diff --git a/crates/Cargo.lock b/crates/Cargo.lock
index 4031e1770..a0aece400 100644
--- a/crates/Cargo.lock
+++ b/crates/Cargo.lock
@@ -4746,6 +4746,7 @@ name = "qconnect-lan"
 version = "2.0.2"
 dependencies = [
  "base64 0.23.1",
+ "if-addrs 0.15.0",
  "mdns-sd",
  "qbz-credentials",
  "qbz-qobuz",
diff --git a/crates/qconnect-lan/Cargo.toml b/crates/qconnect-lan/Cargo.toml
index ee45292b3..74fc19cbc 100644
--- a/crates/qconnect-lan/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/qconnect-lan/Cargo.toml
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ license.workspace = true
 description = "Official Qobuz Connect LAN receiver wire and discovery"
 
 [dependencies]
+if-addrs = "0.15"
 serde = { workspace = true }
 serde_json = { workspace = true }
 thiserror = { workspace = true }
diff --git a/crates/qconnect-lan/src/mdns.rs b/crates/qconnect-lan/src/mdns.rs
index bbf0b644c..0dd6739dc 100644
--- a/crates/qconnect-lan/src/mdns.rs
+++ b/crates/qconnect-lan/src/mdns.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 use std::collections::HashMap;
-use std::net::{IpAddr, Ipv4Addr, SocketAddr, UdpSocket};
+use std::net::IpAddr;
 use std::sync::{Arc, Mutex};
 use std::thread::JoinHandle;
 use std::time::{Duration, Instant};
@@ -120,7 +120,8 @@ impl MdnsRegistration {
     }
 
     /// Publish only after the HTTP acceptor and workers exist. The monitor
-    /// supervises daemon health and reconciles route-selected IPv4 changes.
+    /// supervises daemon health and reconciles the complete operational IPv4
+    /// interface set.
     pub(crate) fn publish<F>(&mut self, on_fatal: F) -> Result<(), LanError>
     where
         F: Fn() + Send + Sync + 'static,
@@ -131,7 +132,7 @@ impl MdnsRegistration {
             .reconcile(initial_addresses, &monitor, Some(ANNOUNCE_TIMEOUT))?;
         if matches!(&self.control.address_source, AddressSource::Dynamic) {
             // The initial acknowledgement may have shared the monitor queue
-            // with an interface event. Re-read route selection once before the
+            // with an interface event. Re-read the interface set once before the
             // long-lived monitor takes over; runtime publishes do not consume
             // monitor events while waiting for an acknowledgement.
             self.control
@@ -367,7 +368,7 @@ where
 }
 
 /// Returns true for an unexpected exit. The receiver blocks between actual
-/// interface events. Its bounded wake only observes shutdown; route discovery
+/// interface events. Its bounded wake only observes shutdown; interface discovery
 /// remains a 30-second missed-event repair pass, not a fast polling loop.
 fn monitor_loop(control: &MdnsControl, monitor: &Receiver<DaemonEvent>) -> bool {
     let mut next_reconcile = Instant::now() + RECONCILE_INTERVAL;
@@ -540,23 +541,23 @@ fn service_info(
 }
 
 fn lan_ipv4_addresses() -> Result<Vec<IpAddr>, LanError> {
-    // A connected UDP socket performs route selection without sending data.
-    // Targeting the mDNS multicast group yields the IPv4 interface that can
-    // actually reach LAN controllers, excluding Docker/VM bridges and
-    // loopback records that make strict official clients choose a dead URL.
-    let socket = UdpSocket::bind(SocketAddr::from((Ipv4Addr::UNSPECIFIED, 0)))
-        .map_err(|_| LanError::AddressDiscovery)?;
-    socket
-        .connect(SocketAddr::from((Ipv4Addr::new(224, 0, 0, 251), 5353)))
-        .map_err(|_| LanError::AddressDiscovery)?;
-    let address = socket
-        .local_addr()
+    // The official receiver is reachable from every attached LAN. Advertising
+    // only the interface selected by one multicast route strands controllers
+    // on a second physical NIC. Point-to-point interfaces are excluded because
+    // they are normally VPN/tunnel links rather than mDNS LAN segments.
+    let addresses = if_addrs::get_if_addrs()
         .map_err(|_| LanError::AddressDiscovery)?
-        .ip();
-    if !address.is_ipv4() || address.is_loopback() || address.is_unspecified() {
+        .into_iter()
+        .filter(|interface| {
+            interface.is_oper_up() && !interface.is_loopback() && !interface.is_p2p()
+        })
+        .map(|interface| interface.ip())
+        .collect::<Vec<_>>();
+    let addresses = normalize_addresses(addresses);
+    if addresses.is_empty() {
         return Err(LanError::NoLanAddresses);
     }
-    Ok(vec![address])
+    Ok(addresses)
 }
 
 fn short_id(device_uuid: &str) -> String {
diff --git a/crates/qconnect-lan/src/model.rs b/crates/qconnect-lan/src/model.rs
index c0fcda4f8..147171edc 100644
--- a/crates/qconnect-lan/src/model.rs
+++ b/crates/qconnect-lan/src/model.rs
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ pub struct ConnectInfo {
 
 /// Raw official LAN token shape. Deliberately has no `Debug` implementation.
 #[derive(Deserialize)]
-#[serde(deny_unknown_fields)]
 pub(crate) struct RawLanJwtToken {
     pub endpoint: String,
     pub exp: i64,
@@ -66,7 +65,6 @@ impl Drop for RawLanJwtToken {
 
 /// Raw official handoff body. Deliberately has no `Debug` implementation.
 #[derive(Deserialize)]
-#[serde(deny_unknown_fields)]
 pub(crate) struct RawHandoffRequest {
     pub session_id: String,
     pub jwt_api: RawLanJwtToken,
diff --git a/crates/qconnect-lan/src/validation.rs b/crates/qconnect-lan/src/validation.rs
index cd8afda51..24614026f 100644
--- a/crates/qconnect-lan/src/validation.rs
+++ b/crates/qconnect-lan/src/validation.rs
@@ -204,6 +204,34 @@ mod tests {
         assert!(become_active);
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn tolerates_future_fields_while_requiring_canonical_fields() {
+        let future = serde_json::json!({
+            "session_id": "controller-session",
+            "jwt_api": {
+                "endpoint": "https://api.qobuz.test/v1",
+                "exp": NOW + 600,
+                "jwt": "api-secret",
+                "future_claim": "ignored"
+            },
+            "jwt_qconnect": {
+                "endpoint": "wss://qws.qobuz.test/ws",
+                "exp": NOW + 600,
+                "jwt": "qws-secret",
+                "future_claim": { "version": 2 }
+            },
+            "become_active": true,
+            "future_capability": ["one", "two"]
+        });
+
+        let candidate =
+            parse_and_validate(&serde_json::to_vec(&future).unwrap(), &policy(), NOW).unwrap();
+
+        assert_eq!(candidate.session_id(), "controller-session");
+        assert_eq!(candidate.api_token().jwt(), "api-secret");
+        assert_eq!(candidate.qconnect_token().jwt(), "qws-secret");
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn rejects_aliases_expiry_and_untrusted_hosts() {
         let alias = serde_json::json!({