feat: Option to disable masquerade

src/firewall/firewalld.rs

@@ -49,8 +49,15 @@ impl firewall::FirewallDriver for FirewallD {
                 ))
             }
         };
+        // Determine if masquerade should be enabled based on SNAT configuration
+        // For firewalld, we check if either IPv4 or IPv6 SNAT is enabled
+        // since firewalld policy applies to both address families at the same level.
+        // Note: Unlike nftables/iptables, firewalld applies masquerade at the policy level,
+        // not per-subnet, so we use OR logic - if any protocol needs SNAT, enable it.
+        let enable_masquerade = network_setup.snat_ipv4 || network_setup.snat_ipv6;
+
         need_reload |= match add_policy_if_not_exist(
-            &self.conn, POLICYNAME, ZONENAME, "ANY", "ACCEPT", true, None,
+            &self.conn, POLICYNAME, ZONENAME, "ANY", "ACCEPT", enable_masquerade, None,
         ) {
             Ok(b) => b,
             Err(e) => {

src/firewall/iptables.rs

@@ -54,6 +54,12 @@ impl firewall::FirewallDriver for IptablesDriver {
                     conn = &self.conn6;
                 }
 
+                let enable_snat = if is_ipv6 {
+                    network_setup.snat_ipv6
+                } else {
+                    network_setup.snat_ipv4
+                };
+
                 let chains = get_network_chains(
                     conn,
                     network,
@@ -62,6 +68,7 @@ impl firewall::FirewallDriver for IptablesDriver {
                     network_setup.bridge_name.clone(),
                     network_setup.isolation,
                     network_setup.dns_port,
+                    enable_snat,
                 );
 
                 create_network_chains(chains)?;
@@ -83,6 +90,12 @@ impl firewall::FirewallDriver for IptablesDriver {
                 if is_ipv6 {
                     conn = &self.conn6;
                 }
+                let enable_snat = if is_ipv6 {
+                    tear.config.snat_ipv6
+                } else {
+                    tear.config.snat_ipv4
+                };
+
                 let chains = get_network_chains(
                     conn,
                     network,
@@ -91,6 +104,7 @@ impl firewall::FirewallDriver for IptablesDriver {
                     tear.config.bridge_name.clone(),
                     tear.config.isolation,
                     tear.config.dns_port,
+                    enable_snat,
                 );
 
                 for c in &chains {

src/firewall/nft.rs

@@ -379,17 +379,25 @@ impl firewall::FirewallDriver for Nftables {
                 ));
 
                 // Subnet chain: ip daddr != 224.0.0.0/4 masquerade
-                let multicast_address: IpNet = match subnet {
-                    IpNet::V4(_) => "224.0.0.0/4".parse()?,
-                    IpNet::V6(_) => "ff::00/8".parse()?,
+                // Only add masquerade rule if SNAT is enabled for this address family
+                let should_add_masquerade = match subnet {
+                    IpNet::V4(_) => network_setup.snat_ipv4,
+                    IpNet::V6(_) => network_setup.snat_ipv6,
                 };
-                batch.add(make_rule(
-                    chain.clone(),
-                    Cow::Owned(vec![
-                        get_subnet_match(&multicast_address, "daddr", stmt::Operator::NEQ),
-                        stmt::Statement::Masquerade(None),
-                    ]),
-                ));
+
+                if should_add_masquerade {
+                    let multicast_address: IpNet = match subnet {
+                        IpNet::V4(_) => "224.0.0.0/4".parse()?,
+                        IpNet::V6(_) => "ff::00/8".parse()?,
+                    };
+                    batch.add(make_rule(
+                        chain.clone(),
+                        Cow::Owned(vec![
+                            get_subnet_match(&multicast_address, "daddr", stmt::Operator::NEQ),
+                            stmt::Statement::Masquerade(None),
+                        ]),
+                    ));
+                }
 
