Tailscale Devices

Last Updated: 2025-12-27 Status: Production Source: Network audit and device inventory

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Device Naming Convention

Why Devices Get [object Object], [object Object] Suffixes

Tailscale automatically appends numeric suffixes when hostname conflicts occur:

1. Original device registers with hostname agent-router
2. Device goes offline (pod restarts, machine reboots, etc.)
3. New device with same hostname joins before old one is removed
4. Tailscale assigns agent-router-1 to avoid naming conflict
5. Original agent-router remains in admin console (offline/zombie)

Best Practices:

• Remove offline/zombie devices promptly via Tailscale admin or API
• After cleanup, rename -1 devices to remove the suffix
• For K8s pods: ensure proper cleanup hooks remove Tailscale registration on termination

Cleanup performed 2025-12-27:

• Deleted: gl-be3600-1, default-agent-router, tailscale-operator, gl-be3600 (offline zombies)
• Renamed: default-agent-router-1 agent-router, tailscale-operator-1 tailscale-operator
• Renamed: thomass-macbook-pro mac-m4, thomass-macbook-pro-2 mac-m3

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Complete Device Inventory

Primary Workstations

Mac M4 (Primary Development)

• Hostname: mac-m4 (renamed from thomass-macbook-pro)
• Tailscale IP: 100.108.129.7
• Tailscale Domain: mac-m4.tailcf98b3.ts.net
• Local IP: 192.168.8.109 (on Bluefly-Agents network)
• Public IP: 73.162.38.185
• MAC Address: 4a:3a:98:a2:4e:dd (en0)
• Device Model: Mac16,8
• Role: Primary development workstation, MCP servers, exit node
• Status: Active
• Services Running:
  • Cloudflare Tunnel (cloudflared)
  • OrbStack Kubernetes (29 namespaces, 62+ running pods)
  • 14 GitLab agents
  • MCP servers
  • Agent services (ports 3000-3015)

Mac M3 (Secondary Development)

• Hostname: mac-m3 (renamed from thomass-macbook-pro-2)
• Tailscale IP: 100.108.180.36
• Tailscale Domain: mac-m3.tailcf98b3.ts.net
• Role: GitLab development, secondary workstation
• Status: Active
• Services Running:
  • OrbStack Kubernetes (testing/QA)
  • Development services

Network Infrastructure

GL-BE3600 Router (GL-iNet Slate 7)

• Product: GL.iNet GL-BE3600 (Slate 7)
• URL: https://www.gl-inet.com/products/gl-be3600/
• Device ID: xa1b1d2
• Dynamic DNS: https://xa1b1d2.glddns.com
• MAC Address: 94:83:C4:C1:B1:D2
• Hostname: gl-be3600
• Tailscale IP: 100.64.177.83
• Tailscale Domain: gl-be3600.tailcf98b3.ts.net
• Local IP: 192.168.8.1
• Role: Subnet router for agent network
• Subnet: 192.168.8.0/24 (Bluefly-Agents network)
• Status: Active
• Tailscale Settings:
  • Enable: ON
  • Account: flux423@mac.com
  • Subnet routing: ON (advertises 192.168.8.0/24)
  • Exit node: OFF
  • Funnel: OFF
  • Auto-connect: ON

Kubernetes Services

agent-router

• Hostname: agent-router (renamed from default-agent-router-1)
• Tailscale IP: 100.84.145.103
• Tailscale Domain: agent-router.tailcf98b3.ts.net
• OS: Linux (6.17.8-orbstack)
• Tags: tag:k8s
• Role: Kubernetes agent router service
• Status: Active

tailscale-operator

• Hostname: tailscale-operator (renamed from tailscale-operator-1)
• Tailscale IP: 100.103.236.51
• Tailscale Domain: tailscale-operator.tailcf98b3.ts.net
• Role: Kubernetes Tailscale operator
• Status: Active

Mobile Devices

iPhone

• Tailscale IP: 100.67.125.25
• Tailscale Domain: iphone.tailcf98b3.ts.net
• OS: iOS
• Status: Active
• Role: Mobile access to Tailscale network

Pending Installation

Synology NAS (blueflyNAS)

• QuickConnect: copleywoods.us3.quickconnect.to
• Tailscale: Not yet installed (requires physical access)
• Status: Pending
• Action: Install Tailscale package when home

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Network Topology Visualization

                    Tailscale Mesh Network                   
                     tailcf98b3.ts.net                       

                                                             
                      
     mac-m4               mac-m3                        
   100.108.129.7    100.108.180.36                  
   (exit node)                                          
                      
                                                            
                                                            
                      
    gl-be3600            agent-router                   
   100.64.177.83        100.84.145.103                  
   (subnet router)      (k8s service)                   
   192.168.8.0/24                      
                                          
                                         
       tailscale-op                    
      iphone            100.103.236.51                  
   100.67.125.25        (k8s operator)                  
                      
                                                             

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Device Status Summary

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Deleted Devices (2025-12-27)

These zombie/duplicate devices were removed during cleanup:

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Related Documentation

• Tailscale Configuration - Configuration details
• Tailscale Routing - Subnet routing
• Tailscale ACL Policy - Access control
• Network Overview - Complete network architecture
• Network Inventory - Complete inventory