Troubleshooting guide

Last validated: Jan 5, 2026

This topic contains various suggestions and tips to help troubleshoot common issues. If you have additional issues, contact Tailscale Support.

Connectivity and network issues

• For basic device connectivity issues, refer to Troubleshoot device connectivity.
• For network configuration issues, refer to Troubleshoot network configuration.
• For general network troubleshooting (that is, not specific to Tailscale), refer to Basic network troubleshooting.

Issues related to a specific operating system

For OS-specific Tailscale troubleshooting, refer to the following:

• Troubleshooting guide for Apple
• Troubleshooting guide for Linux
• Troubleshooting guide for Windows

Mobile device issues

For mobile device issues, refer to Troubleshooting mobile devices.

Container issues

For container issues, refer to Troubleshooting containers.

Cloud environment issues

For cloud environment issues, refer to Troubleshooting cloud environments.

Additional resources

If you need to generate a bug report to help Tailscale Support debug an issue, follow the instructions at Generate a bug report.

If you want to enable debug mode for the Tailscale client menu to assist in troubleshooting, follow the instructions at Debug menu and options.

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