diff --git a/cmd/tta/tta.go b/cmd/tta/tta.go
index ed5892e76..c11807992 100644
--- a/cmd/tta/tta.go
+++ b/cmd/tta/tta.go
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"bufio"
-	"bytes"
 	"errors"
 	"flag"
 	"fmt"
@@ -29,8 +28,8 @@ import (
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/mitchellh/go-ps"
 	"tailscale.com/client/tailscale"
+	"tailscale.com/hostinfo"
 	"tailscale.com/util/must"
 	"tailscale.com/util/set"
 	"tailscale.com/version/distro"
@@ -71,8 +70,7 @@ func (rt localClientRoundTripper) RoundTrip(req *http.Request) (*http.Response,
 
 func main() {
 	if distro.Get() == distro.Gokrazy {
-		cmdLine, _ := os.ReadFile("/proc/cmdline")
-		if !bytes.Contains(cmdLine, []byte("tailscale-tta=1")) {
+		if !hostinfo.IsNATLabGuestVM() {
 			// "Exiting immediately with status code 0 when the
 			// GOKRAZY_FIRST_START=1 environment variable is set means “don’t
 			// start the program on boot”"
@@ -98,34 +96,6 @@ func main() {
 
 	log.Printf("Tailscale Test Agent running.")
 
-	if distro.Get() == distro.Gokrazy {
-		procs, err := ps.Processes()
-		if err != nil {
-			log.Fatalf("ps.Processes: %v", err)
-		}
-		killed := false
-		for _, p := range procs {
-			if p.Executable() == "tailscaled" {
-				if op, err := os.FindProcess(p.Pid()); err == nil {
-					op.Signal(os.Interrupt)
-					killed = true
-				}
-			}
-		}
-		log.Printf("killed = %v", killed)
-		if killed {
-			for {
-				_, err := exec.Command(absify("tailscale"), "status", "--json").CombinedOutput()
-				if err == nil {
-					log.Printf("tailscaled back up")
-					break
-				}
-				log.Printf("tailscale status error; sleeping before trying again...")
-				time.Sleep(50 * time.Millisecond)
-			}
-		}
-	}
-
 	var mux http.ServeMux
 	var hs http.Server
 	hs.Handler = &mux
diff --git a/hostinfo/hostinfo.go b/hostinfo/hostinfo.go
index 4ba7b4d61..330669aea 100644
--- a/hostinfo/hostinfo.go
+++ b/hostinfo/hostinfo.go
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import (
 	"tailscale.com/util/dnsname"
 	"tailscale.com/util/lineread"
 	"tailscale.com/version"
+	"tailscale.com/version/distro"
 )
 
 var started = time.Now()
@@ -462,3 +463,15 @@ func IsSELinuxEnforcing() bool {
 	out, _ := exec.Command("getenforce").Output()
 	return string(bytes.TrimSpace(out)) == "Enforcing"
 }
+
+// IsNATLabGuestVM reports whether the current host is a NAT Lab guest VM.
+func IsNATLabGuestVM() bool {
+	if runtime.GOOS == "linux" && distro.Get() == distro.Gokrazy {
+		cmdLine, _ := os.ReadFile("/proc/cmdline")
+		return bytes.Contains(cmdLine, []byte("tailscale-tta=1"))
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
+// NAT Lab VMs have a unique MAC address prefix.
+// See
diff --git a/logpolicy/logpolicy.go b/logpolicy/logpolicy.go
index 71093dd3c..74c480e11 100644
--- a/logpolicy/logpolicy.go
+++ b/logpolicy/logpolicy.go
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ import (
 	"tailscale.com/atomicfile"
 	"tailscale.com/envknob"
 	"tailscale.com/health"
+	"tailscale.com/hostinfo"
 	"tailscale.com/log/filelogger"
 	"tailscale.com/logtail"
 	"tailscale.com/logtail/filch"
@@ -566,7 +567,7 @@ func NewWithConfigPath(collection, dir, cmdName string, netMon *netmon.Monitor,
 		conf.IncludeProcSequence = true
 	}
 
-	if envknob.NoLogsNoSupport() || testenv.InTest() {
+	if envknob.NoLogsNoSupport() || testenv.InTest() || hostinfo.IsNATLabGuestVM() {
 		logf("You have disabled logging. Tailscale will not be able to provide support.")
 		conf.HTTPC = &http.Client{Transport: noopPretendSuccessTransport{}}
 	} else if val := getLogTarget(); val != "" {
diff --git a/tstest/natlab/vnet/vnet.go b/tstest/natlab/vnet/vnet.go
index e3332ae3f..b02a9a945 100644
--- a/tstest/natlab/vnet/vnet.go
+++ b/tstest/natlab/vnet/vnet.go
@@ -356,6 +356,7 @@ var (
 	fakeControlIP           = netip.AddrFrom4([4]byte{52, 52, 0, 3}) // 3=C for "Control"
 	fakeDERP1IP             = netip.AddrFrom4([4]byte{33, 4, 0, 1})  // 3340=DERP; 1=derp 1
 	fakeDERP2IP             = netip.AddrFrom4([4]byte{33, 4, 0, 2})  // 3340=DERP; 1=derp 1
+	fakeLogCatcherIP        = netip.AddrFrom4([4]byte{52, 52, 0, 4})
 )
 
 type EthernetPacket struct {
@@ -564,6 +565,8 @@ func (s *Server) IPv4ForDNS(qname string) (netip.Addr, bool) {
 	switch qname {
 	case "dns":
 		return fakeDNSIP, true
+	case "log.tailscale.io":
+		return fakeLogCatcherIP, true
 	case "test-driver.tailscale":
 		return fakeTestAgentIP, true
 	case "controlplane.tailscale.com":