diff --git a/neode-ui/src/api/rpc-client.ts b/neode-ui/src/api/rpc-client.ts
index fbccb4f6..5f147a10 100644
--- a/neode-ui/src/api/rpc-client.ts
+++ b/neode-ui/src/api/rpc-client.ts
@@ -1001,7 +1001,7 @@ class RPCClient {
   }
 
   // VPN
-  async vpnStatus(): Promise<{
+  async vpnStatus(signal?: AbortSignal): Promise<{
     connected: boolean
     provider?: string
     interface?: string
@@ -1021,6 +1021,7 @@ class RPCClient {
     return this.call({
       method: 'vpn.status',
       params: {},
+      signal,
       dedup: true, // read-only status; safe to collapse concurrent callers (PERF-02)
     })
   }
@@ -1082,7 +1083,7 @@ class RPCClient {
   }
 
   // DNS
-  async dnsStatus(): Promise<{
+  async dnsStatus(signal?: AbortSignal): Promise<{
     provider: string
     servers: string[]
     doh_enabled: boolean
@@ -1092,6 +1093,7 @@ class RPCClient {
     return this.call({
       method: 'network.dns-status',
       params: {},
+      signal,
       dedup: true, // read-only status; safe to collapse concurrent callers (PERF-02)
     })
   }
diff --git a/neode-ui/src/views/Server.vue b/neode-ui/src/views/Server.vue
index d225eb21..656aec48 100644
--- a/neode-ui/src/views/Server.vue
+++ b/neode-ui/src/views/Server.vue
@@ -477,8 +477,8 @@ const networkRes: CachedResource<NetworkData> = useCachedResource<NetworkData>({
     const [diagRes, fwdRes, vpnRes, dnsRes] = await Promise.allSettled([
       rpcClient.call<{ wan_ip: string | null; nat_type: string; upnp_available: boolean; tor_connected: boolean; wifi_count?: number }>({ method: 'network.diagnostics', signal, dedup: true, maxRetries: 1 }),
       rpcClient.call<{ forwards: unknown[] }>({ method: 'router.list-forwards', signal, dedup: true, maxRetries: 1 }),
-      rpcClient.vpnStatus(),
-      rpcClient.dnsStatus(),
+      rpcClient.vpnStatus(signal),
+      rpcClient.dnsStatus(signal),
     ])
     if (diagRes.status === 'fulfilled') { next.torConnected = diagRes.value.tor_connected; next.wifiCount = diagRes.value.wifi_count !== undefined ? `${diagRes.value.wifi_count} configured` : 'N/A'; next.wifiSsid = (diagRes.value as { wifi_ssid?: string | null }).wifi_ssid ?? null }
     if (fwdRes.status === 'fulfilled') { const c = fwdRes.value.forwards?.length ?? 0; next.forwardCount = `${c} rule${c !== 1 ? 's' : ''}` }