# Troubleshooting — docker run -p does not propagate source IP addresses

> This is because Docker Engine's userland-proxy is incompatible with RootlessKit's source IP propagation.

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## Knowledge

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This is because Docker Engine's userland-proxy is incompatible with RootlessKit's source IP propagation.

To disable userland-proxy, add the following configuration to ~/.config/docker/daemon.json

Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically):
```json
{"userland-proxy": false}
```

Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically):
```bash
systemctl --user restart docker
```

You may also need to load br_netfilter kernel module

Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically):
```bash
sudo tee /etc/modules-load.d/docker.conf &lt;&lt;EOF &gt;/dev/null
br_netfilter
EOF

sudo systemctl restart systemd-modules-load.service
```

This is because RootlessKit's builtin port didn't support source IP propagation until v3.0. To enable source IP propagation, you can

Use the slirp4netns RootlessKit port driver Use the pasta RootlessKit network driver, with the implicit port driver

The pasta network driver is experimental, but provides improved throughput performance compared to the slirp4netns port driver. The pasta driver requires Docker Engine version 25.0 or later.

To change the RootlessKit networking configuration

Create a file at ~/.config/systemd/user/docker.service.d/override.conf. Add the following contents, depending on which configuration you would like to use

Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically):
```systemd
      [Service]
      Environment="DOCKERD_ROOTLESS_ROOTLESSKIT_NET=slirp4netns"
      Environment="DOCKERD_ROOTLESS_ROOTLESSKIT_PORT_DRIVER=slirp4netns"
```

pasta network driver with implicit port driver

Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically):
```systemd
      [Service]
      Environment="DOCKERD_ROOTLESS_ROOTLESSKIT_NET=pasta"
      Environment="DOCKERD_ROOTLESS_ROOTLESSKIT_PORT_DRIVER=implicit"
```

Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically):
```console
   $ systemctl --user daemon-reload
   $ systemctl --user restart docker
```

For more information about networking options for RootlessKit, see

Network drivers Port drivers

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