Document the fwmark range override

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Documents NB_FWMARK_BASE, added in netbirdio/netbird#7314, on the client environment variables page.

• Row in the networking and routing table with the default range, the format of the value, and what happens on an invalid value
• Short paragraph on why a host would need to move the range
• Warning about the routing rule of the previous range being left behind when the client was not shut down gracefully, with the commands to remove it

Summary by CodeRabbit

• Documentation
  • Added guidance for the Linux NB_FWMARK_BASE environment variable.
  • Documented default mark ranges, validation requirements, and potential routing-rule conflicts.
  • Included manual cleanup steps for stale IPv4 and IPv6 rules after an ungraceful shutdown.

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Walkthrough

The documentation adds Linux NB_FWMARK_BASE guidance. It covers the default mark range, accepted values, invalid-value fallback, collision scenarios, and cleanup commands for stale IPv4 and IPv6 routing rules.

Changes

Network mark documentation

Layer / File(s)	Summary
NB_FWMARK_BASE configuration and cleanup src/pages/client/environment-variables.mdx	Documents accepted values, fallback behavior, mark-range collisions, and commands to remove stale IPv4 and IPv6 routing rules.

Estimated code review effort: 1 (Trivial) | ~3 minutes

Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to 22290

The documentation may leave users with a stale custom routing rule when a non-default fwmark range was used and the client was not shut down gracefully. The PR is mergeable with explicit owner awareness or follow-up to make the cleanup instructions cover custom ranges.

Poem

A rabbit records the mark range
NB_FWMARK_BASE keeps routes in place
Invalid values use the fallback line
Collisions receive a warning sign
Cleanup commands clear both families

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In `@src/pages/client/environment-variables.mdx`:
- Around line 51-52: Update the IPv4 and IPv6 cleanup commands to instruct users
to replace the hard-coded 0x1bd00 with the previous client’s custom
NB_FWMARK_BASE identified from ip rule show and ip -6 rule show, while retaining
0x1bd00 as the default value.

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🩺 Stability & Availability | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Use the previous custom mark in the cleanup commands.

Line 51 and Line 52 hard-code 0x1bd00, so they remove only the default rule. If the previous client used a custom NB_FWMARK_BASE, the stale rule remains and the documented recovery does not complete. Tell users to replace 0x1bd00 with the old base shown by ip rule show and ip -6 rule show.

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only still-valid issues, skip the rest with a brief reason, keep changes
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In `@src/pages/client/environment-variables.mdx` around lines 51 - 52, Update the
IPv4 and IPv6 cleanup commands to instruct users to replace the hard-coded
0x1bd00 with the previous client’s custom NB_FWMARK_BASE identified from ip rule
show and ip -6 rule show, while retaining 0x1bd00 as the default value.