diff --git a/network-go/docker/docker.go b/network-go/docker/docker.go
index 94d698c..74c8003 100644
--- a/network-go/docker/docker.go
+++ b/network-go/docker/docker.go
@@ -215,13 +215,30 @@ func (c *Client) GetContainerPID(ctx context.Context, containerName string) (int
 	return cont.State.Pid, nil
 }
 
-// AddRouteInContainer adds a route inside a container's network namespace using nsenter
+// AddRouteInContainer adds a route inside a container's network namespace using nsenter.
+// Idempotent: checks if route already exists before adding.
 func (c *Client) AddRouteInContainer(ctx context.Context, containerName, network, gateway string) error {
 	pid, err := c.GetContainerPID(ctx, containerName)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to get PID for container %s: %w", containerName, err)
 	}
 
+	// First check if the route already exists
+	checkArgs := []string{
+		"-t", fmt.Sprintf("%d", pid),
+		"-n", "--",
+		"ip", "route", "show", network,
+	}
+	checkCmd := exec.Command("nsenter", checkArgs...)
+	checkOutput, _ := checkCmd.CombinedOutput()
+	checkStr := strings.TrimSpace(string(checkOutput))
+
+	// If the route exists and points to the correct gateway, skip
+	if checkStr != "" && strings.Contains(checkStr, gateway) {
+		logger.Debug("DOCKER: route %s via %s already exists in container %q, skipping", network, gateway, containerName)
+		return nil
+	}
+
 	logger.Info("DOCKER: adding route in container %q (PID=%d): %s via %s", containerName, pid, network, gateway)
 	args := []string{
 		"-t", fmt.Sprintf("%d", pid),
@@ -232,6 +249,11 @@ func (c *Client) AddRouteInContainer(ctx context.Context, containerName, network
 	cmd := exec.Command("nsenter", args...)
 	output, err := cmd.CombinedOutput()
 	if err != nil {
+		// "File exists" means route already exists (race condition)
+		if strings.Contains(string(output), "File exists") {
+			logger.Debug("DOCKER: route %s via %s already exists in container %q (File exists), skipping", network, gateway, containerName)
+			return nil
+		}
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to add route in container %s: %w\noutput: %s", containerName, err, string(output))
 	}
 	logger.Info("DOCKER: route added in container %q: %s via %s", containerName, network, gateway)
diff --git a/network-go/firewall/firewall.go b/network-go/firewall/firewall.go
index dddda85..6fe1077 100644
--- a/network-go/firewall/firewall.go
+++ b/network-go/firewall/firewall.go
@@ -126,6 +126,25 @@ func (o *Orchestrator) reconcileIPs(ctx context.Context, cfg *config.NetworksCon
 			logger.Info("FIREWALL: container %s connected to network %s with IP %s",
 				containerName, networkName, ipStr)
 		}
+
+		// Add routes inside the container so it can reach all other networks
+		// This mirrors the old shell script's ip_route() function
+		for _, otherNetCfg := range cfg.Networks {
+			if otherNetCfg.NetworkName == networkName {
+				continue // skip the network we're already on
+			}
+			route := otherNetCfg.Subnet
+			gw := otherNetCfg.Gateway
+			if route == "" || gw == "" {
+				continue
+			}
+			logger.Debug("FIREWALL: adding route in container %s: %s via %s", containerName, route, gw)
+			if err := o.dockerClient.AddRouteInContainer(ctx, containerName, route, gw); err != nil {
+				logger.Warn("FIREWALL: failed to add route %s via %s in container %s: %v", route, gw, containerName, err)
+			} else {
+				logger.Debug("FIREWALL: route %s via %s added in container %s", route, gw, containerName)
+			}
+		}
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/network-go/iptables/iptables.go b/network-go/iptables/iptables.go
index 2f66078..81f2edf 100644
--- a/network-go/iptables/iptables.go
+++ b/network-go/iptables/iptables.go
@@ -282,7 +282,8 @@ func (m *Manager) InsertPreroutingRuleOnInterface(iface, proto, sourcePort, targ
 		iface, proto, sourcePort, targetIP, targetPort, comment)
 
 	// Check if rule already exists (idempotent: don't re-apply)
-	existing := m.getLineNumbers("PREROUTING", "nat", comment, "DNAT", targetIP)
+	// Must include port in check to distinguish port 80 from port 443 rules with same comment
+	existing := m.getLineNumbers("PREROUTING", "nat", comment, "DNAT", targetIP, targetPort)
 	if len(existing) > 0 {
 		logger.Debug("IPTABLES: PREROUTING DNAT rule already exists on %s (lines=%v), skipping", iface, existing)
 		return nil
@@ -307,7 +308,8 @@ func (m *Manager) InsertPostroutingMasquerade(destCIDR, proto, destPort, comment
 		destCIDR, proto, destPort, comment)
 
 	// Check if rule already exists (idempotent: don't re-apply)
-	existing := m.getLineNumbers("POSTROUTING", "nat", comment, "MASQUERADE", destCIDR)
+	// Must include port in check to distinguish port 80 from port 443 rules with same comment
+	existing := m.getLineNumbers("POSTROUTING", "nat", comment, "MASQUERADE", destCIDR, destPort)
 	if len(existing) > 0 {
 		logger.Debug("IPTABLES: POSTROUTING MASQUERADE rule already exists (lines=%v), skipping", existing)
 		return nil
@@ -332,7 +334,8 @@ func (m *Manager) InsertPostroutingMasqueradeForTarget(targetCIDR, proto, target
 		targetCIDR, proto, targetPort, comment)
 
 	// Idempotent: check if rule already exists
-	existing := m.getLineNumbers("POSTROUTING", "nat", comment, "MASQUERADE", targetCIDR)
+	// Must include port in check to distinguish port 80 from port 443 rules with same comment
+	existing := m.getLineNumbers("POSTROUTING", "nat", comment, "MASQUERADE", targetCIDR, targetPort)
 	if len(existing) > 0 {
 		logger.Debug("IPTABLES: POSTROUTING MASQUERADE for target already exists (lines=%v), skipping", existing)
 		return nil
@@ -484,17 +487,19 @@ func (m *Manager) InsertPostroutingMasqueradeInContainer(pid int, destCIDR, prot
 	}
 
 	// Idempotent check: scan existing rules for matching patterns
+	// Must include port to distinguish port 80 from port 443 rules with same comment
 	ruleExists := false
 	for _, line := range strings.Split(output, "\n") {
 		if strings.Contains(line, "MASQUERADE") &&
 			strings.Contains(line, comment) &&
-			strings.Contains(line, destCIDR) {
+			strings.Contains(line, destCIDR) &&
+			strings.Contains(line, destPort) {
 			ruleExists = true
 			break
 		}
 	}
 	if ruleExists {
-		logger.Info("IPTABLES: POSTROUTING MASQUERADE rule already exists in container PID %d (dst=%s), skipping", pid, destCIDR)
+		logger.Info("IPTABLES: POSTROUTING MASQUERADE rule already exists in container PID %d (dst=%s dport=%s), skipping", pid, destCIDR, destPort)
 		return nil
 	}