Connectivity status

The WARP client GUI displays the following status messages when transitioning from a Disconnected to Connected state. These messages indicate the connectivity stage of the WARP daemon as it establishes a connection from the device to Cloudflare. The WARP mode determines which messages are displayed during the connection process. If WARP encounters an error while connecting, the status message will change to an error code.

To print status messages to the console, run the warp-cli -l status command before turning on the WARP switch.

Status message	Description
Verifying connection settings	Initializes connection components based on your WARP settings.
Validating network	Validates Ethernet and/or Wi-Fi network connectivity.
Initializing IP connection	Checks for IPv4 and IPv6 connectivity to Cloudflare using the Happy Eyeballs algorithm ↗.
Establishing a connection	Connects to the endpoint discovered by Happy Eyeballs.
Building a Tunnel	Creates a virtual network interface on the operating system for the WARP tunnel.
Configuring the firewall	Configures the system firewall to allow WARP tunnel traffic.
Setting up your routing table	Updates the system routing table based on your Split Tunnel rules.
Configuring your firewall rules	Configures the system firewall based on your Split Tunnel rules.
Checking connectivity to DNS	Checks connectivity to the DNS endpoint (<account-id>.cloudflare-gateway.com).
Setting local endpoint communication	Configures local DNS proxy sockets.
Configuring local DNS proxy	Creates a local DNS proxy for DNS resolution.
Applying DNS settings	Sets the local DNS proxy as the default DNS server on the device.
Configuring forward proxy	(Only in Proxy mode) Configures the SOCKS proxy.
Confirming Tunnel connection	Checks connectivity to destinations inside and outside of the WARP tunnel.
Validating DNS configuration	Verifies that DNS requests are answered by WARP's local DNS proxy.
Verifying SOCKS proxy configuration	(Only in Proxy mode) Verifies the SOCKS proxy configuration.
Ensuring MTLS identity	(Only in Device Information Only mode) Installs a client certificate for mTLS authentication.