/manager.go:503

	if rule.IsDynamic {
		if dynamicResolver {
			if len(rule.Domains) > 0 {
				destination.Set = firewall.NewDomainSet(domain.FromPunycodeList(rule.Domains))
			} else {
				// isDynamic is set but no domains = outdated management server
				log.Warn("connected to an older version of management server (no domains in rules), using default destination")
				destination.Prefix = getDefault(sources[0])
			}
		} else {
			// client resolves DNS, we (router) don't know the destination
			destination.Prefix = getDefault(sources[0])
		}
		return destination, nil
	}

	prefix, err := netip.ParsePrefix(rule.Destination)
	if err != nil {
		return destination, fmt.Errorf("parse destination: %w", err)
	}
	destination.Prefix = prefix
	return destination, nil
}

func getDefault(prefix netip.Prefix) netip.Prefix {
	if prefix.Addr().Is6() {
		return netip.PrefixFrom(netip.IPv6Unspecified(), 0)
	}
	return netip.PrefixFrom(netip.IPv4Unspecified(), 0)
}

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at client/internal/acl/manager.go:503 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of netbirdio/netbird@93e97f4bf1 (2026-08-16). Data as JSON: /api/errors/49d43a1296816ec7. Report an issue: GitHub.