                 // Next, populate basic chains with forwarding rules
                 // Input chain: ip saddr <subnet> udp dport 53 accept

src/firewall/state.rs

@@ -272,8 +272,10 @@ mod tests {
             network_hash_name: "hash".to_string(),
             isolation: IsolateOption::Never,
             dns_port: 53,
+            snat_ipv4: true,
+            snat_ipv6: true,
         };
-        let net_conf_json = r#"{"subnets":["10.0.0.0/24"],"bridge_name":"bridge","network_id":"c2c8a073252874648259997d53b0a1bffa491e21f04bc1bf8609266359931395","network_hash_name":"hash","isolation":"Never","dns_port":53}"#;
+        let net_conf_json = r#"{"subnets":["10.0.0.0/24"],"bridge_name":"bridge","network_id":"c2c8a073252874648259997d53b0a1bffa491e21f04bc1bf8609266359931395","network_hash_name":"hash","isolation":"Never","dns_port":53,"snat_ipv4":true,"snat_ipv6":true}"#;
 
         let port_conf = PortForwardConfig {
             container_id: container_id.to_string(),

src/firewall/varktables/types.rs

@@ -200,6 +200,7 @@ pub fn get_network_chains<'a>(
     interface_name: String,
     isolation: IsolateOption,
     dns_port: u16,
+    enable_snat: bool,
 ) -> Vec<VarkChain<'a>> {
     let mut chains = Vec::new();
     let prefixed_network_hash_name = format!("{}-{}", "NETAVARK", network_hash_name);
@@ -218,14 +219,17 @@ pub fn get_network_chains<'a>(
         Some(TeardownPolicy::OnComplete),
     ));
 
-    let mut multicast_dest = MULTICAST_NET_V4;
-    if is_ipv6 {
-        multicast_dest = MULTICAST_NET_V6;
+    // Only add MASQUERADE rule if SNAT is enabled for this address family
+    if enable_snat {
+        let mut multicast_dest = MULTICAST_NET_V4;
+        if is_ipv6 {
+            multicast_dest = MULTICAST_NET_V6;
+        }
+        hashed_network_chain.build_rule(VarkRule::new(
+            format!("! -d {multicast_dest} -j {MASQUERADE}"),
+            Some(TeardownPolicy::OnComplete),
+        ));
     }
-    hashed_network_chain.build_rule(VarkRule::new(
-        format!("! -d {multicast_dest} -j {MASQUERADE}"),
-        Some(TeardownPolicy::OnComplete),
-    ));
     chains.push(hashed_network_chain);
 
     // POSTROUTING

src/network/bridge.rs

@@ -434,6 +434,33 @@ impl<'a> Bridge<'a> {
     ) -> NetavarkResult<(SetupNetwork, PortForwardConfig<'a>)> {
         let id_network_hash =
             CoreUtils::create_network_hash(&self.info.network.name, MAX_HASH_SIZE);
+        // Parse SNAT configuration from network options
+        // Format: "snat_ipv4": "true|false", "snat_ipv6": "true|false"
+        // Defaults to true for backward compatibility
+        let snat_ipv4 = match parse_option::<bool>(
+            &self.info.network.options,
+            "snat_ipv4",
+        ) {
+            Ok(Some(val)) => val,
+            Ok(None) => true,  // Default to true
+            Err(e) => {
+                debug!("Failed to parse snat_ipv4 option: {}, using default (true)", e);
+                true
+            }
+        };
+
+        let snat_ipv6 = match parse_option::<bool>(
+            &self.info.network.options,
+            "snat_ipv6",
+        ) {
+            Ok(Some(val)) => val,
+            Ok(None) => true,  // Default to true
+            Err(e) => {
+                debug!("Failed to parse snat_ipv6 option: {}, using default (true)", e);
+                true
+            }
+        };
+
         let sn = SetupNetwork {
             subnets: self
                 .info
@@ -446,6 +473,8 @@ impl<'a> Bridge<'a> {
             network_hash_name: id_network_hash.clone(),
             isolation: isolate,
             dns_port: self.info.dns_port,
+            snat_ipv4,
+            snat_ipv6,
         };
 
         let mut has_ipv4 = false;

src/network/internal_types.rs

@@ -26,6 +26,20 @@ pub struct SetupNetwork {
     pub isolation: IsolateOption,
     /// port used for the dns server
     pub dns_port: u16,
+    /// enable SNAT for IPv4 traffic (default: true)
+    #[serde(default = "default_snat_ipv4")]
+    pub snat_ipv4: bool,
+    /// enable SNAT for IPv6 traffic (default: true)
+    #[serde(default = "default_snat_ipv6")]
+    pub snat_ipv6: bool,
+}
+
+fn default_snat_ipv4() -> bool {
+    true
+}
+
+fn default_snat_ipv6() -> bool {
+    true
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug)]